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SAA Annual Meeting 2009 - Information for Lone Arrangers!
SAA Annual Meeting 2009: Sustainable Archives / August 9-16, 2009; Austin, Texas
Lone Arranger Roundtable Meeting
Wednesday, August 12, 5:30-7:30pm
Join the Lone Arrangers Roundtable for our annual meeting. We usually take care of roundtable business first, and then we often break out into small groups to discuss issues that are important to us. Afterwards, we usually head out to dinner for more Lone Arranger networking and socializing!
Lone Arranger Sessions
* “Bridging the Gap: Sustaining Archives between Archivists” with Russell L. Gasero of the Reformed Church in America; Christina Zamon of Emerson College; Greg Kocken, SAA Student Chapter Coordinator, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Sara Schmidt, Schreiner University. When a solo archivist retires, changes jobs, or begins to resurrect an archival program, the archives can be in a precarious position. This session will examine three rarely discussed situations: the perspective of a student sustaining a program while in an interim position, a librarian who assumes the responsibility for the archives, and an archivist seeking to develop a responsible transition into retirement.
* “Keeping Up with the Deluge: Managing Digital Collections Responsibly with Limited Resources” with Andrea Medina-Smith of the Jewish Women's Archive; Lisa Sjoberg of Concordia College; Andrea Buchner of the Center for Jewish History; Robert M. Russell of Northern State University. As archives continue to build digital collections, it is crucial for even the smallest repository to have knowledgeable staff to sustain them over the long-term, to responsibly provide access to materials, and to implement technology to reach these goals. This session will examine creative solutions to managing digital assets through workflow, technological resources, and collaboration. These solutions will assist lone-arrangers with limited resources as well as multi-staffed repositories to reach their digitization and preservation goals.
* “Where Is Everyone?: Staying Current with a Small Staff” with Dawne Howard Lucas of Duke University Medical Center Archives; Pat Webber of Muskie Archives & Special Collections Library, Bates College; Valerie Gillispie of Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University; Nathalie Wheaton of Rush University Medical Center Archives. Having a small staff doesn’t mean your institution can’t be innovative and keep up with current archival practices, technologies, and outreach activities. Drawing from their previous experiences at larger institutions, speakers during this session will discuss the implementation of technologies including EAD, MARC, Archivists’ Toolkit, records management, and Web 2.0 technologies, as well as participating in outreach, without the resources they enjoyed in the past. This session particularly targets archivists working at small repositories, including lone arrangers.
Lone Arranger Roundtable Meeting
Wednesday, August 12, 5:30-7:30pm
Join the Lone Arrangers Roundtable for our annual meeting. We usually take care of roundtable business first, and then we often break out into small groups to discuss issues that are important to us. Afterwards, we usually head out to dinner for more Lone Arranger networking and socializing!
Lone Arranger Sessions
* “Bridging the Gap: Sustaining Archives between Archivists” with Russell L. Gasero of the Reformed Church in America; Christina Zamon of Emerson College; Greg Kocken, SAA Student Chapter Coordinator, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Sara Schmidt, Schreiner University. When a solo archivist retires, changes jobs, or begins to resurrect an archival program, the archives can be in a precarious position. This session will examine three rarely discussed situations: the perspective of a student sustaining a program while in an interim position, a librarian who assumes the responsibility for the archives, and an archivist seeking to develop a responsible transition into retirement.
* “Keeping Up with the Deluge: Managing Digital Collections Responsibly with Limited Resources” with Andrea Medina-Smith of the Jewish Women's Archive; Lisa Sjoberg of Concordia College; Andrea Buchner of the Center for Jewish History; Robert M. Russell of Northern State University. As archives continue to build digital collections, it is crucial for even the smallest repository to have knowledgeable staff to sustain them over the long-term, to responsibly provide access to materials, and to implement technology to reach these goals. This session will examine creative solutions to managing digital assets through workflow, technological resources, and collaboration. These solutions will assist lone-arrangers with limited resources as well as multi-staffed repositories to reach their digitization and preservation goals.
* “Where Is Everyone?: Staying Current with a Small Staff” with Dawne Howard Lucas of Duke University Medical Center Archives; Pat Webber of Muskie Archives & Special Collections Library, Bates College; Valerie Gillispie of Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University; Nathalie Wheaton of Rush University Medical Center Archives. Having a small staff doesn’t mean your institution can’t be innovative and keep up with current archival practices, technologies, and outreach activities. Drawing from their previous experiences at larger institutions, speakers during this session will discuss the implementation of technologies including EAD, MARC, Archivists’ Toolkit, records management, and Web 2.0 technologies, as well as participating in outreach, without the resources they enjoyed in the past. This session particularly targets archivists working at small repositories, including lone arrangers.
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