Welcome to ^ DE ARc WV)STSj The Local Arrangements and Program Committees Conservation Center WE "Ave a T welcome MARAC to the November 7-9, 2013 meeting for Art & Historic i MARAC in Philadelphia - the sixth meeting held here. Artifacts. Other We offeryou the chance to visit a citycelebrated for its repositories will importance in American history and where exciting new be holding open LET'S MEE ~r up iu experiences await the visitor. houses as well, and we invite you The meetings theme is "Friends Meeting: Art and to visit those of Advocacyalong the Delaware." Art, artists, and archives particular interest will be the focus ofa number ofsessions. Some sessions to you. will also be devoted to advocacy and its cousin, outreach. Beyond that, there will be wide-range ofprograms in other Finally, in areas: technology and software, classified documents found keeping with our in collections, mysteries solved using archives, bringing theme, there will previous experience to work in archives, and the effects of be a wonderful Hurricane Sandyon cultural institutions. opportunity to tour the Barnes Foundation's The plenary and luncheon speakers havevery different building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, new home to backgrounds, but both have done much to preserve and its billion dollar collection featuring Impressionist, Post- promote archives, history, and the city. Dr. Martin Levitt, Impressionist, and early modern art. The Foundation's Librarian ofthe American Philosophical Society, will offer move to the Parkwaywas infused with controversy; reflections on his experience in the archives profession and the new building itselfhas received critical praise for his twentyyears ofteaching archives classes as a professor replicating and transcending the collection's original at Temple University. The luncheon speaker, Sam Katz, suburban location. a Philadelphia businessman, civic leader, and former Mayoral candidate, has also become a documentary film There is ofcourse history aplenty in Philadelphia, but the producer and will discuss how his company has developed premier attraction ofIndependence National Historical partnerships with collections, libraries, and cultural Parkis a ten minute walk from the hotel. Ofnote are the institutions to create his epic series, Philadelphia: The Great exhibit at the site ofthe President's House, the "White Experiment. House" ofGeorge Washington and John Adams which MARAC was excavated and developed since last visited The reception will be held at the hotel, but beyond its Philadelphia, and the Underground Museum at Franklin confines, the cityand its historyawait. Food should Court, scheduled to reopen late summer after a major probablybe added to the theme, and we urge you to visit renovation. some ofthe great varietyofrestaurants in the city, many within walking distance. We have also planned a special So, pleasejoin us—and all your other friends—to meet dine around for Thursday evening, in which local MARAC along the Delaware River November 7-9. members will guide small groups to selected restaurants. If you plan to stay over Saturday, you can tour Yards Brewing Company, one ofmany microbreweries and brewpubs that have opened in the last twentyyears, reviving the long Valerie-Ann Lutz and Lisa Mangiafico history ofbrewing in the City. Tours will also take you Co-Chairs, LocalArrangements Committee to mansions on the Delaware River, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University (ifyou linger for lunch, Charles Greifenstein and Laurie Rizzo some ofthe best food carts in the cityare at Temple), the Co-Chairs, Program Committee Library ofthe American Philosophical Society, and the . PROGRAM COMMITTEE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Co-Chain WEDNESDAY, November 6 CharlesGreifenstein,American PhilosophicalSocietyLibrary LaurieRizzo,HagleyMuseum andLibrary 6:00pm - 8:00 pm Registration Members THURSDAY, November 7 Ilhan Citak, Lehigh University 8:00am - 6:00 pm Registration EmilyCottle,DelawareState University 9:00am - 12:00 pm Wl - Working Outside the Walls . Bryan Dickerson, MunicipalGovernmentofBrick Township W2 - Disaster Response and Salvage Danielle Emerling, UniversityofDelaware 9:00am - 4:00pm W3 - Introduction to EAD PatriciaGlowinski, UniversityofCalifornia, Irvine 10:00am - 11:30am. . . Tl - TheConservation Center forArt & SierraGreen,HeinzHistoryCenter . Historic Artifacts Regine Heberlein,Princeton University KarlaIrwin,HagleyMuseum andLibrary 10:15am - 10:30am . Break TracyJackson,Seton Hall University 10:30am - 12:00pm . T3 - Special Collections Research Rachel Jirka,SocietyoftheCincinnati Center, Temple University Libraries Tammi Kim, UniversityofDelaware 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch on yourown . . Shaun Kirkpatrick,ACEGroup 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm