Working in Archivists’ Toolkit (AT) was an exciting and challenging experience. Everything seemed final and definite once it was entered into its appropriate section. My supervisor talked me down off the ledge and helped me see this program as a …
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Meet the Archivist: Claudia Willett and the John Hay Library, Part IV
Thinking that I had actually completed processing the collection was probably a little ridiculous because is processing ever really completed? Processing is one of the most time consuming duties that an archivists has. When you?re working within the scope of …
Meet the Archivist: Claudia Willett and the John Hay Library, Part III
It?s like professors plan these things. I have reached the point in processing the Michael Gizzi papers where I can start to construct the finding aid components, specifically the biographical note and the scope and content note. It just …
Meet the Archivist: Claudia Willett and the John Hay Library, Part II
Many of you probably remember taking LIS 438 or some version of an Introduction to Archives course. You never really get the satisfaction of practical application in a lecture; it really does take an internship to reiterate and reaffirm the …
Meet the Archivist: Claudia Willett and the John Hay Library, Part I
The Archivist
Hi! I?m Claudia and am currently in my first semester of the dual-degree program for archives management and history. I graduated this past May from Simmons College with a Bachelor of Arts in history and a minor in …
SAA 2011: Amanda Strauss
Networking. This word has been the source of great angst for me. In a conference setting, networking means introducing myself to a stranger in a room full of strangers. The introvert in me would rather hide in the corner or
SAA 2011: Erin Faulder
Flexibility. After spending a week in Chicago this summer for SAA’s 75th Annual Meeting, I realize that it is a key skill an archivist should cultivate. Whether it’s the flexibility to implement a plan for dealing with born digital records
… SAA 2011: Rebecca Meyer
The Archives as a Center for Community: The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
… With the current economic challenges we are facing, it is more important than ever for archivists to advocate on behalf of
SAA 2011: Emily Gonzalez
A great thing about attending a large conference like SAA is that you get to meet so many interesting people with such a wide variety of jobs. ?One of my favorite sessions at this year?s conference was paneled by a
… SAA 2011: Jasmine Jones
GSLIS community, I have to admit something: I was terrified for SAA. ?My anxiety over the conference triggered nightmares… About what to wear of all things! ?And yet, when I got there, I realized how silly I had been. ?Sure,
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