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2023 Research Forum Agenda
Wednesday, July 12 AND Wednesday, July 19
1:00 to 4:30 PM Central time, hosted virtually
Session recordings are now available
Day One: July 12th, 1:00 to 4:30 PM Central time
1:00-1:55 Welcome and Session 1.1: User Experience & Outreach [Recording]
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Revisioning Archival Discovery: User-Centered Collaboration
Jennifer Fauxsmith and Heather Oswald (Harvard Library) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Impact of Archival Processing Decisions and Procedures on User Experience: The Library of Congress’ Bronislava Nijinska Collection
Kaitlyn Morrill (University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Centering Indigenous Perspectives in Library Collections: A Collaborative Approach to Cultural Humility
Rosalind Bucy, Kimberly Anderson, and Emily Boss (University of Nevada, Reno) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Think Outside the Box: “Unboxing” Special Collections Materials Online
Phillip MacDonald and Taylor Wolford (North Carolina State University Libraries) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Session Q&A
1:55-2:25 Session 1.2: Posters (see below) [Recording]
2:20-2:30 Poster Q&A
2:30-2:40 Break
2:40-3:40 Session 1.3: Looking Within: Archival Practice and Praxis [Recording]
Emotions in the Archives
Cheryl Regehr and Wendy Duff (University of Toronto) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Community Archives and the Cultural Trauma Process
Eric Hung (Music of Asian American Research Center and University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Manuscripts and Archives at the University of California: Benchmarking Current Collections, Backlogs, and Processing Practices across Repositories
Laurel McPhee (UC San Diego), Audra Eagle Yun (UC Irvine), Kate Dundon (UC Santa Cruz), Courtney Dean (UCLA), and Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez (UC Irvine) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Email as a Record?!: A Creative Workflow to Build Institutional Support at a Small Liberal Arts College
Jessika Drmacich (Williams College) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
User Centered Conferencing for the Future of the Archival Profession
Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Archives is the new pink: A content analysis of national and regional archives conference presentation topics
Ashley Todd-Diaz and Alex H. Poole (Towson University and Drexel University) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Session Q&A
3:40-4:20 Session 1.4: Research Updates from Multiple Modalities and Disciplines [Recording]
Promoting Transformative Encounters in Archives
Carli V. Lowe (San Jose State University) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Making Your AV Accessible: Results of a Pilot Captioning Project
Joe Carrano, Jenn Morris, and Rachel Van Unen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
End-User Research Findings from the Building a National Finding Aid Network Project
Chela Scott Weber (OCLC Research) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Research Update on “Reappraising Appraising the Records of Modern Science and Technology”: Scientists Speak about “Doing Science”
Jordon Steele (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory), Bethany Anderson (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Polina E. Ilieva (University of California, San Francisco) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Session Q&A
4:20-4:30 Closing Remarks
Day Two: July 19th, 1:00 to 4:30 PM Central time
1:00-1:55 Welcome and Session 2.1: Ethical Stewardship, Maintenance, and Sustainability [Recording]
Dublin Core's DCMIType ‘PhysicalObject’ and its use across the Open Language Archives Community
Hugh Paterson III (University of North Texas) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
“Repair, Repair, Repair”: The Role of the Archivist in Social, Reparative, and Restorative Justice at Academic Institutions
Caitlin Christian-Lamb (Louisiana State University and University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Reparative Description of Slavery Era Finding Aids and Catalog Records: Centering Genealogists Who Research African American Family History
Nancy Kaiser and Nicka Sewell-Smith (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and independent professional genealogy) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
One Step at a Time: Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint
Brigite Requeijo and Hillel Arnold (Rockefeller Archive Center) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
DRAW (Data Rescue Archives and Weather Project Research on High Impact Weather Events using AI)
Gordon Burr (McGill University) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Session Q&A
1:55-2:25 Session 2.2 Posters (see below) [Recording]
2:25-2:40 Poster Q&A/Break
2:40-3:35 Session 2.3: Documentation as it relates to Ethical Stewardship, Maintenance, and Sustainability [Recording]
Documenting Student-led Performances on the Texas A&M University Campus: Part 1-Queer Performance
Francesca Marini (Texas A&M University) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
In the Pursuit of Archival Accountability: Positioning Paradata as AI Processual Documentation
Patricia C. Franks (San Jose State University) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
From Archives to Data: Creating a Research Database to Document the Black Women of the WCTU
Janet Olson (Frances Willard House Museum and WCTU Archives) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Web Archives as Records Management
Stefanie Caloia (Wayne State University) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Who Penned This? Unboxing Hybrids
