E2 Exhibits and Events Resource Bank

Introduction

The E2 (Exhibits and Events) Resource Bank is a hub for relevant examples of exhibition and event-related policies, procedures, contracts, and other germane materials for archivists, special collections librarians, public historians, and other professionals who hold these work responsibilities. The goal of this resource bank is to serve as a source of inspiration and reference for our professional community as we revise existing and create new documentation for the work we do. 

Select a category below to view available documentation: 

• Condition reporting
• Exhibit deadlines and checklists
• Exhibit manuals
• Labels
• Light exposure
• Loans and Rights
• Marketing and Communications
• Position descriptions
• Removal forms

Submit Your Documents

This documentation portal is an ongoing project and accepts new submissions on an ongoing basis through the E2 Resource Bank survey. Please note that any documents you submit for consideration may be shared to the Society of American Archivists’ website and will be accessible to members and nonmembers alike. If you would like to submit documentation, but wish for your repository to remain anonymous, please remove the name and any other identifying information from the document in advance of submitting to this survey.

In this survey, you will have the option to:

1. Indicate the types of related documents in use by your institution and/or

2. Upload your existing exhibit and event related documents for consideration by the E2 Resource Bank Committee.

Thank you to the contributors from repositories at:

• Chatham University
• Dickinson College
• University of Georgia
• University of Michigan
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Virginia

If you have any questions, contact Megan Massanelli (mam687@pitt.edu).

E2 Resource Bank Team (2022-2023)

• Becky Briggs Becker, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Megan Massanelli, University of Pittsburgh
• Amy Schindler, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Kaylynn Washnock Stooksbury, University of Georgia

If you are interested in best practices and theoretical underpinnings of exhibit and event related work in libraries, archives, and special collections, check out these resources:

• Exhibits in Archives and Special Collections Libraries, Jessica Lacher-Feldman (Society of American Archivists, 2013)

• “Best Practices for Library Exhibitions,” Exhibitions Special Interest Group (ARLIS/NA, 2021)

•  ACRL/RBMS Guidelines for Loans of Special Collections Materials for Exhibitions and Resource Sharing, ACRL Board of Directors, October 2023

Send comments on this website to 2023-2024 RAO Past Chair/Webmaster, Jay-Marie Bravent.