Lone Arrangers

Working together while working alone

Do you work in an archive- or library- by yourself? Allllll alone, or just in your department? So do we!

Lone Arrangers Resources

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SAA Lone Arrangers Website

Facebook Group
"The LoneArrangers"

SAA Lone Arrangers Listserv

Lone Arranger Blogs
Linda Benedict
Alone In The Archives

Rob Jenson
The Life of a Solo Archivist - The Lone Arranger

Susan Pevar
LU Lone Arranger's Blog
 

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Forum

Kristine Lathrop

Disaster Plan 1 Reply

Started by Kristine Lathrop in Administrative/Policy-Making. Last reply by Jessica Steytler 11 hours ago.

Matthew Peterson

The Distracted Lone Arranger 3 Replies

Started by Matthew Peterson in Administrative/Policy-Making. Last reply by Andrea Matlak Jan 26.

Cynthia Rufo

Starting From Scratch 3 Replies

Started by Cynthia Rufo in Technology: Choosing. Last reply by Carolyn Ravenscroft Dec. 20, 2009.

Blog Posts

Jennie Thomas

Job Posting: Assistant Archivist, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
Assistant Archivist

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is currently considering applicants for the position of Assistant Archivist. The Assistant Archivist reports to the Archivist and is responsible for assisting in the archival activities of the Library and Archives, including appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, reference, and digitization. He/she assists the Archivist with determining departmental needs and advocates for issues rela… Continue

Posted by Jennie Thomas on December 14, 2009 at 4:44pm

Christina Zamon

Lone Arrangers Dinner at SAA - Austin 2009

I have arranged for dinner at the Rio Grande on Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 following the SAA Lone Arrangers Roundtable meeting. The reservation is for 20 so come and join us!!

Rio Grande Restaurant
301 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701
http://riograndemexican.com/

Posted by Christina Zamon on August 6, 2009 at 9:02am

Alison Stankrauff

Lone Arranger Social at MAC 2009 - Join Us!

Hi All -

For those of you attending the Midwest Archives Conference in St. Louis from April 30th to May 2nd, there will be a Social for Lone Arrangers... Don't miss it!

FRIDAY, May 1st
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lone Arrangers’ Social

Join your fellow Lone Arrangers—colleagues who are the sole archivist in their organization—for an opportunity to share ideas, see old friends, and make new ones. The Lone Arrangers will get together for an evening of camaraderie and good food.

The group will meet i… Continue

Posted by Alison Stankrauff on April 23, 2009 at 11:02am

Alison Stankrauff

Lone Arranger Social at MAC - Join Us!

Hi All -

For those of you attending the Midwest Archives Conference in St. Louis from April 30th to May 2nd, there will be a Social for Lone Arrangers... Don't miss it!

FRIDAY, May 1st
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lone Arrangers’ Social

Join your fellow Lone Arrangers—colleagues who are the sole archivist in their organization—for an opportunity to share ideas, see old friends, and make new ones. The Lone Arrangers will get together for an evening of camaraderie and good food.

The group will meet i… Continue

Posted by Alison Stankrauff on April 23, 2009 at 11:02am

Jessica Steytler

Happy belated birthday, Lone Arrangers!

Well, my mother, of all people pointed out that we now have 160 members, which is really quite amazing and excellent!

It's also been about a year and a month since I established this forum to help archivists- librarians- and those who do similar work, or just really like us, maintain contact in our isolated working environments. I fear I've been more absent-minded than not the last many months, and I'm going to try to correct that.… Continue

Posted by Jessica Steytler on March 23, 2009 at 4:29pm

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Romana Brooke is now a member of Lone Arrangers
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January 31
I have this same problem and I am located within the heart of the library in which the archives are located. But nevertheless I am pretty much left to my own devices (since I am the only archivist and the only person who knows anything about archive…
January 26
sarah wharton is now a member of Lone Arrangers
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Kristina S. Klepacz is now a member of Lone Arrangers
January 6
Hi Matthew, I have the same problem when I'm working without structure. I find that coming up with a task completion schedule with deadlines is a big help. Also, it is helpful if you can force a weekly "check-in" with someone so that you hold yourse…
January 2
Hi Cynthia - the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society also amassed a collection for over 100 years with no Archives/Archivist (remember when the DRHS' director, Patrick Browne, came and spoke to our Public History class?). They had bought Past Perfe…
December 19, 2009

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