T4 - Mansions on the Delaware . . MarianneMartin, TheColonial WilliamsburgFoundation 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm T5 - The LibraryoftheAmerican JenniferMcDaid,NorfolkSouthern Corporation . . . Philosophical Society OndreaMurphy,BrookdaleCommunityCollege 1:00pm - 4:00pm W4 - Dating 19th Century Sarah Newhouse,HistoricalSocietyofPennsylvania Karl Niederer,NewJerseyDepartmentofthe Treasury Portrait Photographs Pam Richter,AtlanticCityFreePublicLibrary W5 - Managing Change in Rachel GroveRohrbaugh, Chatham University Your Archives HeatherIsbell Schumacher,DelawareHistoricalSociety 1:00 pm - 6:00pm MARAC Committee Meetings LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE 2:00 pm - 3:30pm T2 - The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts Co-Chain 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm T7 - Barnes Foundation Valerie-AnneLutz,American PhilosophicalSociety 3:00 pm - 3:30pm Workshop Break LisaMangiafico,SoroptimistInternationaloftheAmericas/ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm T6 - The Libraryofthe American LiveYourDream.org Philosophical Society Memben 5:30pm - 8:30 pm Dine Around Philadelphia AlexisAntracoli, Drexel University 7:00pm - 11:00pm .... MARAC SteeringCommitteeMeeting KrystalAppiah,LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia 9:00pm - 12:00am HospitalitySuite Barbara Beaucar, BarnesFoundation Kenneth Cleary,NewJerseyStateArchives FRIDAY, November 8 JoyDlugosz,Eastern University 7:30am - 6:00 pm Registration Dyani Feige,Conservation CenterforArt&HistoricArtifacts 8:00am -9:15am Continental Breakfast RebeccaGoldman,La Salle University 8:00am - 8:30am MARAC NewMemberOrientation Catherine Hardman,HeadStartResourceCenter NicoleJoniec,LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia 8:30am -9:00am State Caucus Meetings Dan Linke,Princeton University 9:15am - 10:15 am PlenarySession Amanda McKnight, Barnes Foundation 10:15am- 10:30am . . Break John Pettit,SpecialCollectionsResearch Center, Temple University 10:30am - 12:00pm . . . SI - S5 Concurrent Sessions Erika Piola,LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia 12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch KatyRawdon,SpecialCollectionsResearch Center, Temple University 1:45 pm- 3:15 pm S6 - S10 Concurrent Sessions NicoleScalessa,LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Break SPaatrraihckSeSrhaepah,inC,heLmaicSaallleHeUrniitvaegresiFtoyundation 63::0450ppmm -- 57::1155 ppmm SRIec1e-ptSi1o4nConcurrent Sessions LeslieSimon,NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration, 9:00pm - 12:00am HospitalitySuite Mid-AtlanticRegional Gretchen Stallone, GrundyLibrary SATURDAY, November 9 David Staniunas, Presbyterian HistoricalSociety Helenevan Rossum, CurtisInstituteofMusic 7:30am - 1:00pm . Registration Sarah Weatherwax,LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia 8:00am - 9:30am. . Breakfast and Business Meeting 9:45am - 11:15 am S15 - S19 Concurrent Sessions Workshop Coordinaton 11:30am - 1:00 pm S20 - S24 Concurrent Sessions David Ranzan,Salisbury University 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm T8 - Yards Brewing Company Susan Kline, Columbia University . Vendor Coordinator Don Cornelius,NewJerseyStateArchives For additional Program Editor conference EmilyRafferty, TheBaltimoreMuseum ofArt information: www.marac.info WEDNESDAY, November 6 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Registration RiverviewFoyer, 3rdfloor | THURSDAY, November 7 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Riverview Foyer, 3rdfloor | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Workshops SEE PAGES 8-9 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am Tour 1 SEEPAGE6 | 10:15am- 10:30 am Break 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Tour 3 SEEPAGE 6 | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tour 4 SEEPAGE 7 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Tour 5 SEEPAGE 7 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm MARAC| Committee Meetings All committee chairs should contact their | members before the meeting to provide meeting times and prepare agendas 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Tour 2 SEEPAGE 6 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tour 7 SEEPAGE 7 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Tour 6 SEE PAGE 7 | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Dine Around Philadelphia Enjoy the opportunityto dine at one often | restaurants in Philadelphia with fellow archivists and meet new friends. Sign ups will take place at the conference registration area on Thursday. Watch the MARAC Blog for more information. 