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Your Contact InfoAnything else?Interested folks and contact info
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Example: Outreach initiatives designed to reach and/or document underserved populations such as immigrants, refugees, and minorities Open to any format, but especially interested in fishbowl or lightning talks.Carrie Schwierclschwie@indiana.edu(example)Jennifer Audsley-Moore jennifer.audsley@nara.gov
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Lighting talk with presenters from a variety of Detroit area archives, up to about 10, presenting on facets of Detroit area history highlighted in their archive focusing on theme "Innovation, Transformation, Resurgence"Kathy Makaskathym@thehenryford.orgTroy Eller English, "Women Engineers Moved the Motor City," au2050@wayne.edu
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Collaborating with unlikely partners (campus, public, etc) on bringing in new collections, outreach, programming, or instructionHope Bibenshope.bibens@drake.eduopen to any format April Anderson-Zorn, aander2@ilstu.eduCinda Nofziger, cindamn@umich.eduLisa Huntsha, lisahuntsha@augustana.eduJesse Hocking jjhocking@wisc.eduSally Childs-Helton schildsh@butler.edu
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Innovative, collaborative description projects involving archivists and partners such as catalogers. The projects could focus on providing access to hidden collections/resources that need joint or hybrid descriptive approaches or practices in order to provide adequate (any? best?) researcher access.Ruth Bryanruth.bryan@uky.eduLindy Smith, lindys@bgsu.eduRebecca Pattillo rebecca.pattillo@louisville.eduOlga Virakhovskaya [volga@umich.edu]Jennie Thomas jthomas@rockhall.org
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Innovative methods to preserve or provide access to audiovisual collections under challenging circumstances (limited resources/budget constraints, lone arrangers, grant projects, etc.)Amy Moormanamy.moorman@wartburg.eduopen to any formatMatthew Patulski
matthew@poplar.media; Melissa Hernandez-Duran mhdezd@umich.edu; Shannon Erb serb@rockhall.org		Derek Long, longder@umkc.edu
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Community cultural collections and the professional archivist -- institutions that work with community leaders to share the work of tasks such as garnering new acquisitions and providing outreach while also harnessing trust in communitiesKate Dietrickdiet0134@umn.eduopen to any formatLaurie Moses, lmoses@clumn.edu; Ralph Pugh, pugh@iit.eduMichelle McCoy, mmccoy@chipublib.orgRebecca Skirvin, rmskirvin@noctrl.edu
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Imposter syndrome. We’ve all had it. Whether new to the profession or long-time archivists, we’ve all had that patron, that donor, or simply a moment where we’ve thought, “Am I cut out for this”? I’d like to look at examples across the profession and talk about how we’ve overcome these moments that ultimately made us better archivists.April Anderson-Zornaander2@ilstu.eduOpen to any format, though I think in this case, a standard presenationw would be best.
An open forum may also be nice because I imagine a lot of people will have experience with this and will want to share.--AD		Danielle Nowak
dnowak@mortonarb.org
Amber Dushman
amber.dushman@ama-assn.org		Jennifer Ho, jho@cct.orgNotes from Amber:
I think a component of this session should be how to transform or mentor new professionals so to reduce imposter syndrom
Because WOC are more affected by imposter syndrome I don't think we can discuss this without adding these voices to the session.
Another format for this could be the 5 minute story similar to the "My Favorite Failure" at SAA this year. The panelists share a pre-written 5 minute story about when they felt like an imposter, the impact on their career and the learning experience. Then we open up the session for people to share either in small groups or as a whole. 		Rebekah McFarland, mcfarland.rebekah@gmail.com
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Project Management case studies / or current experiences - sympathy or solution session. Lightning talk format where presenters discuss project management experience & issues, then after everyone presents, opens up to audience to provide sympathy or solutions.Rosalie Gartnerrgartner@iastate.eduLightning roundKate Hujda, hujda001@umn.eduShae Rafferty, shae.rafferty@wayne.edu
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IT & archival collaborations - sympathy or solution session. Panel format where presenters discuss working with IT in their institution or contractors & present issues, then after everyone presents, opens up to audience to provide sympathy or solutions.Laura Sullivan lsulli12@iastate.eduPanel format may work bestLara Friedman-Shedlov, ldfs@umn.edu; jennifer.haney@co.warren.oh.us Amy Moorman; amy.moorman@wartburg.eduJennifer Johnson, jennifer_i_johnson@cargill.com
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Archival responses to documenting the history of AIDS, especially with an eye towards significant people or events, or distinguishing features of the epidemic in the MidwestMichael Doylendoylenm@uwm.edupanelChrisC@childrensmuseum.orgMiranda Rectenwald , mrectenwald@wustl.edu (working on collaborative community project focused on St. Louis history of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community in 2019)Lauren White, lauren.white2@utoledo.edu (collaborative HIV/AIDS oral history project for Toledo community)
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Donor relations and access restrictions: Archives are “the keepers of the record” and can be “the keepers of secrets.” In efforts to preserve this historical record from possible destruction or dispersement, sometimes archives may embark on accepting a collection with donor-imposed access restrictions. But -- how do those restrictions which are not covered by laws jive with our Code of Ethics and joint Statement of Access for equitable access? Especially if you are a state funded entity? Can we archivists truly promise to a donor to close records if it may not hold up under a lawsuit or FOIA request? Without disclosing particular details, archivists on this panel will describe challenging scenarios of access restrictions and their solutions. The intended audience is for archivists and archival repository administrators to become familiar with challenging donor relations and access restrictions so they can better handle scenarios which may arise in their own institutions.Lydia Tangltang5@msu.edupanel?Elisa Landaverde, elandav@lib.msu.edu; Cara Bertram, cbertra@illinois.edu; Daria Labinsky, daria.labinsky@gmail.com
