2013 Conference Presentations

Last weekend’s conference went wonderfully. We were very lucky to have a diverse array of exceptional presentations featured. If you weren’t able to make it or you’d like to take another look at the presentations, click on the links below!

Surveying the Preservation Metadata Landscape
Bryan Brown, Indiana University-Bloomington

Preserving the Web: One Institution’s Foray into Digital Preservation through Web Archiving
Jeremy Floyd, Texas A&M University-Commerce

“I Think We’d Get Shot!” A Participatory Approach to Community-Based Archives
Prairie Hady, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Viewing Subject(s) as Creator(s): The Need to Re-examine and Re-describe Civil Rights Collections for Pluralist Provenance
Nathan Sowry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

If There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Finding Ways to Integrate Your Love of Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections into Your Professional Life
Sarah McAfoose, Indiana University-Bloomington

The Map is the Territory: Archives and the Promise of Historypin
Ben Murphy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Digitization for the Digital Humanities: Addressing Needs and Anticipating Uses
Sarah Hoover, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Unnoticed Music Notation in the Lilly Library
Karen Stafford, Indiana University-Bloomington

Combining Techniques for Increased Efficiency in Archival Processing
Jillian Lohndorf, DePaul University

Final Conference Schedule – March 2, 2013

9:00-9:30   Registration and Breakfast

Room E174

9:30-10:30   Session 1

Room E174

Surveying the Preservation Metadata Landscape
Bryan Brown, Indiana University-Bloomington

Preserving the Web: One Institution’s Foray into Digital Preservation through Web Archiving
Jeremy Floyd, Texas A&M University-Commerce

10:45-11:45   Session 2  (parallel sessions)

Room E174

“I Think We’d Get Shot!” A Participatory Approach to Community-Based Archives
Prairie Hady, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Viewing Subject(s) as Creator(s): The Need to Re-examine and Re-describe Civil Rights Collections for Pluralist Provenance
Nathan Sowry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Room LI001

If There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Finding Ways to Integrate Your Love of Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections into Your Professional Life
Sarah McAfoose, Indiana University-Bloomington

The Map is the Territory: Archives and the Promise of Historypin
Ben Murphy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

11:45-12:00   Break/Meet Designated Tour Leader

12:00-12:45   Tour

Options:

• Lilly Library – A behind-the-scenes tour of the Lilly Library, Indiana University’s rare books, manuscripts, and special collections repository. The library contains 400,000 rare books, 6.5 million manuscripts, and 100,000 pieces of sheet music. Highlights include a Gutenberg Bible, Shakespeare’s first folio, a copy of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s letter accepting the presidency of the United States, and the Slocum Puzzle Collection.

• Kinsey Institute for Sex, Gender, and Reproduction – Founded by world renowned sex scientist Dr. Kinsey in 1947, the Kinsey Institute collections document a persistent pursuit of sexual understanding and knowledge, from the erotic images on a Roman oil lamp, to the landmark studies of Dr. Kinsey, to the current research. The collections comprise more than 432,000 items, including books, periodicals, photographs, art, films, and other special and unique research materials. Thousands of students and scholars of human sexuality now use the collections that were originally assembled to assist the work of Dr. Kinsey and his colleagues. This presentation will highlight collection’s acquisitions, organizations, exhibitions and digitization activities that are inspired by and carry on the legacies of Dr. Kinsey.

• IU Art Museum – A behind-the-scenes tour of the IU Art Museum, one of the foremost university museums in the country. Situated in an I.M. Pei-designed building, its internationally acclaimed collections range from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. The collection includes more than 40,000 objects representing nearly every art-producing culture throughout history.

1:00-2:00   Lunch

Room LI031

2:00-3:00   Session 3 (parallel sessions)

Room E174

Digitization for the Digital Humanities: Addressing Needs and Anticipating Uses
Sarah Hoover, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Understanding the Limits of Digital Costume Collections
Sara Beth Riddle, University of Alabama

Room LI001

Unnoticed Music Notation in the Lilly Library
Karen Stafford, Indiana University-Bloomington

Combining Techniques for Increased Efficiency in Archival Processing
Jillian Lohndorf, DePaul University

3:00-3:15   Break/Meet Designated Tour Leader

3:15-5:00   Workshop

Options:

• Archives and the Public: What They Need to Know, Mathers Museum/Glenn Black Lab of Archaeology – Museums and archives are incredibly valuable places in a variety of ways, but how do we demonstrate our value to the general public? This session will cover the importance of gaining public support and how we can use public outreach and education to do so. Attendees in this interactive workshop will work through a hypothetical situation and discuss their plans to engage the public.