7:00 pm - 1 1:00 pm MARAC Steering Committee 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Hospitality Suite FRIDAY, November 8 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration Columbus Foyer, 2ndfloor | 8:00 am - 9:15 am Continental Breakfast Columbus Foyer, 2ndfloor 8:00 am - 8:30 am MARAC NewMember| Orientation 8:30 am - 9:00 am State Caucus Meetings Meet colleagues from your state, learn about MARAC, | and share information about your institution. Everyone is encouraged to attend BOOKS • DOCUMENTS • FINE ART • ANTIQUES 631 MAIN STREET JOHN A. WOODS EASTGREENWICH, Rl 02818 lis!|U PHONE(401)885-1400 8 Appraisers FAX(401)885-6012 347 MAIN STREET sJ| www.johnawoodsappraisers.com SOUTHWINDSOR, CT06074 MACHINERY EQUIPMENT FURNITURE PHONE (860)289-3927 • • 4 9:15 am - 10:15 am. Plenary Session Grand Ballroom C & D, 2ndfloor MARAC | gratefully acknowledges sponsorship ofthe Plenary Address byTemple University Libraries. Reflections on 20 Years of Teaching Archives at Temple University Dr. Martin Levitt, Librarian oftheAmerican PhilosophicalSociety Marty Levitt retired from Temple University in January2013, after teaching the three-course sequence ofarchival education annuallyfor 20 years. Levitt, who is also the Director ofthe Libraryofthe American Philosophical Society, will speak about his experiences as an archival educator. He will address the evolution ofTemples archival education program, his career as a teacher, and how he discovered that teaching is as much a learning experience for the instructor as it is for the students. 10:15 am - 10:30 am Break During the break, please visit with the vendors 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Si - S5| Concurrent Sessions SEEPAGES 10-11 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon Grand Ballroom C| & D MARAC gr|atefully acknowledges sponsorship ofthe Luncheon byTemple University Libraries. Philadelphia, the Great Experiment: A Documentary History Sam Katz, Philadelphia businessman, civic leader,formerMayoral candidate Katz, also nowa documentary film producer, will discuss his epic series, Philadelphia: Vie Great Experiment. He will show excerpts from several ofthe episodes, explain a unique broadband distribution strategy, and discuss how the film series isbeing used to enhance educational programs in schools. Katz will also discuss howhis companyhas developed partnerships with collections, libraries, cultural institutions, and citizens to mine the vast treasure trove ofarchival material that is available throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm S6 - S10 Concurrent Sessions SEEPAGES 12-13 | 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Break 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm Si 1 - S14 Concurrent Sessions SEEPAGES 14-15 | 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Reception Join us for a fun-filled reception with light refreshments in the | Columbus Ballroom ofthe Hyatt Regency Hotel, overlooking the lights ofthe city. Meet with your colleagues and with students from the archives program at Drexel MARAC University's iSchool. gratefully acknowledges exclusive sponsorship of the reception bythe Drexel University iSchool. 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Hospitality Suite SATURDAY, November o 7:30 am - 1:00 pm Registration Columbus Foyer, 2ndfloor 8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast and| Business Meeting GrandBallroom C & D, 2ndfloor All conference attendees arewelc| ome to attend the MARAC Business Meeting. You are not required to purchase the breakfast to attend. The Business Meeting starts 15 to 30 minutes after the start ofthe breakfast, depending on the needs of MARAC the chair. 9:45 am - 1 1:15 am S15 - S19 Concurrent Sessions SEEPAGES 15-16 | 1 1:15 am - 1 1:30 am Break 1 1:30 am - 1:00 pm S20 - S24 Concurrent Sessions SEEPAGES 17-18 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Tour 8 SEE PAGE 7 | 5 Tours Registration andpre-payment required. All tours leave T3. Special Collections Research Center, from the HotelLobby unless otherwise noted. Temple University Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 Fee: $10.00 per person (includes round-trip tokens for SEPTA's Board Street Subway Line) Tl. The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts Minimum registration: 10 Time: 10:00 am- 11:30 am Maximum registration: 25 T2. The Conservation Center for Temple University, founded in 1884, is a major urban Art & Historic Artifacts universitycommitted to providingaccessible education to Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm a diverse student body. The Special Collections Research Center houses collections documenting the historyof Fee: $10.00 per person, includes shared taxis to the Philadelphia region, literature and art, contemporary CCAHA; return is on your own culture, science fiction and fantasy, universityhistory, and Minimum registration: 7 printing and publishing history. This behind the scenes tour Maximum