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MARAC, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
United States
Приєднався 14 січ 2021
MARAC is a volunteer, regional consortium of archivists who live and work in the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and in the District of Columbia. MARAC strives to is to provide affordable archival education, encourage diversity and inclusion in the profession, foster collegiality among archivists, and support archival advocacy throughout the MARAC region.
S22: Mrs. Doctor’s Wife: Re-Identifying Women in the Archives
This presentation will discuss a transcription project at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Health Sciences and Human Services Library. The project aimed to transcribe the minutes of the Woman's Auxiliary of the University of Maryland Hospital to make the collection more accessible. As part of the transcription, the project aims to re-identify the influential women in the volumes (i.e.: Mrs. Dr. Leonard Scherlis is re-identified as Mrs. Barbara K. Knafel Scherlis, to include her maiden name). The presentation will provide a breakdown of the history and work of the Woman's Auxiliary and provide insight into the identities and stories of some of the women. It will also touch on how women have been identified through history, and how we look back on them through a modern lens. Are we remembering these women the way they wanted to be remembered? Should we let them remain as Mrs. Doctor’s Wife?
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S21: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Embracing Inevitable Change in the Workplace
Переглядів 2212 годин тому
Change is inevitable, so why does it seem to sneak up on us? One moment, things are going along as usual, then suddenly, a long-tenured colleague retires, another leaves the organization, your department is reorganized, administrative changes occur, or all the above! In other instances, you take a position with a specific job description and soon realize that you need to expand that role to inc...
S20: Broadcasting Baltimore: Digitizing Hidden Histories in the WJZ-TV Collection
Переглядів 1912 годин тому
This presentation spotlights the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive’s (MARMIA) three-year CLIR-funded project, "Broadcasting Baltimore: Digitizing Hidden Histories in the WJZ-TV Collection." The project’s goal is to digitize and describe 1,000 hours of video from the WJZ-TV Collection that documents the voices of underrepresented communities in Baltimore City from 1977-2000. Speakers wi...
S15: Renewal through Institutional Reconciliation and Your Next Social Justice Project
Переглядів 2112 годин тому
Everyone should have a voice in the archives! What can be done to incorporate institutional reconciliation and social justice in archives to better engage with students, alumni, faculty, and the public? How have archives supported reconciliation and repaired institutional harm by expanding the narrative and preserving the stories of trauma? In this session presenters will discuss their projects...
S13: Building Archival Collections Through Collaborative Projects
Переглядів 3112 годин тому
Collaborative projects in archives can be as unique and diverse as the collections and histories they are trying to document. In this session, the presenters will discuss two unique collaborative projects that are ongoing at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center and the Special Collections and University Archives at Virginia Tech. Despite the two archives being different in sizes, locat...
S12: Mini-Workshop: Suddenly Digital: Acquiring Pragmatic Digital Archives Skills On the Job
Переглядів 6012 годин тому
While some archivists set out for a digitally focused career path, many of us accumulate digital collections responsibilities incidentally, with no formal training. This mini-workshop will introduce some of the most necessary skill sets for working with digital archival collections and how to prioritize skill development based on workplace contexts. Crucially, we will focus on specific target n...
S9: From Harlem to Central VA: Renaissance Roots
Переглядів 3512 годин тому
This session will explore the impact of the Harlem Renaissance on Central Virginia (and vice versa) through two literary figures: Anne Spencer and Langston Hughes. Spencer, a celebrated poet and librarian at Jones Memorial Library’s Dunbar Branch, forged connections with Black Southern librarians and left a lasting legacy in Lynchburg. The University of Richmond's collections reveal Hughes' ext...
S8: You Get out of It What You Put into It: Lessons from a Two-Year Post-Baccalaureate Program
Переглядів 2212 годин тому
The Haverford College Libraries introduced a two-year post-baccalaureate fellowship program during the winter of 2020. This program, based in the Quaker & Special Collections department, is designed to offer recent graduates hands-on experience and mentorship as they prepare for graduate studies in libraries, archives, digital scholarship, history, museum studies, or related fields. The second ...
S7: A Backward Approach: The New Jersey State Archives' Electronic Records Program
Переглядів 4712 годин тому
After 30 years of advocating for an electronic records program, the New Jersey State Archives finally succeeded in creating it in 2022-a daunting task, especially after decades of advocacy. Two archivists involved in the process will discuss the backwards approach taken during the program's creation, its current state, and their vision for its future. This presentation will offer attendees insi...
