May 28-30 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA This interactive unconference is designed to bring together special collections librarians, archivists, digital curators, and cultural heritage professionals
Based on many recent conversations with global library and special collections leaders, it is clear that significant challenges continue to exist farther upstream in the
Summary: Cookbooks are more than just collections of recipes. They are profound documents for cultural memory and identity. As part of the library’s Special Collections
PLEASE NOTE THE SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED Summary In a time of escalating campus protests, arrests, and chaos, a critical need exists to capture
1) Tell us about your work in your library? In June 2020, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I started working for the
Summary How is learning enhanced when students are empowered to select, research, describe, interpret, curate and present primary sources for the public? How can collaborative
Where does research end and creative imagination begin? How might teaching archival literacies to students also involve understanding poetry and storytelling? And how might empowering
Summary: Please join and listen to our panel of mid-career and new archivists and librarians of color as they share their career experiences. The
How do you manage the expectations of donors, administrators, and the public about collecting and facilitating access to materials with complex creators, content, or histories? Risky
Cristina Favretto, Librarian Professor, Head of Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries 1) Tell us about your work in your library…? I’m the Head of Special Collections
May 28-30 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA This interactive unconference is designed to bring together special collections librarians, archivists, digital curators, and cultural heritage professionals
Based on many recent conversations with global library and special collections leaders, it is clear that significant challenges continue to exist farther upstream in the
Summary: Cookbooks are more than just collections of recipes. They are profound documents for cultural memory and identity. As part of the library’s Special Collections
PLEASE NOTE THE SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED Summary In a time of escalating campus protests, arrests, and chaos, a critical need exists to capture
1) Tell us about your work in your library? In June 2020, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I started working for the
Summary How is learning enhanced when students are empowered to select, research, describe, interpret, curate and present primary sources for the public? How can collaborative
Where does research end and creative imagination begin? How might teaching archival literacies to students also involve understanding poetry and storytelling? And how might empowering
Summary: Please join and listen to our panel of mid-career and new archivists and librarians of color as they share their career experiences. The
How do you manage the expectations of donors, administrators, and the public about collecting and facilitating access to materials with complex creators, content, or histories? Risky
Cristina Favretto, Librarian Professor, Head of Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries 1) Tell us about your work in your library…? I’m the Head of Special Collections