Meetings

Fall Meeting, October 15-17, 2008
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

--Download/print PDF of Program, Directions and Materials for Mail-in Registration
--Register Online Now!
--Driving Directions and Parking
--Hotel Information
--View schedule for Friday, October 17 -->>

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

12:30-1:00pm: Registration, Lobby, Belk Library & Information Commons
___

1:00-5:00pm: Workshop: Archives Boot Camp
Room 421, 4th Floor, Belk Library & Information Commons
Description: No push-ups are required at Archives Boot Camp. This training camp is actually a basic archival education workshop. The day-and-a-half-long workshop introduces basic archival practices and standards to people who are responsible for historical documents but haven’t had the benefit of formal archival training. Past Boot Camp participants have included librarians, museum curators, and public historians associated with various clubs, religious institutions, businesses, and social organizations.
Instructors: Matthew Turi, Manuscripts Reference Librarian, UNC-CH
Laura Clark Brown, Project Director, "Extending the Reach of Southern Sources: Proceeding to Large-Scale Digitization of Manuscript Collections," UNC-CH


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

8:15-9:00am: Registration, Lobby, Belk Library & Information Commons
___

8:30am/9:00am-5:00pm: Concurrent Workshops

I. 9:00am-5:00pm: Workshop: Archives Boot Camp, continued (see above)

II. 8:30am-5:00pm: Workshop: Describing Archives: A Content Standard (SAA Workshop)
Room 028, Lower Level, Belk Library & Information Commons
Description: Do you need practical strategies for implementing DACS? This is the introductory workshop for you! This workshop presents in-depth, practical consideration of the key concepts and descriptive elements in Describing Archives: A Content Standard, the new U.S. standard. Explore strategies for incorporating this standard into workflows for accessioning, arrangement, and description through discussions and hands-on work with a variety of exercises, culminating in a DACS-based analysis of existing finding aids. This workshop, a basic introduction to the standard, focuses on application of DACS rules and concepts, which participants can apply to repository processes and descriptive outputs.
*Workshop fee includes the SAA publication, Describing Archives: A Content Standard (a $35 value).
Instructor: Lynn Holdzkom, Assistant Curator of Manuscripts and Head of Technical Services/Manuscripts Cataloging Librarian, Manuscripts Department, UNC-Chapel Hill
Registration: Registration is through SAA only.
Early-Bird Registration Deadline: September 17, 2008
Registration Fees:

  • SNCA Members (who do not belong to SAA): $210 (Early)/$260 (Regular) – **Contact SNCA to obtain this discount**
  • SAA Members: $185 (Early)/$235 (Regular)
  • Employees of Member Institutions: $210 (Early)/$260 (Regular)
  • Nonmembers: $235 (Early)/$285 (Regular)

III. 9:00am-12:00pm: Workshop: Copyright and the Law
Room 026, Lower Level, Belk Library & Information Commons
Description: Archives and special collections contain substantial amounts of published and unpublished materials, both purchased and donated in furtherance of their institution's mission and/or as required by law. These materials include more than printed works; there may be extensive collections of photographs, slides, films, manuscripts, letters, notes, and other copyrighted materials, both analog and digital. Many collections are heavily used by researchers and the general public, and large amounts of time, effort, and money are being devoted to digitizing and providing access to unique primary materials. The imperative for archivists and special collection librarians to understand and be able to apply the concepts of copyright law has never been stronger.This interactive workshop focuses on copyright issues faced by archivists, special collection librarians and their users, such as the problem of orphan works, library exemptions, and applicable policies/procedures that both protect and provide broad access to collection materials.
Instructor: Peggy Hoon, Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration, North Carolina State University
___

5:15-6:45pm: Tour of Special Collections and Belk Library & Information Commons
Meet in the Library Lobby, 1st Floor
___

7:00-9:00pm: Reception at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University
The reception will be held at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, located at 423 West King Street. There is no charge for the reception if you register for Friday's meeting. If you would like to bring a guest to the reception or register separately for the reception, the cost is $5 per person.

Live music will be provided by Hands Four of Blowing Rock, NC. M Mueller (fiddle) and Georgie Donovan (piano) play the dance music of the southern and northern Appalachians, with forays into the sonorous music of the Tohono O'odham (Arizona), border music, Mexican polkas, Italian village dances, and the stately Baroque music of the English dancing masters.


View schedule for Friday, October 17 -->>

Last updated: 05/30/09 by SNCA Web Team