Call for Posters - Tri-State Conference

Prepared in Mind and Resources:

Collaboration, Relevance, and the Re-Imagined Archives

The 2013 Tri-State Program Committee invites submissions for poster proposals for the annual meeting of the Society of North Carolina Archivists, South Carolina Archival Association, and the Society of Georgia Archivists at the Furman University’s Younts Center in Greenville, South Carolina, October 17-18, 2013. Submissions may address any perspective on this theme as it applies to current issues in the local, state, national, or international sphere of the archival field. Notification of Program Committee decisions will be made by June 28, 2013.

Proposals that incorporate any of the following are encouraged:
Collaboration – projects focused on working with non-archives professionals, historians, researchers, or other stakeholders
Relevance – innovative ways archivists continue to remain relevant through continuing education, outreach, advocacy, and diversity
Re-Imaging Archives – digital projects, virtual reference, changes to meet user needs

PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN
Monday, June 3, 2013

Please find the Poster Proposal Form and submission details online here.

The Future of Resource Sharing
Friday, May 17
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mercer University, Macon, GA
Presented by OCLC and Lyrasis

The world of archives and special collections has traditionally been what those both inside and outside the field would call “isolated.” The description, though commonly apt, is not intentional. Few archivists want anything more than increased access to, and greater use of, their collections. With this in mind, changes in resource sharing and the development of sophisticated tools and prescient systems and practices may offer far more to the archivist than meets the eye.

Toward that end, OCLC and Lyrasis are teaming to bring together resource sharing practitioners, systems and policy developers, archivists and librarians to share information, tackle questions and challenges, and initiate a broader discussion about access, dissemination, and cooperation. They will hold a FREE, one day conference May 17 at Mercer University in Macon.

Topics will include WorldShare (inheritor of Worldcat), metadata for cataloging, systems and tools, institutional repositories, statistics and copyright. Speakers from OCLC, Lyrasis, Atlas Systems, the Digital library of Georgia, among others will lead the discussion. Though initiated by the speakers, the discussion is meant to be as much of an open forum as possible.

The conference is designed for anyone with an interest in resource sharing, institutional partnership, or bringing greater access and visibility to their collections. This is an opportunity for archivists, librarians, tools and policy makers remove some barriers to communication, and begin to envision how we all may be able work together to meet the ever-growing demands of digital materials, and needs of the researchers who use them.

A link to the registration page may be found here:
https://www.lyrasis.org/pages/eventdetail.aspx?eid=22c594f8-cf90-e211-8d82-002219586f0d

And those interested may contact: russell.palmer@lyrasis.org.

Call for Session Proposals - SNCA/SGA/SCAA Conference 2013

Prepared in Mind and Resources:

Collaboration, Relevance, and the Re-Imagined Archives

The 2013 Tri-State Program Committee invites submissions for session proposals for the annual meeting of the Society of North Carolina Archivists, South Carolina Archival Association, and the Society of Georgia Archivists at the Furman University’s Younts Center in Greenville, South Carolina, October 17-18, 2013. This year's theme, Prepared in Mind and Resources, reflects the work of archivists, who often have to balance the theoretical and practical aspects of the profession. Submissions may address any perspective on this theme as it applies to current issues in the local, state, national, or international sphere of the archival field. Notification of Program Committee decisions will be made by June 7, 2013.

Download the proposal form here.

Proposals that incorporate any of the following are encouraged:

• Collaboration – projects focused on working with non-archives professionals, historians, researchers, or other stakeholders
• Relevance – innovative ways archivists continue to remain relevant through continuing education, outreach, advocacy, and diversity
• Re-Imaging Archives – digital projects, virtual reference, changes to meet user needs

PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN

Friday, May 3, 2013

Email proposals to:

Jennifer Motszko
j_motszk@uncg.edu

NEW Continuing Education Opportunity, May 3, 2013

Making Sense of a Media Collection
May 3, 2013 in Athens

Workshop Description

This daylong workshop aims to demystify audiovisual media collections, giving archivists a nuts-and-bolts, practical overview of the issues facing audio and moving image materials. Topics covered will include:

• Historical and current film, audio, and video formats
• Film, audio, and video production practices, and how they are reflected in archival materials
• Deterioration of film and magnetic media, recommended storage conditions, and appropriate handling practices
• Triage and prioritization of a/v collections
• Basic approaches to digitization
• Online and other resources for guidance about a/v preservation

As part of the workshop, we will examine samples of unprocessed audiovisual collection materials, in order to provide real-world examples of the principles discussed.

In addition, participants will be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the University of Georgia’s new Special Collections Libraries facility, including the audiovisual media lab dedicated to care of The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection.

Registration:
IMAP Members, SGA Members, UGA Staff: $100

Nonmembers: $150

Artists and Students: $50

To register, please visit the IMAP site.

For more information on the workshop, or to learn about other upcoming opportunities, visit the SGA Education page!