• Working with Photographs in Archives, IU Archives – What’s a cyanotype? What’s the difference between a daguerreotype and an ambrotype? In this workshop we will show you how to identify many of the typical types of photographs that you are likely to find in most archival repositories. We will also take a look at some of the basic terms associated with photographs and vinegar syndrome; how photographs are processed here in the University Archives as well as the procedures for putting these images into our on-line collection. Finally, we will talk about dealing with donors of photograph collections, deeds-of-gift, and permission-to-publish forms.

8:00-1o:00   Social Gathering at Atlas Bar

Transportation Options for ’13 Conference

We’re so excited to meet our out of town guests coming to our conference!  In order to make things as convenient as possible, we’ve compiled a list of transportation options in order to make your trip to Bloomington as easy to navigate as possible.  We look forward to seeing you soon.

Shuttles to airport: If you’re flying to Indiana for the conference, you’re probably going to the Indianapolis airport. GO Express Travel provides affordable shuttles back and forth between Indy and Bloomington, which are about an hour’s drive apart.  You can reserve a one-way ticket online for $16 or buy one at the kiosk for $20.

GO Express Travel website: http://www.bloomingtonshuttle.com/airport_shuttle

Bus routes around town: Bloomington Transit has several buses that stop right at the library, and can take you all around town. Fare is $1.

Bloomington Transit’s website: http://www.bloomingtontransit.com/

Parking options on campus: Because the conference will take place over a weekend, you’re in luck! IU has free parking in the D and E lots as well as its parking garages on Saturdays.

IU Parking website: http://www.parking.indiana.edu/parking_operations/parking.aspx

Taxi Services:

E2Taxi – Environmental taxi service: http://e2taxi.com/about.php

Red Tire Taxi – http://redtiretaxi.com/

Yellow Cab Company: Phone: (812) 339-9744. No website.

Bloomington Hotel Options for the 2013 Conference

The IU SAA-SC is looking forward to welcoming all of our out-of-town guests for the upcoming conference. Unfortunately, there is no hotel with special rates for conference attendees. However, we’ve compiled a list of nearby hotels to help you plan your trip.

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Biddle Hotel, Indiana Memorial Union
The Biddle Hotel is the closest hotel to campus – because it’s right in the middle of it! Located in the Indiana Memorial Union, the Biddle Hotel is a short walk away from the Herman B Wells Library. This hotel may be best for those who don’t wish to take public transportation or hire a taxi. The rest of the hotels listed are close, but not quite walkable.

Walnut Street Inn
For those craving to be right in the heart of downtown Bloomington, the Walnut Street Inn is in the city center, five blocks from the IU campus.

Comfort Inn
The Comfort Inn is about a mile away from the IU campus.

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
The Courtyard is in downtown Bloomington, only a few minutes from the IU campus.

Days Inn
The Days Inn is an inexpensive hotel located 1.5 miles from the Wells library.

Motel 8
The Motel 8 is your best bet for the cheapest accommodation.  Located three miles from the library, it’s best to have a car if you plan on staying at this motel.

We hope this helps narrow down your choices. Check back for a blog about transportation and parking options while in Bloomington.  For more information about Bloomington hotels, check out the Visit Bloomington Hotel and Accommodations guide. We can’t wait to see you at the conference!