Rebecca Hankins and Paula Allen (Texas A&M University) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Session Q&A
3:35-4:15 Session 2.4: Archival Mindsets & Theory: Impact and Results [Recording]
Repository Staff Attitudes about the Value of Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification
Rebecca D. Frank (University of Tennessee) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
The impact of crowdsourced transcriptions from the Library of Congress
Lauren Algee and Abigail Shelton (Library of Congress) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
Archival Workers Collective 2022 Survey Summary
Becky Briggs Becker (University of Missouri, Kansas City) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
ATALM Members and Archives Survey Report
Danielle Davis and Diana E. Marsh (University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bios] [Slides]
A Study of Corporate Archives: Archival Theory, Deadlines, and Metadata Creation
Chaun Winn (Heritage Werks) [Abstract/Bio] [Slides]
Session Q&A
4:15-4:30 Closing Remarks
Posters for July 12th
Listed in order of presentation
Demosion, Origin of Democratic Archives in Ancient Athens
Yayoi Tsutsui (University of Tsukuba Archives) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Strategies to safeguad and communicate records management - the case of Instituto dos Registos e Notariados
Sofia Santos (Instituo dos registos e do Notariado, I.P.) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Celebrating diverse artists in archives: How GLAM institutions can work together to support DEI
Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm, Aaron Lisec, and Wes Stoerger (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) [Abstract/Bios] [Poster]
Amplifying Black Voices in the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Records: A Case Study in Content Appraisal for Digitization
Ben Blake (University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Developing The Sudanese Poetics/Literature Archives Whilst Conflict In Sudan
Israa Abbas [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Who Do We Want to Hire? Archival Processing Positions in the 21st Century
Marcella Huggard (University of Kansas) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
More than Remotely Possible: Flexible Work Arrangements for Inclusive Recruitment and Retention
Dana Reijerkerk and Kristen J. Nyitray (Stony Brook University) [Abstract/Bios] [Poster]
A Menu for Menus: Organizing a Menu Collection
Sine Rofofsky (State University of New York, Schenectady) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
From Pathfinder to Indigenized: An Assessment of LibGuides for Indigenous Studies by ARL Member Institutions
Kristen J. Nyitray and Dana Reijerkerk (Stony Brook University) [Abstract/Bios] [Poster]
Posters for July 19th
Listed in order of presentation
State of the Collections: Measuring the Baseline Discoverability and Accessibility of The Huntington Library’s Archival Collections
Maggie Hughes (Huntington Library) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Making Analog Video More Discoverable and Accessible
Joana Stillwell (Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA)) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Considering Intersections Between Critical Data Literacies and Digitized Distinctive Collections
Angela Fritz (University of Iowa) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Use of Finding Aids and the London Free Press (LFP) Collection: A Preliminary Examination
Lisa Lawlis and Anne Quirk (Western University) [Abstract/Bios] [Poster]
Boosting Your Presence: Using Canva to Promote Academic Archives
Johnamarie Macias (Central Piedmont Community College) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Bringing Our Expertise to Enhance the Digital Collections Workflow
Megan Keller Young, Mingyan Li, Kate Flynn, Ian Collins [Abstract/Bios] [Poster]
Taking Care of What Matters: Training the Next Generation of Archivists through Experiential Learning
Carrie P. Mastley (Mississippi State University) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Diplomatic-informed archival pedagogy: a new instructional framework for the archival classroom
Carly Dearborn (Ohio State University Libraries) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Post-Visit Surveys for In-Person and Virtual Classes
Sarah McLusky (University of Michigan) [Abstract/Bio] [Poster]
Dublin Core's DCMIType 'PhysicalObject' and Its Use across the Open Language Archives Community
Hugh Paterson III (University of North Texas)
User Centered Conferencing for the Future of the Archival Profession
Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
Documenting Student-led Queer Performance on the Texas A&M University Campus
Francesca Marini (Texas A&M University)
Kaitlyn Morrill (University of Maryland)
A Menu for Menus: Organizing a Menu Collection
Sine Rofofsky (State University of New York, Schenectady)
In the Pursuit of Archival Accountability: Positioning Paradata as AI Processual Documentation
Patricia C. Franks (San Jose State University)
Who Penned This?: Unboxing Hybrids
Paula Allen (Amistad Research Center) and Rebecca Hankins (Texas A&M University)
Celebrating Diverse Artists in Archives: How GLAM Institutions Can Work Together to Support DEI
Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm, Aaron Lisec, and Wes Stoerger (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)
Demosion, Origin of Democratic Archives in Ancient Athens
Yayoi Tsutsui (University of Tsukuba Archives)
Revisioning Archival Discovery: User-Centered Collaboration
Jennifer Fauxsmith and Heather Oswald (Harvard Library)
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