TCART 2015 Spring Meeting wrap up

Posted on June 23, 2015 by tcartmn

Spring Meeting II

Thank you to everyone who attended TCART’s 2015 Spring Meeting at the American Swedish Institute on May 20th. We had a fantastic turnout of nearly 60 attendees.  Thank you to Rob Nicholl and Scott Pollock of the American Swedish Institute for hosting us and providing tours of the Wallenberg Library and Archives.

We had two speakers, Nat Wilson of Carleton College and Lisa Calahan of the University of Minnesota, who presented on Archival Content Management Systems: What are the Options? For those interested, the slides from their presentations can be found here:

The Engagement: Announcing the Marriage between ArchivesSpace and the University of Minnesota by Lisa Calahan, University of Minnesota

Archon, we need to talk… by Nat Wilson, Carleton College

The business meeting included:

1. Secretary’s report (link to report and entire meeting minutes) — most notable for the fact that we have reached 100 members!
2. Treasurer’s Report from Lara Friedman-Shedlov
3. Old business — Student Scholarship program announcement, more information will be posted on the website as the due date approaches (October 1st)
4. Board Officer Position Proposal — updated bylaws were proposed to reflect the newly restructured position of Newsletter Editor to that of Communications Officer. The changes were voted up and approved.
5. Board election for Communications Officer  — votes were cast and the 2015-2017 Communications Officer is Kate Dietrick, Assistant Archivist of the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota.
6. MN Archive Symposium committee — committee members were announced (Marcia Collins, Kate Dietrick, Ted Hathaway, Audra Hilse, Andrea Hoff, Rachel Howell, and Jennifer Johnson) and a tentative date has been set for November 2nd at the Minnesota Historical Society. More information will be announced at a later date.

The next TCART meeting will be around early October at St. Cloud State– more details to come.

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TCART’s 2015 Spring Meeting

Posted on April 18, 2015 by tcartmn

American Swedish Institute (ASI)
2600 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Wednesday, May 20th, 9-12:30pm

Schedule

9-9:20 – Welcome (Coffee and treats will be provided)

9:20-9:50 – Tour of the Wallenberg Library and Archives with ASI Archivist Rob Nicholl.

10-10:40 – Archival Content Management Systems: What are the Options? – Presentations by Nat Wilson of Carlton College and Lisa Calahan of the University of Minnesota changes to Archival Content Management Systems and transitions to new systems.

10:40-11:00 – Discussion Thinking about a new CMS for your archives? Are you an Archivist’s Toolkit or Archon user and thinking about ArchiveSpace? This will be an opportunity to connect with other colleagues on these important issues!

11:00-11:10 – Break

11:10-11:50 – Business Meeting – Includes member voting on a modification to the TCART Newsletter Editor officer position, and elections for two officer positions.

11:50-12:20 – Tour of the Wallenberg Library and Archives with ASI Archivist Rob Nicholl.

12:30pm – Lunch at Fika (at the ASI) (Optional, at your own expense)

Location and parking information can be found here.

Please RSVP by Friday, May 15th

The TCART Spring meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Membership information will be available at the meeting for those who wish to join. See https://tcartmn.org/membership/ for more membership information or to join today!

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TCART’s 2014 Fall Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2014 by tcartmn

Givens Conference Suite
Rm 120
Andersen Library
University of Minnesota

Friday, Dec. 12th, 9-1pm

Schedule

9-9:20 – Welcome (Coffee and treats will be provided)

9:20-9:50 – Tour of the Caverns at the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC)

10-10:30 – “Ralph Rapson: A Legacy in Architecture and Design” – a presentation on this current exhibit at the Andersen Library, by Barbara Bezat, asst. archivist at the Northwestern Architectural Archives.

10:40-11:20 – Business Meeting

11:20-11:30 – Break

11:30-12:00 – New developments with the Minnesota Digital Library – a presentation by Molly Huber, MDL Coordinator, and Jolie Graybill, MDL Asst. Director

12:10-12:40 – Tour of the Caverns at the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC)

12:50 pm – Lunch (optional) at Republic (221 Cedar Ave – Seven Corners)

Location and parking information can be found online at http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/AnderLib/

Please RSVP by Friday, Dec. 5th

The TCART fall meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Membership information will be available at the meeting for those who wish to join. Members, please remember that membership renewal is due at the Fall meeting. See https://tcartmn.org/membership/ for more membership information or to join today!