Tentative Conference Schedule – March 2, 2013

9:00-9:30   Registration and Breakfast

Room E174

9:30-10:30   Session 1

Room E174

Surveying the Preservation Metadata Landscape
Bryan Brown, Indiana University-Bloomington

Preserving the Web: One Institution’s Foray into Digital Preservation through Web Archiving
Jeremy Floyd, Texas A&M University-Commerce

10:45-11:45   Session 2  (parallel sessions)

Room E174

“I Think We’d Get Shot!” A Participatory Approach to Community-Based Archives
Prairie Hady, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Viewing Subject(s) as Creator(s): The Need to Re-examine and Re-describe Civil Rights Collections for Pluralist Provenance
Nathan Sowry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Room LI001

If There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Finding Ways to Integrate Your Love of Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections into Your Professional Life
Sarah McAfoose, Indiana University-Bloomington

The Map is the Territory: Archives and the Promise of Historypin
Ben Murphy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

11:45-12:00   Break/Meet Designated Tour Leader

12:00-12:45   Tour

1:00-2:00   Lunch

Room LI031

2:00-3:00   Session 3 (parallel sessions)

Room E174

Digitization for the Digital Humanities: Addressing Needs and Anticipating Uses
Sarah Hoover, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Understanding the Limits of Digital Costume Collections
Sara Beth Riddle, University of Alabama

Room LI001

Unnoticed Music Notation in the Lilly Library
Karen Stafford, Indiana University-Bloomington

Combining Techniques for Increased Efficiency in Archival Processing
Jillian Lohndorf, DePaul University

3:00-3:15   Break/Meet Designated Tour Leader

3:15-5:00   Workshop/Tour

8:00-11:00   Social Gathering at Crazy Horse

Register Now! Conference for Graduate Students and Beginning Profession​als on March 2, 2013

The Indiana University student chapter of the Society of American Archivists invites you to attend our fifth conference for students and beginning professionals on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Herman B Wells Library in Bloomington, Indiana.

The conference will consist of presentations on topics related to archives, special collections, and rare books by students and professionals from a variety of institutions. It also will include tours and workshops at Indiana University repositories and museums. Attendees will have plenty of time to get to know one another during the day and at our evening social.

To register for the conference, download and complete the registration form and follow the instructions for mailing. We apologize for the inconvenience of snail mail but we promise our conference is worth it! Local Bloomington attendees are welcome to drop off registration materials at the University Archives reception desk during general operating hours (M-Th 8 a.m.-6 p.m., F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.).

The deadline for registration is Friday, February 15, 2013, but remember that tour and workshop options are limited and assigned on a first come, first served basis.

A tentative conference schedule will be posted soon. Details about presentation sessions, including titles, presenters and abstracts, will be updated as they are confirmed.

Please direct questions regarding the conference to saa<dot>iub<at>gmail<dot>com.

Deadline Extended: 2013 Conference Call for Papers

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Archival Growth in the Modern Age

A Conference for Students and Beginning Professionals on Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections

March 2-3, 2013 in Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University’s student chapter of the Society of American Archivists is proud to announce our fifth conference for students and beginning professionals to be held Saturday, March 2^nd through Sunday, March 3^rd, 2013 in Bloomington, Indiana.

If you are a graduate student in a library science, archives, or rare books program or have entered the profession within the previous three years, we invite you to submit your papers on topics related to archives, rare books, or special collections for presentation at the conference.  The conference theme “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Archival Growth in the Modern Age” can be interpreted broadly; we welcome papers on diverse topics within the field. Each presenter will have approximately 20 to 25 minutes to speak, with ample time left for questions and answers.  In addition to presentations, the two-day conference will include workshops and tours of Indiana University special collections and repositories.

To be considered as a presenter, please submit your paper, or an abstract of 150-200 words and a working title, to saa.iub@gmail.com by Friday, December 14, 2012. Along with your paper or abstract, include your name, email address, institutional affiliation, and any audio/visual needs. The papers will be discussed and voted on in a blind judging process, and you will receive an acceptance or rejection by mid-January. If you have only submitted an abstract, your acceptance will be conditional. You will be required to submit the completed paper by mid-February to have your acceptance finalized.

If your paper is accepted, you will be sent a more detailed registration form. At that time, you will also be asked to submit a registration fee of $30 to cover the meals provided during the conference. Additional details regarding meals, accommodations available in Bloomington, and other logistics will also be provided at that time.  For more information about past conferences, please visit http://saaiu.wordpress.com/category/conference/.

Feel free to direct any questions you may have to Brianna Marshall, Indiana University SAA-SC President and Academic Conference Chair, at saa.iub@gmail.com.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!