registration: 40 will include the reading room, storage areas, and the current exhibition featuringsignificant acquisitions from 1966 to the Over the past 35 years, the Conservation Center for present. After the tour, take advantage ofnearbyfood trucks Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) has grown to be the for lunch orvisitTemple Libraries' Charles L. Blockson largest nonprofit conservation laboratory in the country Afro-American Collection and the Wagner Free Institute of specializing in the treatment ofworks ofart and historic Science, a Victorian natural science and history museum and artifacts on paper. Join the staffofCCAHA for a behind- educational institution located a halfmile away. the-scenes tourwhere conservators will demonstrate the art and science ofcaring for a wide arrayofmaterials, The tour will begin in the lecture hall on the lower level of including historic manuscripts, rare books, beautiful Samuel L. Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, on the Temple fine art, and fragile photographs. Meet at 9:30 am for the University main campus in North Philadelphia. Use morning tour or 1:30 pm for the afternoon tour to taxi to public transportation to reach the campus, via the SEPTA CCAHA. Regional Rail (Temple University Station) or the SEPTA Broad Street Subway Line (Cecil B. Moore stop). 6 T4. Mansions on the Delaware Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fee: $50.00 per person, includes entrance fees and motor coach transportation Minimum registration: 20 Maximum registration: 29 Enjoy a visit to the country estates ofAndalusia, Grundy Mansion, and Pennsbury Manor along the banks ofthe Delaware River. From the time ofWilliam Penn through the turn ofthe 20th century, manyofPhiladelphia's first families built their country estates in this beautiful location. By river, barge, or carriage they came to escape the heat ofsummers in the city and it was here that they entertained some ofthe foremost figures in the historyof our nation. Please note: lunch is not included in the tour. T5. The Libraryofthe American Philosophical Society Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm T6. The Libraryofthe American Philosophical Society Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Fee: $5.00 per person Minimum registration: 7 Maximum registration: 40 Archives and Special Collections to the new building and The Libraryofthe American Philosophical Societyis among logo followed by a docent led tour through the gallery. The the premier independent research libraries in the country. tour will provide historical background on the Foundation The Libraryhouses outstanding collections in the history and insights into the "Barnes Method" for appreciating art. ofscience, American historyto 1860, and Native American Normally a $60.00 value, this is a tremendous opportunity ethnographyand linguistics. Among its holdings are the to experience both a world-class art collection and a papers ofBenjamin Franklin and Charles Willson Peale, the dynamic, contemporary building. Meet at 1:30pm to taxi journals ofLewis and Clark, the largest collection ofCharles to the museumfrom the hotel. Meet in the lower levelNBC Darwin papers outside England, and the papers ofFranz Comcast UniversalAuditorium upon arrival. Boas. Tour participantswill be guided through non-public areas, see some treasures ofthe collection, and be given an SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 orientation to the Mellon Foundation-funded project to digitize recordings ofNative American languages. T8. Yards Brewing Company Time: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm T7. Barnes Foundation Fee: $20.00 per person (includes a beer tasting) Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Minimum registration: 10 Fee: $ 28.00 per person, includes shared taxis from Maximum registration: 30 the Hyatt Penn's Landing to the museum Maximum registration: 45 The quote, "God made beer because he loves us and wants us to be happy" might be misattributed to Benjamin Franklin The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C. (he actuallywrote a similarline about wine instead), but Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement ofeducation his adopted home ofPhiladelphia certainlyhas a rich and the appreciation ofthe fine arts and horticulture." It beerhistory. At the beginning ofthe 18th century, the city holds one ofthe finest collections ofpost-impressionist shipped out more beer than all other American seaports and early modern paintings, with extensive holdings by combined. Wrap up your MARAC experience bycelebrating Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, and this tastylegacywith a tourofthe Yards Brewing Company, Pablo Picasso. Join us at the new location ofthe Barnes a craft microbrewery specializing in ales. The tour includes