2013 Election Candidate Information

The Research Libraries Roundtable is holding its 2013 election for the position of Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. The Vice Chair/Chair Elect shall be elected annually for a two-year term, serving in year one as Vice Chair and in year two as Chair.

Candidates for the 2013 Election

Benjamin Goldman
Digital Records Archivist
The Pennsylvania State University

Stephanie L. Kays
Archivist for Collections Management
University of Oregon

Information About the Candidates

Benjamin Goldman

Statement

I joined the Research Libraries Roundtable because of its track record as a venue for examining important, emerging professional issues in greater depth (through what I find to be some of the most engaging roundtable meetings at SAA), as well as its relationship to OCLC Research and the attention to critical issues that continues to come out of that group. I hope to use the role of Chair to continue to highlight the challenges archives confront in the rapidly changing research library environment, and to provide a forum where we support meaningful discussion with members around these key challenges.

Professional Experience

Ben Goldman is the Digital Records Archivist at Penn State University, where he is responsible for developing workflows and practices surrounding the management and preservation of born-digital holdings, and is contributing to the ongoing development of Penn State's microservice-based repository system. Prior to joining Penn State, he was the Digital Programs Archivist at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center, where he started the Center's first electronic records program. He was published and presented at conferences on the topic of practical approaches to working with born-digital archival collections. 

Ben has a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University, with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries.

Stephanie L. Kays

Statement

The Research Libraries Roundtable provides a significant opportunity for engagement around collective issues of archival work at large.   Through collaboration and shared ideas of a diverse membership, the RLRT can develop and support best practices that benefit the archival profession and the research community as a whole. I am eager to contribute, along with the steering committee, by facilitating conversations and participation that support the round table’s core goals and will work towards actions that contribute to the success and impact of research libraries.

Professional Experience

Archivist for Collections Management, University of Oregon, April 2013-present; Project Archivist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2009-2013. Archivist, British Columbia History of Nursing Society, 2008-2009; Project Archivist, UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, 2007-2009; Visual Resources Librarian, Walker Art Center, 2001-2006.

Professional Service

Society of American Archivists: Preservation Publication Award, Subcommittee, 2011- present; Midwest Archives Conference: Annual Meeting Program Committee, 2011-2012; Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee, 2010-2011. Twin Cities Archives Round Table: Treasurer/website maintenance, 2012-2013.

Elections shall be conducted online with the assistance of the SAA staff and in accordance with the guidelines for Section elections as specified in Section IX. of the SAA Governance Manual. Availability of the online ballot and the deadline for voting shall be announced by the Chair to all roundtable members via the roundtable’s official email discussion list and website.