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No free kittens: acquisition headaches
There’s no such as “free kittens” and one person’s gift is another’s burden. Without disclosing particular details (and a request for no recording of the session), archivists on this panel/lightning talk/open forum will share “learning opportunities” of when accepting a donation becomes more than they bargained for: whether it’s extensive donor-imposed restrictions, tales of opaque rightful ownership, or when collections became exponentially costly in space, labor, and sanity. The intended outcome is for archivists and archival repository administrators to emphasize and commiserate on the importance of acquisition procedures so they can better handle scenarios which may arise in their own institutions.		Lydia Tangltang5@msu.edupanel/lightning talk/open forumSally Childs-Helton schildsh@butler.edu
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Collection Management Systems: Archon and ArchivesSpace are both open source collection management systems which have a strong user community to update and sustain them. Representatives using both collection management tools will discuss their initiatives to build and maintain their systems, customization tricks and tips, and showcase opportunities for greater community involvement. The intended audience is archivists, metadata librarians, systems managers, and others who interact with and maintain archival collection management systems. Be the source of the change you seek in collection management systems!

QUESTION from matthew patulski: Can other opensource systems also be considered as well as integrations such as Resourcespace, Collective Access, Wordpress, Omeka?		Lydia Tangltang5@msu.edupanel?Alexandra Orchard, alexandra@wayne.edu; Cara Bertram, cbertra@illinois.edu; Dallas Pillen, djpillen@umich.edu; Archon Users Collaborative: Nat Wilson, nwilson@carleton.edu; Matt Gorzalski, m.gorzalski@gmail.comLarissa Krayer, larissa.krayer@unmc.edu
Matthew Patulski, matthew@poplar.media		Jennie Thomas jthomas@rockhall.org for Adlib
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Innovative Processes! How have you transformed your archives through procedures and workflows? This can encompass any kind of archival workflows and procedures, including collection management, reference, processing, outreach, instruction, etc. Are you using non/archival tools in innovative, unique ways? Are you imaginatively engaging with the community? What’s your process and how has it reinvigorated your work and your archives?Alexandra Orchardalexandra@wayne.eduProbably panel, but open to other formatsCate Putirskis, putirskis.1@osu.edu; Olga Virakhovskaya; volga@umich.eduAdriana Harmeyer, aharmey@purdue.eduBenn Joseph, benn.joseph@northwestern.eduJaniceU@thehenryford.org Sally Childs-Helton schildsh@butler.edu
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What are some local, grassroots ideas that can be implemented to increase ethnic diversity in the archives field? In this panel I’d like to share examples of relatively small-scale projects that might inspire archivists to make a create opportunities for equity within their own institutions or communities. Examples might include mentoring, scholarships, discussion groups and so on.Jennifer Hojho@cct.orgI'll be talking about a scholarship fund I administered. Open to format ideas.Harrison W. Inefuku, hinefuku@iastate.eduAndrea Jackson; andreaj@uchicago.edu; My org, Black Metropolis Research Consortium, has initiatives to diversify the field (namely an internship); if this is not grassroots enough, but you need a moderator, I would be interested in servingWaleed Vaid, waleed.vaid@wayne.edu
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Minding the Gap: Maintaining Continuity and Momentum during Transformations: This session—a panel or Open Forum--will explore ways to address changes within the archives—whether due to retirements, archival moves, institutional “restructuring,” or the adoption of new systems. Yes, it’s a wide range of circumstances, but all of these transformations require flexibility, documentation, planning ahead, and creativity so that the work of the archives can proceed smoothly (or smoothly-ish) before, during, and after the transformation.
If you have successful and/or informative ideas, or foresee some these challenges in your future, let’s talk.
Janet Olson My portion of the session, titled “When I’m 64,” covers succession planning preparatory to retirement after 20 years served—how to make sure that institutional knowledge, longstanding relationships, and the many things that we know just because we know them (and know where they are), can be transmitted to remaining or new staff. Janet Olson, j-olson@northwestern.edu
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I anticipate a big change in our archives in the next 2-3 years. Like many religious congregations, our demographics are changing (when I started there were 436 sisters, six years later there are 320) and the sisters are planning for the future. Part of that includes finding a new home for the archives and also starting to figure out what to transfer and when to transfer it. This has been given new urgency, as the building that houses archives (as well as 2 of the other 3 buildings on campus) is slated for demolition, possibly as soon as 2020-2021. Jennifer Head, jhead@bvmsisters.org

In the space of a year, we’ve had a new CEO, an
institutional re-organization, management changes in the Library &
Archives, and a move due to building construction (with more to come). I’d like
to discuss handling change as a new manager, focusing on mission alignment,
creative approaches to service, and mindfulness of employees’ experiences
during transitions.

