The following featured speaker presentations from Summer Seminar are now available to watch on the C3a learning platform.

Navigating the APRL Digital Library

Description: As we move further and further into the digital information age, access to digital resources in the form of full-text searchable documents has now become the standard.  The APRL’s Robert A. Mason Digital Library provides full-text searchable access to over 620,000 pages of material.  During this presentation you will learn about the features and functions of the digital library database that is available to APS members; including how to search and what types of information you might find..

Presenter:  Scott Tiffney, APRL Librarian & APS Director of Information Services

Video Duration:  61 minutes

Remarkable Postage Due Uses

Description: There are many ways that postage due stamps have been used, some that are truly unusual.  Find out about uses beyond what is typical so that you will be able to recognize, appreciate and acquire them in the future.

Images from 1879 - 1978 will show postage due uses:  mishandling, overweight letters, unpaids, post cards, penalty, ship, forwarded local letters, undeliverables, second-class, third-class, fourth-class, domestic, international and more.

Presenter:  Tony Wawrukiewicz

Video Duration:  73 minutes

Click here to watch "Navigating the APRL Digital Library", and click here to watch "Remarkable Postage Due Uses", or go to https://stamps.org/learn/c3a-online-learning  -> Enter C3a -> eCommerce in the left sidebar menu and scroll down until you find the presentation.