2023 Research Forum Agenda

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

 [Recording]

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

[Recording]

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] 

Peer-reviewed Research Papers

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)

Research Papers

Documenting Student-led Queer Performance on the Texas A&M University Campus

Francesca Marini (Texas A&M University)

Impact of Archival Processing Decisions and Procedures on User Experience: The Library of Congress’ Bronislava Nijinska Collection

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)

Reports

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)