Monday, November 4
Heritage Room in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN
Map: https://gustavus.edu/about/files/gustavus_adolphus_map.pdf
Free visitor parking in the Norelius Lot (Lot “B” on the map).
Registration required. Register here: https://forms.gle/qKMjkXrgvsDsyUWH7
Please register by October 29. Registrations received after October 29 will not include lunch.
Schedule
9:00am – TCART Member Business Meeting (non-members welcome to attend)
10:00am – Coffee Break
10:30am – Welcome
10:45am – The Brag Box
Recent accomplishments and announcements from across the membership.
- Recent Digital Processing Projects – Leif Kopietz, Minnesota Historical Society
- Court of Appeals 40th Anniversary Project – Erica Nutzman, Minnesota State Law Library
- NEH Grant to Expand Access to Collections – Kristina Warner, Norwegian American Historical Association
- Book Project and Product Launch – Clare Pavelka, Red Wing Shoe Company
11:45am – Lunch
1:00pm – Tours
Tours of the Gustavus Adolphus archives led by Jeff Jenson and Adrianna Darden (pre-registration required).
2:00pm – Panel 1: New Technology
Speakers share new tools, software, and other tips and tricks that they find useful in their work.
- Teaching Yourself Python (for free!) – Sarah Barsness, University of Minnesota
- Intro to Canva and Related Graphic Design Tools – Hannah King, Minnesota Historical Society
- Introducing Zippy: Digitizing Our Collections One Clip at a Time – Heidi Southworth and Leah Zacate, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Developing a 3D Photography Program – Tom Steman, St Cloud State University
3:00pm – Panel 2: Small Budget Solutions
Speakers share projects completed, innovations developed, or new workflows implemented when working with a small team and/or small budgets.
- Space Consolidation Project – Grant Wilson, Stearns History Museum
- Small-budget Solutions for Obsolete Media – Dan Sustacek, COMPAS
- Omeka/Reclaim Hosting – Kristina Warner, Norwegian American Historical Association
4:00pm – End
We look forward to seeing you in beautiful St. Peter!
