2015 Acquisitions and Appraisal Section Annual Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda 

Acquisitions and Appraisal Section  

Thursday, August 20, 2015, 3:00-5:00 PM 

Room: 25AB  

Cleveland Convention Center

Panel discussion:  3:00 - 4:00pm 

Business meeting: 4:00 - 5:00pm

Section Meeting Program: 

A panel discussion in which our presenters will speak about their experiences with ethical and other complexities involved with purchasing collections, donor requirements and restrictions, and transparency with the collecting process.

Presenters:

Thomas Hyry (Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library, Harvard University)  

This paper will feature a narrative of how UCLA Library Special Collections navigated ethical, philosophical, financial, and practical issues in the process of acquiring the digital component of the Susan Sontag papers. It will consider the following questions: Should born-digital archives of recognized figures, such as writers and artists, have monetary value when a market for their analog materials continues to thrive?  What impact will digital content have on dealers and the marketplace for personal papers? Is the aura of originality lost amidst forensic imaging and file migration? How can we balance ethical responsibilities with the benefits digital media provide to researchers?

Virginia Hunt (Harvard University):

Discussion surrounding acquisitions of the papers of the first African-American graduate of Harvard, Richard Greener.

Business Meeting:

Call to order and introduction of current leadership - Laura Sullivan

Current projects - Laura Sullivan

New social media intern - Laura

Social media initiatives - Lily Troia

Remarks from Council Liaison - Lisa Mangiafico

Remarks from Technical Subcommittee on Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessioning - Laura Uglean Jackson

Election Results - Ginny Hunt

Outgoing officers - Laura Sullivan

New business:

1.  Membership discussion: future Section projects - Jaimie Quaglino 

2.  Announcements from floor, motions, etc. - Laura Sullivan

Adjourn