January 11, 2017
Where to begin: Basics of project planning for GLAM organizations
Featured speaker: Angela Kipp, Collection Manager, TECHNOSEUM and Administrator, Registrar Trek. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The first webinar in the series provides a solid understanding of successful project preparation.
January 18, 2017
Building resources and relationships: Determining what and who you need
Featured speaker: Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Principal Librarian, Library and Information Services Team Lead, Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The second webinar in the series provides an overview of issues related to budget creation and management.
January 25, 2017
Making the most of people: Recruitment, retention, and recognition
Featured speaker: Sarah Leu, Project Archivist, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The third webinar in the series addresses personnel issues, from full-time staff to interns and volunteers.
February 1, 2017
Collection access: Describing, cataloging, and processing with the future in mind
Featured speaker: Beth Knazook, Library Juice Academy and Queen’s University. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The fourth webinar in the series discusses issues related to cataloging and processing.
February 8, 2017
Overcoming project hurdles: Approaches to identifying and managing collection red flags
Featured speakers: Jessica Bitely, Director of Preservation Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC); and Yvonne Ng, Senior Archivist, WITNESS. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The fifth webinar in the series discusses a variety of challenges professionals may encounter as they care for their collections.
February 15, 2017
Closing the loop: Project assessment and leveraging goals for future planning Featured speaker: Ellen Ryan, Head of Special Collections and Archives and Assistant Professor, Idaho State University. Slides only | Slides with script | Script only | Recommended Resources | Evaluation Survey
The sixth and final webinar in the series considers what happens as a project concludes, including issues related to outreach and assessment.
For the benefit of those who would like to plan similar projects, CLIR has the following resources:
- Planning Virtual Meetings and Webinars (part of the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit)
- Webinar Speaker Agreement Template (.docx)
- Curriculum Committee Agreement Template (for webinar series, .docx)
- Example Webinar Survey (.pdf)
Strategies for Advancing Hidden Collections Curriculum Committee
- Stephanie Gaub Antequino, Memorabilia Archivist, Planet Hollywood International
- Casey Davis, Project Manager, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, WGBH-Boston
- Tamar Evangelista-Dougherty, Consultant
- Linda Hocking, Curator of Library and Archives, Litchfield Historical Society
- Daniel Johnson, Digital Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa
- Holly Mengel, Manuscripts Cataloging Librarian, University of Pennsylvania
- Matthew Peek, Military Collections Archivist, State Archives of North Carolina
- Kelly Revak, Processing Archivist, Library of Congress