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Announcing the 3rd Annual Minnesota Archives Symposium

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tcartmn

3rd Annual Minnesota Archives Symposium

Inviting Interaction: Building Digital Access and
Connections in Archives & Special Collections.

Join the Hennepin County Library Special Collections and the Twin Cities Archives Round Table (TCART) on Friday, October 24, 2014 for the third annual Minnesota Archives Symposium. This year’s theme is Inviting Interaction: Building Digital Access and Connections in Archives & Special Collections. Attend the Symposium to meet with your peers and learn what methods archivists, librarians, curators, and other information management professionals are using to advocate and make connections with others, both within their institution and with the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Schedule of Events (for detailed session descriptions and full schedule see page 2)

12:15-12:45 pm Optional HCL Preservation Lab Tour with Frank Hurley (Hennepin County Library’s Preservation Technician) (must pre-register; limit 20)
12:45-1:00 pm TCART Sponsored Pre-Symposium Coffee & Mingle Break
1:00-1:15 pm: Introduction to the Symposium
1:15-2:15 pm Session One: Promoting archives by creating digital collections using Islandora, with Alexander Kent, Linda Richter, and Pam Sukalski
2:15-2:45 pm TCART Sponsored Coffee & Mingle Break & Optional HCL Preservation Lab Tour with Frank Hurley (Hennepin County Library’s Preservation Technician) (must pre-register; limit 20)
2:45-3:45 pm Session Two: Digital Arts Sciences + Humanities (DASH) and the Archives with Justin Schell.
3:45-4:00 pm TCART Sponsored Coffee & Mingle Break
4:00-5:00 pm Session Three: Digital Tools and Access to Collections with Tom Steman

Location and Time:
The Minnesota Archives Symposium will be held in Doty Board Room, 2nd level at Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN) from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Friday, October 24.

Online registration is now closed.  However, you may still register in person at the Symposium.

Questions?
Please contact TCART at tcartmn@gmail.com or Ted Hathaway (ehathaway@hclib.org) for questions and information.

Minnesota Archives Symposium Full Schedule

Pre-Symposium Schedule
12:15-12:45 pm Optional HCL Preservation Lab Tour with Frank Hurley (Hennepin County Library’s Preservation Technician) must pre-register; limit 20)
12:45-1:00 pm TCART Sponsored Pre-Symposium Coffee & Mingle Break

Symposium Schedule
1:00-1:15 pm : Introduction to the Symposium

1:15-2:15 pm Session One: Promoting archives by creating digital collections with Islandora
In 2013, Southwest Minnesota State University and Minneapolis College of Art and Design joined PALS as implementation partners for the Islandora Digital Repository Project. This implementation was a key opportunity to test the true viability of Islandora, and it gave our partners the chance to digitize materials. PALS provides the following Islandora services: hosting the Islandora server and applications, planning and metadata assistance, creating customized ingest forms, and training and support. Through a demonstration of Islandora, we will highlight some of the features and show the flexibility and customizations possible in the user interface. We will also include a discussion of the projects, challenges, lessons learned, and successes.
Alexander Kent, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Linda Richter, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pam Sukalski, Southwest Minnesota State University

2:15-2:45 pm TCART Sponsored Coffee & Mingle Break & Optional HCL Preservation Lab Tour with Frank Hurley (Hennepin County Library’s Preservation Technician)(must pre-register; limit 20)

2:45-3:45 pm  Session Two: Digital Arts Sciences + Humanities (DASH) and the Archives
 A number of projects with the University of Minnesota Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections (ASC) department engage with emerging tools and methods of research and presentation. The Digital Arts Sciences + Humanities (DASH), which focuses on tools like crowdsourcing, mapping, data visualization, 3D printing, allows collaborations between DASH and ASC curators to bring new dimensions to these collections, as well as offer different avenues of access to researchers interested in using these collections. The presentation will offer concrete examples of how to develop digital projects using primarily open source tools.
Justin Schell, University of Minnesota Libraries

3:45-4:00 pm TCART Sponsored Coffee & Mingle Break

4:00-5:00 pm Session Three: Digital Tools and Access to Collections
Tom Steman discusses web-based tools that enhance the accessibility of digital objects, as well as information, held in archives. One tool, Timeline JS, is an open source tool that provides an easy and appealing way to present information in a timeline format. The other, HistoryPin, is being used by organizations to contrast past images of specific locations with their current appearance.

Tom Steman, St. Cloud State University
 

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