a on Benjamin Franklin Parkway for a briefintroduction walk through the brewing facilities as well as a guided tasting highlighting the contributions ofthe Barnes Foundation offourbeers in Yards' pub room. Workshops Wi. Working Outside the Walls HalfDayWorkshop: 9:00 am- 12:00 pm Registration Minimum: 15 Registration Maximum: 25 Cost: $45.00 Instructor: Joyce Conyers,NavalHistory andHeritage Command We live in a culturewhere instant connectivity is at our finger tips: net meeting, Linux, iCloud,Twitter,iTunes, internet,global connection,webcam, multimedia, Facebook, iPhones,virtual connection,instant messaging. Archivists must workto guide social networksoutside thewalls towithin.The dynamics ofworkingoutside thewallsare simplythis: development, knowledge,and courage. Everyone isequipped with toolsto implement this process successfully. Thisworkshop will show howworkingoutside the walls improves employee relationships and job climate,as well as encourages professional development Soldiereatingspaghetti, 1944.GeorgeD.McDowellPhiladelphia in national, international, and global workplaces. EveningBulletinCollection.SpecialCollectionsResearchCenter, TempleUniversityLibraries. W2. Disaster Response and Salvage Wj. Introduction to EAD HalfDayWorkshop: 9:00 am- 12:00 pm Full DayWorkshop: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Registration Minimum: 15 Registration Minimum: 15 Registration Maximum: 20 Registration Maximum: 25 Cost: $80.00 Cost: $45.00 Instructor: Instructors: & Michele Combs, Syracuse UniversitySpecial Collections Laura Hortz Stanton, Conservation CenterforArt Research Center HistoricArtifacts & Renee Wolcott, Conservation CenterforArt Historic Thisworkshop provides a full dayofhands-on experiencewith Artifacts EAD encoding. It will begin with abriefintroduction to EAD and its relationship to other standards (LCSH,DACS,AAT,etc). Thisworkshop will address both the need fordisaster planning Participantswill be introduced to thebasic structure ofan EAD and appropriate responses in the event ofan emergency,when document and the elements required fora DACS minimum-level wet libraryand archival materials require immediate action. description. Then,startingwith a provided EAD templateand In the hands-on portion ofthe workshop, participantswill XSL style sheets,participantswill produce a completely encoded reviewsafe salvageand packingmethods forvarious typesof findingaid ready for publication via webbrowser.Alongthe wet materials. Participants will also receive guidance in basic way,wewill touch on the importance ofdocumented encoding emergencypreparedness, includingadvice on establishinga guidelines, inclusion ofdigital objects, incorporation ofEAD disaster plan,setting salvage priorities,and stockingsupplies. In into the processingworkflow,publishing findingaids to the web, addition,theywill learn thevariables that can determine whether and resources for furtherexploration. No prior knowledge of in-house salvage or workingwith a commercial vendor makes EAD is necessary,but participants shouldbe comfortablewith moresense afteran emergency.Workshop attendees should wear general Windows or Mac functionality. comfortable clothesand shoes,since theywill spend up to two hours on their feet. PleaseNote: Participants willneedto bringtheirown laptop computer to the workshop and will receive instructionsafew weeks Note: This workshop willbeheldat theChemicalHeritage before the workshop on software they needto downloadandinstall. Foundation at315 ChestnutStreet, a 10 minute walkfrom thehotel. Thesoftware will run on PCs, Macs, andLinuxmachines. 8 W4- Dating 19th-century Portrait Photographs HalfDay Workshop: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Registration Minimum: 15 Registration Maximum: 25 Cost: $45.00 Instructor: Gary D. Saretzky, Monmouth CountyArchives Old portrait photographsare often foundwithout a date,but trained archivists can frequentlyestimate dates fairlyprecisely based on the type ofphotograph; sitter's identityand clothing; physical characteristicsofthe photo, including mounting styles and mount information; photographer;and other factors. The date maybe needed by researchersbut it is also helpful for catalogingand to confirm identification ofthesubject. In this half-dayworkshop,the presenterwill explain major types of 19th centuryphotographic processes used forportraiture and when theywerepopular,followed bytechniques for dating photographs. Participants will learn how to usea micrometer to measure mountingboard thickness. Slide presentationswith several hundred examples will showdated cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards,and ferrotypes to help participants learn howthe lookofsuch images and theirmounts evolved between the 1850s and 1900. The presenterwill also bringvintage examples ofthe variousprocesses and discuss howto