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Erin Lawrimore
University Archivist and Student Engagement Coordinator, UNC Greensboro
I have served as the University Archivist at UNC Greensboro since 2011. In this role, I am responsible for managing and providing access to the records of the university from its founding in 1891 through today. I guest lecture on university archives and archival literacy, and I teach courses in both UNCG’s Honors College and history department. Additionally, I manage the library’s new Hodges Fellowship program, which provides students with an in-depth (and paid) introduction to working in archives and special collections. My research is focused on outreach as a core function of archival practice, on course-based undergraduate research experiences in archives and special collections, and on the history of beer and brewing in North Carolina. I previously served on RAO’s Steering Committee from 2014-2016 and on SAA Council from 2016-2019. I was a member of SAA’s Committee on Public Awareness (2014-2016), SAA’s Awards Committee (2007-2010), the Issues and Advocacy Section Steering Committee (2010-2014), and the Description Section Steering Committee (2008-2010). After a brief sabbatical from SAA service, I am excited about the opportunity to serve within RAO. RAO has long been one of most engaged and enthusiastic sections within SAA. Just as access is core to archives, I truly feel that RAO is core to SAA. SAA is undergoing major shifts and changes, and that is being felt by all the component groups and among individual members. My goal as RAO Vice-Chair/Chair Elect is to help guide the section through these changes and ensure that RAO remains a vital, engaged resource for our profession for years to come.
Daniel Keough
I am a Reference Archivist at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. I have nearly eight years of experience providing remote and in-person reference services in academic and public libraries and archives, as well as providing instruction on using primary sources for academic research. I have experience working on committees to provide training to frontline library staff, and love helping others in the field advance in their careers. I am passionate about providing free access to information to all, and teaching others how to harness the universe of information to meet their information needs. I would be honored to be able to contribute to the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section.
Lindsey Loeper
Lindsey Loeper has served as the Reference and Instruction Archivist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) since 2019, following her role as the Special Collections Archivist since 2007. In this position she coordinates the Special Collections reading room, reference and researcher services, instruction and archival literacy, and serves as the primary student supervisor. She has previously written and presented on EAD-XML finding aids, participatory learning in archival literacy instruction, and team-based instruction portfolios. She has co-authored book chapters for Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners (ACRL, 2023), Unframing the Visual: Visual Literacy Pedagogy in Academic Libraries and Academic Spaces (ACRL, 2023), and the Archives and Primary Source Handbook (New Prairie Press, forthcoming 2024). "Public service work in archives and special collections has been a main focus throughout my career, and I've been happy to have this as the core of my work for the last 5 years. Working with researchers, students, and instructors to further their research and develop archival literacy skills has been very rewarding and I'm encouraged by the continued increased access and openness in our field. Listening to how researchers, community members, and even donors have felt excluded from reading rooms and discouraged in our digital spaces should be seen as a way to improve our services for all of our constituents. As we professionalize and standardize public services best practices and statistical metrics, we should always keep our researchers at the center of our work. I'm looking forward to spending my time with the RAO community to advance this work together."