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2007 SGA Board President Jill Severn president@soga.org Vice-President/President-Elect Morna Gerrard vicepresident@soga.org Secretary Marie Force secretary@soga.org Treasurer Elizabeth Barr treasurer@soga.org Archivist Muriel McDowell Jackson archivist@soga.org Second-Year Director Tamara Livingston programcommittee@soga.org First-Year Director Elizabeth Russey localarrangements@soga.org Administrative Assistant Frances Overcash admin@soga.org Past President and Nomination Committee Chair Valerie Frey pastpresident@soga.org Web Editor Abigail R. Griner webmaster@soga.org Newsletter Editor Renna Tuten newsletter@soga.org Provenance Editor Reagan Grimsley provenance@soga.org Subscriptions Manager Jody Thompson subscriptions@soga.org Education Committee Chair Christine de Cataranzo education@soga.org Membership Committee Chair Morna Gerrard membership@soga.org Scholarship Committee Chair Luciana Spracher scholarships@soga.org

Archivists Invade Columbus!

 

The 2007 Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Conference will take place on November 8th and 9th at the Columbus Marriott Hotel, located in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The events begin on Wednesday November 7th with the pre-conference workshop, to be held at the Columbus Marriott. The workshop will explore the hot topics of digitization and digital preservation, and will be conducted by Toby Graham and Sheila McAlister of the Digital Library of Georgia. This year's Annual Meeting theme is Description, Access, and Outreach: Improving Archival Avenues to Collections and the meeting will offer an exciting group of sessions that focus on archival standards, new archival software, grants, digitization, and education. To register, visit http://www.soga.org/am/2007/index.php

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

 

9:00-5:00 Pre-Conference Workshop: Building Sustainable Digital Collections
Cunningham Conference Center, Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

 

Thursday, November 8, 2007

8:30-9:00 Registration

 

9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome

 

9:15-10:00 Keynote Speaker: Loretta Parham, Library Director, Atlanta University Center Library

 

10:00-10:15 Break

 

10:15-11:45 Concurrent Sessions

 

A. Integrated Archival Systems: A Comparison of Archivist's Toolkit and Archon

Speakers: Scott Schwartz, University of Illinois; Brad Westbrook, University of California, San Diego; moderator, Christine D. de Catanzaro, Georgia Institute of Technology

 

The Archivists' Toolkit and Archon are two information management resources currently being developed for archivists. From inventory location management to publishing finding aids on the Web, these systems for manuscripts and archives integrate administrative tasks and make content available to users. Brad Westbrook and Scott Schwartz, project leaders for Archivists' Toolkit and Archon, respectively, will demonstrate these systems and answer questions about the suitability of each for institutional needs.

 

B. Grant-Writing Primer

Speakers: Arden Williams, Georgia Council for the Humanities; Kaye Minchew, Troup County Archives; moderator, Toby Graham, Digital Library of Georgia

 

As resources are not always forthcoming for archival projects, it is up to us to seek alternatives. In this session learn about available grants for archival preservation, arrangement, and description; typical elements included in the grant application; and the evaluation process.

 

1:00-2:30 Concurrent Sessions

 

A. Preservation Outreach: The People's Stuff
Speakers: Tina Mason, Georgia Archives; Ruta Abolins, University of Georgia; moderator, Kara McClurken, SOLINET

 

Do your patrons come through your doors laden with family treasures in great disrepair or call to find out what they can do to preserve their treasures? Learn the answers to some typical preservation questions and how to offer practical solutions and guidance without straining your time and budget.

 

B. Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Speakers: Susan Potts McDonald, Emory University; Daniel Santamaria, Princeton University; moderator; Renna Tuten, University of Georgia

 

DACS, adopted by the Society of American Archivists in 2004, prescribes rules for the description of archival materials. This session features an overview of the new standard and discusses how the Princeton University Archives has implemented DACS into their program.

 

2:30-3:30 Valdosta State University Library and Archives Program: Deborah Davis

Come hear information about the new library program at Valdosta State and how YOU can help educate a future generation of archivists. A discussion session will follow a brief presentation by Deborah Davis, Archivist at Valdosta State University. Please attend to learn about how to become involved in this important new venture.

 

3:30-5:30 Tours of Columbus (guided and on your own)

 

See Visitor Center volunteers in the hotel lobby for details and things to see and do.

 

5:30-7:30 SGA Reception and Auction

 

Columbus State University Theatre on the Park (on Woodruff Park, contiguous with the Corn Center for the Visual Arts). Join us for food, relaxation and networking. Feeling lucky? Help raise money for SGA scholarships, including the new Education Scholarship and put in your bids at the SGA Auction. Who knows what treasures you may come home with!

 

Friday, November 9

 

8:30-9:00 Registration

 

9:00-10:30 Concurrent Sessions

A. Digging in the Archives

Speakers: Reagan Grimsley, Columbus State University; Pam Baker, Columbus State University; moderator, Randy Gooden, Clayton State University

 

Active learning is increasingly used as a classroom method at the undergraduate level. Seeking a method to actively engage students in American history survey courses, archivist Reagan Grimsley and Columbus State University professor Pam Baker collaborated on a course assignment in 2006 to introduce students to local primary source documents housed in the Columbus State University Archives. In this session learn about their experiences and the Digging in the Archives resource that resulted from the project.

 

B. Best Practices for Digitizing Material

Speakers: Kate Murray, University of Maryland, College Park; Erika Farr, Emory University; moderator, Christine Wiseman, Georgia Archives

 

Although there is no perfect method for digitizing images and audio-visual material, a number of "best practices" are evolving in the archival community to guide projects. This session will discuss recommendations and resources for the digitization of audio-visual and print material.

10:30-10:45 Break

 

10:45-12:15 Concurrent sessions

A. Who, What, When, Where, Why? All About Wikis
Speakers: Max Anderson, SOLINET; Sarah Ricker, Digital Library of Georgia; moderator, Abby Griner, University of Georgia

 

The latest online tool for sharing information quickly, wikis present a tool for archival organizations to manage projects, communicate internally and externally, and consolidate information resources in one easily accessible location. In this session learn what exactly a wiki is, the technology involved, and how this tool can be implemented into practice.

 

B. In Conversation with Manuscript and Rare Book Dealers

Speakers: Cliff Graubart, Old New York Book Shop; David McCord, Out of Print Books

 

Have you ever wondered how to tell the difference between a palm card, a broadside, and a flier? Two manuscript and rare books dealers from Georgia discuss their profession and decode the mystery of dealer terminology with items from their own collections. Come get your questions about anything you've ever wanted to know about dealers answered!

 

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