Twin Cities Archives Round Table

• A new survey of member preferences and ideas was performed. The survey gathered input on communication preferences, solicited ideas on programming, and gathered opinions on funding the TCART symposium. The survey is now closed, and results will be shared soon!

• Minnesota Media Arts (MNMA) and St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) are launching a survey ahead of a new series of Community Media Archiving Workshops and would love to get TCART Members’ input! The survey can be filled out at this link before September 12.

• The date and venue for the 2025 Minnesota Archives Symposium has been released! Mark your calendars for Monday November 3 for a full day of presentations, networking, lightning talks, birds-of-a-feather discussions, lunch, and site tours — we look forward to seeing you at the historic Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul!

• Autumn is here and that means it is time once again for TCART membership renewal.  All memberships, regardless of when you first joined, come due in the fall. Please renew your membership using our Membership Form, individual memberships are once again $10 for the year.  If you would like to join, but dues are a hardship, please reach out to me or any other current TCART officer.  Further instructions for membership renewal can be found at https://tcartmn.org/membership/or by emailing us at tcartmn@gmail.com.  

Our Spring Meeting will be Friday, May 9th, from 9am to noon via Zoom. If you plan to attend, please register using this form: https://tinyurl.com/TCARTSpring25 

Things to look forward to at the spring meeting:

• Participate in the biannual business meeting, where we’ll hold elections for Communications Officer and Membership Officer/Secretary.
• Hear a special presentation from Tom Steman, archivist at St. Cloud University, on his repository’s migration to Access to Memory.
• Break out into small discussion groups to chat more about finding aids and migration projects.
• Share your work! We’ll close with an invitation for members to share recent projects, accomplishments, announcements, etc. If you’d like to speak during this portion of the program, please let us know in your registration form. We’ll follow up with you!

We look forward to seeing you at the spring meeting!

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 40^th 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!

Attention all! The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is looking for a Tribal Records Specialist!

Please take a look at the information and reach out if interested at holly.oppegard@mysticlake.com

Tribal Records Specialist
Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as our Tribal Records Specialist! In this opportunity you will perform highly confidential, specialized records processing and scanning work, including organization of Business Council and General Council meeting documents. Enjoy weekly pay, 401k starting day one, and health benefits. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!
Job Overview: Responsible for performing highly confidential, specialized records organization, processing and scanning to ensure documents are handled in a professional manner and are secured. Fulfills research and information requests to support the Business Council, Tribal Administration, Legal, and Tribal Archives staff.
Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.
Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC’s Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org.
Job Requirements:
Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the expectations of this job:

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High School diploma or GED.
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Two years of experience closely related to the duties of the position.
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4-year college degree in a related field such as Government, Social Services, Law/Paralegal,Library Science, or History preferred.
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Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Record Management Systems.
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Knowledge in government relations as it relates to Records Management.
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Working knowledge of Library Science and Archives disciplines.
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Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
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Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form.
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Previous experience working in an independent environment.
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Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
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Driver’s License may be required – Type of License: D