identifyand date them. After the lecture,participants will break up into pairs and try to date original examples usingthe micrometerand handouts with datingtips.The presenterwill provide published references helpful for datingphotographs and abibliographyofrelevant publications andwebsites.Although not the main focus,the presenterwill also provide guidance on the preservation of 19th REGIONAL DIGITAL IMAGING CENTER centuryphotographs. Participants maybringexamples from at TheAthenaeum ofPhiladelphia their own collections foranalysisand discussion. Wj. Managing Change in Your Archives HalfDayWorkshop: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Registration Minimum: 15 Registration Maximum: 25 Cost: $45.00 Instructor: Fynnette Eaton, Eaton Consulting Everyorganization examines howwork is performed and makes changes, in manycasesbased on new technologies.This half-day workshop will address thechallenges ofmanagingchange in an archival organization. The instructor will focus on defining change management; howchange, transition,and resistance relate to one another; what the goals ofchange management Forthe highestqualityscanningand printing should be; hallmarks ofeffective change management; and inamuseumsetting obstacles to change.Thegoal is to help attendees understand why there is resistance to change and to identifythe best ways to deal www.PhilaAthenaeum.org/RDIC with this issue so that change can be embraced. (215) 925-2688 CONCURRENT SESSIONS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 10:50 am - 12:00 pm 1 S3. Tech Tools for Archives: Pecha Kucha Style SI. Artists' Records in the Archives In this fast-paced session, speakers will highlight a variety Artists' records can provide a valuable window into an ofnew and innovative technology tools, including software, artists personal life, work process, and career, and can websites, and social media that have helped them to either challenge our notions ofwhat defines art and archives. The describe and preserve their collections or reach new users. speakers for this session will provide intriguing case studies, Attendees will walk awaywith a list oftools to explore from the processing issues presented by contemporary further on their own. and modern artists' records, to partnering with individual MODERATOR: living artists to conduct oral histories, and to working as an archives consultant for artists, their estates, and for art Kate Theimer,ArchivesNext museums. The moderator, an art museum archivist, will SPEAKERS: lead a discussion between panelists and the audience after Matt Strauss, SenatorJohn Heinz History Center the presentations. Kelly Crawford,Archives ofAmerican Gardens, Smithsonian Institution MODERATOR: AbbyAdams, HagleyMuseum and Library Susan K. Anderson, Philadelphia Museum ofArt SoniaYaco, OldDominion University SPEAKERS: Greta Kuriger, GeorgeMason University Christiana Dobrzynski Grippe,Museum ofModern Art Richard Shrake,American PhilosophicalSociety Molly Tighe, Mattress FactoryMuseum Janine St. Germain,Archives Consultant Beth Levitt, NationalArchives and RecordsAdministration Robin Pike, University ofMaryland Libraries Anna Clarkson, The BaltimoreMuseum ofArt (Philadelphia) Susan K. Anderson, Philadelphia Museum ofArt S4. Ghosts ofCareers Past: Bringing Previous S2. Evaluating the User Experience: Experience into the Archives What to Ask, How to Measure, What wasyour careerbeforeyou became an archivist? and What to Learn from Assessment Most archivists come to the field from a related discipline, and some with completely un-archival backgrounds and As cultural heritage repositories, we seek to connect our materials and our users in an ever-growing number ofways. interests. The speakers in this session will discuss howskills from those past careers and interests have helped them be Evaluating user experience helps us to focus these efforts and make the most out ofeveryopportunity to engage and betterarchivists. From table-top gamingto retail customer serve our users.While identifying what and howto evaluate service,learn howyourskills and hobbies can help you in the archives. seems challenging, there are manyways we can approach assessment and inform our work. This panel will discuss CHAIR: data gathering techniques as well as projects underway Jane Zhang, Catholic University ofAmerica at a varietyofinstitutions evaluating instruction, on-site SPEAKERS: research, websites, and programming. Christopher Hartten, Library ofCongress CHAIR: Tamara Gaydos, PeabodyEssexMuseum Matthew Farrell, Brown University Sarah Lichtenfeld, Smithsonian Networks SPEAKERS: Susan AJger, Milton HersheySchoolHeritage Center at Kinderhaus Sarah Horowitz,Augustana College Anne-Marie Viola, Dumbarton Oaks Joyce Chapman, State Library ofNorth Carolina Beth Twiss Houting, HistoricalSociety ofPennsylvania Alana Miller, Museum ofModern Art 10