GSLIScast: Archives

Mark Greene - On "More Product, Less Process"

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:42:00 -0400

On April 15th, 2009 the Simmons Chapter of the Society of American Archivists sponsored a webcast with former SAA President and Director of the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming, Mark Greene. Perhaps best known for co-authoring “More Product, Less Process,” Mark spoke about the implications of using that theory in other aspects of archival work (like appraisal, reference, and digitization).

Mark Greene :: Presenter's bio from the SAA website.
Simmons Chapter of the Society of American Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's websie.
Kevin MacLeod / Smooth Move :: Music used in this episode.

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Archives Career Panel

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:08:00 -0400

On October 28, 2008 the Simmons Student Chapter of the Society American Archivists sponsored an Archives Career Panel. The panelists discussed their experiences in the archives job market, expectations for new graduates in the profession, and gave advice on resumes and interviews. The speakers included Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, University Archivist and Co-Director of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University, Nora Murphy, Reference Archivist of the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections, Donna Webber the College Archivist of Simmons College, Brenda Lawson, Director of Collections Services at the Massachusetts Historical Society, and India Spartz, Senior Archivist at the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. The panel was introduced and moderated by the Student Chapter of the Society American Archivists co-chair Melissa Gonzales.

SCOSSA Website :: Simmons' Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists
Kevin MacLeod / No Good Layabout :: Music used in this episode.
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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NEA Conference - Is it all Web 2.0? Cultural heritage in a digital world

Simmons College GSLIS — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:56:00 -0500

On November 15, 2008 Ross Harvey gave the closing plenary for the New England Archivists’ Fall Meeting hosted at Simmons College. Ross is a visiting professor at Simmons who has worked around the world in the field of digital preservation of library and archival materials. He both summarized the main points addressed in the Fall Meeting and gave a presentation addressing the field’s changing needs and challenges as cultural heritage becomes increasingly digital heritage. He specifically tried to address what lessons can be learned from traditional archival practice and what new challenges lie ahead.

New England Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's website.
Kevin MacLeod / Shades of Spring :: Music used in this podcast.
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 2.53 MB
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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NEA Conference - Why Does It Cost So Much? Decisions and Choices in Managing Preservation

Simmons College GSLIS — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:41:00 -0500

On November 15th, 2008 Amy Friedlander from the Council on Library and Information Resources presented her findings on issues related to managing preservation of resources to the New England Archivists Fall Meeting hosted at Simmons College. She discussed long term sustainability of digital materials, but also commented on how many decisions also concern institutional mission, priorities and decisions about resources and collections. And now Amy Friedlander on “Why Does It Cost So Much? Decisions and Choices in Managing Preservation.”

Council on Library and Information Resources :: Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives
Blue Ribbon Task Force :: Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access
"Counting the Costs of Digital Preservation" :: Stephen Chapman article, link to full text PDF.
New England Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's website.
Kevin MacLeod / Bama Country :: Music used in this podcast.
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 8.69 MB
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

File Download (66:11 min / 60.6 MB)

NEA Conference - Preventive Conservation for Cultural Property in Historic Buildings

Simmons College GSLIS — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:30:00 -0500

On November 14, 2008 Rick Kerschner gave a lecture for the “Traditional Preservation” section of the New England Archivists Fall Meeting at Simmons College. He is the Director of the Preservation and Conservation at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. He also conducts research, lectures and consults on practical environmental control for collections housed in historic buildings, and teaches preventive conservation workshops for the American Association for State and Local History.

New England Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's website.
Kevin MacLeod / Anachronist :: Music used in this podcast.
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 3.42 MB
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

File Download (61:43 min / 56.5 MB)

NEA Conference - Working with First Responders and Emergency Managers

Simmons College GSLIS — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:07:00 -0500

On November 14th, 2008 Sara Wolf gave the opening plenary for the New England Archivists Fall Meeting. She is the Director of the Northeast Museum Services Center of the National Park Service and has worked in emergency response management since she was a first responder to hurricane Isabel in 2003. She has since formed a Cultural Resources Emergency Response Team in the National Park Service and worked as the first cultural resources specialist to be included as part of a Type I, National Incident Management Team for response to Katrina.

New England Archivists :: Sponsoring organization's website.
Kevin MacLeod / Reaching Out :: Music used in this podcast.
Slide Presentation :: PDF Format / 3.32 MB
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

File Download (43:03 min / 39.4 MB)

Rising from the Ashes: The Story of the Iraq National Library and Archives

Simmons College GSLIS — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:17:00 -0500

Dr. Saad Eskander has served as the Director of the Iraqi National Library and Archives in Baghdad since 2003, keeping the library open against seemingly impossible odds. On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, he spoke at Simmons College about the history of the Iraqi National Library and the challenges of maintaining the country’s cultural heritage in a war-torn and politically tumultuous climate. Dr. Eskaneder was introduced by GSLIS Dean Michele Cloonan and by Jeff Spurr of the Harvard University Fine Arts Library.

Note: Dean Cloonan’s introductory remarks were re-recorded after the event due to a technical malfunction.

Iraq Diary :: Dr. Eskander's blog from Baghdad
In Baghdad, building order out of chaos :: Boston Globe on Eskander's visit to Boston
Kevin McLeod / Folk Round :: Music used in this podcast
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of this episode.

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On the Library Crimes Beat

Simmons College GSLIS — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:56:00 -0400

Library crimes may seem like an odd beat for a newspaper reporter. But after a rash of thefts from New England libraries Hartford Courant journalist Kim Martineau found herself on the trail of notorious map thief E. Forbes Smiley. On Monday, February 26th, 2007 Martineau spoke at an event sponsored by the Simmons College Chapter American Library Association.

Podcast Transcript :: Complete audio transcript.
Map With A Legend :: One of Martineau's recent stories.
ALASC Wiki :: Event sponsor.
Photos on Flickr :: Photos from event.
Shedding Some Light... :: Blog posting about event.
mystified / light there was :: Podcast music from Kahvi Collective.

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Crimes of War, Crimes of Peace

Simmons College GSLIS — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:08:00 -0500

András Riedlmayer is the director of the Documentation Centre of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard’s University’s Fine Arts Library. A specialist in the history and culture of the Balkans, he spent much of the past decade documenting the destruction of archives, libraries and other cultural heritage during the 1990s wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. He has testified about his findings as an expert witness at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in the Hague.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2007, he spoke at a Simmons College event sponsored by Simmons International Relations and the GSLIS research colloquium.

Slide presentation :: (PDF format)
About Andras :: H-Net profile of Riedlmayer
Simmons International Relations :: About SIR (co-sponsor)
GSLIS Research Colloquia :: About the Research Colloquia (co-sponsor)
Podcast Transcript :: Complete transcript of podcast audio.
''Música lliure II'' :: Introductory music used in this podcast.

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