S6: Oral histories on the Fast Track: Rethinking Archival Description for Oral History
Переглядів 6112 годин тому
As archivists proactively seek ways to fill the gaps in the historical record, oral history has become an ever-more present form of documentary history within archives. Oral histories are often resource intensive to process, and rethinking archival description across their archival lifecycle may help to expedite access and reflect their individual nature in a more ethical, narrator-centered way...
S3: Mini-Workshop: Leveraging a Preservation Plan for Collections Advocacy
Переглядів 6012 годин тому
Advocating for your collections can take many forms, from lobbying, to fundraising, to educating and gaining increased resources within your own institution. A preservation plan is one of the most useful tools you can use to advocate for your collections. Think of it as a strategic plan that maps out collection goals and guides the care and management of the collections. Importantly, a preserva...
S1: Life After MPLP?: Identifying Underrepresented Voices in Collections
Переглядів 7212 годин тому
Speakers in this session will discuss a project undertaken by Cornell University’s Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives to identify underrepresented voices in their holdings through a repository-wide collections survey. Following years of using a More Product, Less Process (MPLP) processing model, the Kheel Center found itself with virtually no backlog of un-processed coll...
Plenary: Reflections on a Century of Building Black Collections
Переглядів 4012 годин тому
For 100 years, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City has been one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of materials focused on the lived experiences of people of African descent throughout the African Diaspora. To meet the needs of an evolving community in Harlem, the Division of Negro Literature, ...
Implementing PBCore for Audio Cataloging Using Grist
Переглядів 89Місяць тому
The Ukrainian History and Education Center has among the largest collections of Ukrainian recorded sound in the world, including thousands of published phonograph recordings and hundreds of likely unique magnetic recordings of radio programming, interviews, speeches, press conferences, and live recordings of community events. Maintaining metadata for the latter items and their digital surrogate...
Successful Cataloging From a Distance
Переглядів 96Місяць тому
Stockton University’s Richard E. Bjork Library will be undergoing a massive renovation, displacing everyone in the library for at least two years. Library faculty, staff, and departments (including archives and special collections) have moved into classrooms all over the main campus and into a small ranch-style house located more than two miles away from the main campus, essentially splitting u...
So, You've Inherited a Grant...Now What?
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So, You've Inherited a Grant...Now What?
Surveying the Past: Reviving Our Archives
Переглядів 106Місяць тому
Surveying the Past: Reviving Our Archives
Underrepresented Voices in the Nicholas B. Scheetz Collection of Manuscripts
Переглядів 110Місяць тому
Underrepresented Voices in the Nicholas B. Scheetz Collection of Manuscripts
Transitioning Facilities Files from the Plan Room to the Cloud
Переглядів 148Місяць тому
Transitioning Facilities Files from the Plan Room to the Cloud
Creating a Toolkit to Empower Library and Archives Instructors
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Creating a Toolkit to Empower Library and Archives Instructors
Using Google Lens for Photograph Identification
Переглядів 269Місяць тому
Using Google Lens for Photograph Identification
Blooming and Growing: Becoming a New Employee/ Becoming a New Supervisor
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Blooming and Growing: Becoming a New Employee/ Becoming a New Supervisor
Assessing Archival Accessibility and Information Access for Disabled Users
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Assessing Archival Accessibility and Information Access for Disabled Users
"Mi Admiración y Respeto" An Exhibit Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
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"Mi Admiración y Respeto" An Exhibit Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: Thomas Balch Library
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MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: Thomas Balch Library
MARAC 2024 Virtual Events Playlist Welcome
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MARAC 2024 Virtual Events Playlist Welcome
MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: Jersey City Free Public Library
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MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: Jersey City Free Public Library
MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: University of DC Archives
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MARAC Virtual Archives Tour: University of DC Archives
Nice work! Would love to get more details on your project .
Thank you, Amanda. I can't believe you've already been there close to a year! Great exhibit and project. 👏
Thank you, Jill!
Vivica and I would love to have your feedback on our presentation!
Great research Laura, love this "ethic of care" focus for description
Very interesting. Congrats on persisting in the battle to get more diversity in entries on Wikipedia!
Thank you for this very interesting poster and for creating the lesson plans and guides. This is great!
Very impressive poster. You packed a lot into 5 minutes! I hope you will publish your research.
This is one of the best poster sessions I've encountered in my career. Congratulations, everyone!
As a volunteer public relations and social media manager for an Olmsted site, this poster was incredibly helpful to me. Thank you for sharing your insights, Rafael!