The New York Archives Conference (NYAC) will host their 2010 Annual
Conference at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on June 2-4, 2010.
This year's conference will be a joint meeting with the Archivists
Round Table of Metropolitan NY.
The conference schedule is included below. It will include a day of
workshops, a plenary speaker, a number of conference sessions of diverse
content and interest selected by both organizations, a Thursday evening
reception, Friday luncheon, and tour offerings.
On-campus housing will be available at an inexpensive cost.
Additional Information including the detailed program and scholarship
information will be distributed soon.
Michael P. Martin and David E. White
Co-chairs, New York Archives Conference
Workshops June 2nd
Full Day-
Dealing with Historical E-Records in Colleges, University and Beyond:
Getting Your Program Off the Ground
Steve F. Goodfellow
Access Systems, Inc.
Morning Workshop 9:00 - 12:00
Managing Historical Photographs
Ray LaFever
Coordinator, Archival Advisory Services
New York State Archives
Introduction to Preservation for Small Repositories
Beth L. Patkus
Preservation Consultant and former Field Service Representative at
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Afternoon Workshop 1:30 - 4
Which standards are right for you?
Michele Combs
Manuscripts Librarian, Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Terry Catapano
Special Collections Analyst/Librarian
Columbia University Libraries Digital Program
Thursday June 3rd
8:30-10 Introductions/Plenary
William Casari, Assistant Professor at Hostos Community College of the
City University of New York,
This plenary speech will discuss how the profile of the
archival collections have been raised through New York State Archives
Documentary Heritage Programs grants, public presentations and
identifying “champions” within the college administration.
Break 10-10:15
Slot 1 10:15-11:45
Session # 1
Implementing, Modifying, and Teaching the Archivists' Toolkit
The AT and (Just) Me - A Lone Implementation of the Archivists'
Toolkit
Deena Schwimmer
Associate Archivist
Yeshiva University
Teaching Description and Processing Using the Archivists' Toolkit
Janet Bunde
Brademas Congressional Papers and Assistant University Archivist
New York University
Archivists' Toolkit Reference Module: Customizing Open Source Software
for the Community
Marisa Hudspeth
Digital Program Lead Archivist
Rockefeller Archive Center
Session # 2
The Joys and Challenges of teaching Sixteenth-Century English
Paleography to Undergraduates in a New York Public University
Dr. Vincent Carey
History Professor
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Session # 3
Digitizing Local Newspapers: A Pilot Project- A Panel Discussion
Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
Helene Tieger,
College Archivist
Bard College Archives and Special Collections
11:45- 2:00 Lunch on own
Slot # 2 2-3:30
Session # 4
Digital Asset Management for Small Repositories
It works, but is it usable? Usability and DAMS"
Leala Abbott
Senior Analyst for Enterprise Content Management
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art User-Case Study
Einar Brendalen
Image Systems Analyst
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Moving a Cataloged Analog Collection to the Digital World: 1.3 million
pages in three years, The New York Philharmonic Archives’ Leon Levy
Project
Barbara Haws
Archivist/Historian
New York Philharmonic
Session # 5
How Do I Tell Your Story?”~ Practical “Why Dos” and “How Tos”
Gertrude B. Hutchinson
Archivist
Foundation of New York State Nurses
Session # 6
Web 2.0 for small institutions
David Kay
Director of Archives / Digital Archivist
Little Airplane Productions
Break 3:30-3:45
Slot # 3 3:45-5:15
Session # 7
E-mail Management and Preservation
Not Lost in Space: Archiving Digital Correspondence
Nancy Adgent
Project Archivist
Rockefeller Archive Center
The Change in Culture and Implementation of E-mail Management Software
in the Agency
Peter Szwedo
Manager, Information Technology Services
NYS Office of Real Property Services
Leveraging Technology to Manage the Cost and Risk of Email Archives
Christine Midwood, Senior Product Manager (New York Region)
Sue Trombley, Director Consulting Services (New York Region)
Iron Mountain Digital
Session # 7
Untold New York City Stories: The Intersection of Local and Global in
Three Diverse Collections
It's a Small World After All: The Photo Morgue of the Daily Worker
Hillel Arnold
Project Archivist
Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on an International Stage: The First
Fifty Years
Rachel Chatalbash
Archivist
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New YorkStories in a Global Finance Collection
Celia Hartmann
Project Archivist, Brown Brothers Harriman Collection,
New-York Historical Society
Reception 5:30-7
Friday June 4th
8-9 Registration/Business Meetings for NYAC/ART
Slot # 4 9-10:30
Session # 8
Making Historical Records Accessible: The Local Government Example
Bringing Clarkstown Records to the Public via the Web
David Carlucci
Town Clerk/RMO
Town of Clarkstown
Genealogists Make Great Volunteers: the Rockland County Archives
Example
Peter J. Scheibner:
Rockland County Archivist
A County Leads Cooperative Access to Historical Records: The
Westchester Example
Patty Dohrenwend
Director
Westchester County Archives & Records Center
Session # 9
Maintaining a Green Archives
Advocating for Sustainability in Archives, Communities, and the
Profession: A Behavioral Approach
Kristen Yarmey-Tylutki
The University of Scranton
Going Green: Managing the Design and Construction of a LEED
David Golden
Consultant
CliftonParkLibrary Board
Session # 10
Descriptive Metadata for Digital and Non-Bibliographic Materials:
Implications for Archives & Special Collections
When "Special" Means Unique: Cataloging Guidelines for Manuscripts and
Art and Cultural Objects
Elizabeth O’Keefe
Director of Collection Information Systems
The Morgan Library & Museum
Between a DACS and a Hard Place: Creating a New Metadata Standard for
Single Manuscripts
Margaret Nichols
Head, Special Materials Unit, Library Technical Services
CornellUniversity
FRBR and RDA: What's in it for Archives and Special Collections
Rick Block
Head, Special Collections Metadata and Cataloging
ColumbiaUniversity
Jennifer Palmisano
Associate Director of Library Systems
Center for Jewish History
Break 10:30-10:45
Slot # 5 10:45- 12:15
Session # 11
Using Open Source Software
Open Source Options for Archivists
Bonnie Weddle
Electronic Records Archivist
New York State Archives
Open source in the archive: real world experiences
Seth Kauffman
CollectiveAccess
Opening Open Source
Rick R. Cobello
Director, Information Technology
Schenectady County
Session # 12
Safely Navigating the World of Orphan Works
Dr. Philip B. Eppard, PhD, SAA Fellow
Professor, Department of Information Studies
University at Albany, SUNY
12:15-12:30
12:30 -2:00 Luncheon
From Yasgur’s Farm to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts : Documenting
the Evolution of the Woodstock Nation, 1969-2010.