Hathaway Hester (hathawayhester@gmail.com),
National Association of REALTORS®

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Archival Community Service: So many archives, so little time, labor and guidance. How many small, non-profit, volunteer-run, unexperienced, historical societies and community archives can you think of in your area? Once you uncover one, you’ll find many more. For groups with strong attachment to their collections, we’re unlikely to accession these into our institutions. But why should the work stop there? How do we educate, advise and encourage communities in their archival efforts? What are the challenges and ethical issues in providing guidance to a small archives with little to no budget and experience? And lastly, what do we, the archivists, have to gain? The panelists will discuss the pitfalls, successes and lessons learned from their experiences with grassroots, community, and personal archival efforts. Rena Schergenrenaschergen@archstl.orgSabrina Gorse, sabrina.gorse@gmail.comSo we are getting ready for lots of changes (not just in archives) and I’d love to share some of what we are thinking, both to help others plan as well as to get input.Sarah Dorpinghaus- sarah.dorpinghaus@uky.edu
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Ending Institutional Homogeneity in an Academic Archive. We're a small, historically (and still) overwhelmingly white liberal arts college with a diversity record that's spotty at best, shameful at worst. We've begun in the library to make our archival offerings more diverse, inclusive, and self-critical, both by soliciting the stories of the underserved and by making those stories available and known. We're doing this via oral history, consolidation of existing resources, and active pursuit of new materials. Our school is badly belated at this effort, and we have a long way to go, but we are earnest and committed, and we want to know how to do more and do better. I'd love to be on a panel with 1-2 colleagues who are in similar or complementary situations at other small academic archives like ours.Devin McKinneydmckinne@gettysburg.eduLaurinda Weisse, weissell@unk.eduWe're ~ 5k undergrads, so depends if you consider us small. Working on a big oral history project to document the rural Latin@ population around us. Lots of community collabs.Rebecca Skirvin, rmskirvin@noctrl.edu -- working for ~2 years on an oral history project connecting African American alumni and students of color; would love a chance to brainstorm/share. We're primarily undergrad and have a student population of just under 3,000.
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Collaborating with museums on object-based learning and digital content: The Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library has launched the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning, a collaboration between the library's Archives Research Center and the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. The GLAM Center consists of a digital portal of images, thematic exhibits and educational resources in addition to our work on integrating object-based learning into the classroom by working with faculty to have students interact with archival and art materials. We would love to present with those attempting similar collaborations with museums at their institutions, whether it be on making digitized content more widely acceptable or bringing archival and art materials into the classrooms.Gayle Schechtergschechter@auctr.edu
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We're interested in a panel discussion of outreach initiatives designed to reach and/or document underserved populations such as immigrants, refugees, and minorities. Three years ago we initiated a program to reach out to those with dementia and Alzheimer's. The program has grown beyond our wildest dreams. Lisa Lobdellllobdell@thesongbook.organdrea.blackman@nashville.gov
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Re-activations in Archives: This panel would focus on how archives have used the re-activation of archival records by researchers to improve their appraisal, outreach, arrangement and description, or other activities. Re-activation is defined as any use of archival material that differs from the purpose that it was created for; for instance, a ledger created by an organization for bureaucratic purposes that is used in a book about social justice issues. How did this re-framing of the record's context impact your archive's understaning of the re-activated record? How has it impacted researcher uses? How were these re-activations recorded and integrated into your archive's practices?   Shaun Hayeshayes29@uwm.eduI would speak about the nature of reactivations and ways in which tracking and incorporating them into archival processes can improve aspects of archival administration. Other panelists would speak to the experiences of their own archives.
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Using exhibits or other forms of outreach in creative ways to gain better recognition in the community. This panel would focus on institutions that changed up what they previously had done in an attempt to get more invovlement and/or foot traffic from the local community. It can be a university or community archives. Panel will also note the successes and failures of these attempts and what they have learned. Open to format style.Katie Sutrina-Haneykatie.sutrina-haney@indstate.eduShannon Erb serb@rockhall.orgMary Mellon - marmello@indiana.edu
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Session on how non-traditional individuals enter archiving. My personal passion grew out of an interest in documenting family history but quickly grew to documenting the history and impact of 2 now extinct villages. This panel would consist of individuals who entered archiving from unique pathways and spark a discussion of how to get members of the general public excited about documentation and pursue their own small scale projects. It would be effective to showcase examples of projects led by individuals who have limited formal training in archiving (like myself) as a model for others to replicate.Waleed Vaidwaleed.vaid@wayne.edu
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