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This spreadsheet is provided as an informal tool to connect individuals who are seeking ideas and/or collaboration on session proposals for MAC 2023. It is not monitored by MAC or the 2023 Program Committee and is not part of the official submission process. For full details, be sure to visit the Call for Proposals: https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/2023-call-for-session-proposals
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IdeasYour Contact InfoAnything else? Session type?Interested folks and contact info (include short note on how you will contribute)Interested folks and contact info (include short note on how you will contribute)Interested folks and contact info (include short note on how you will contribute)Interested folks and contact info (include short note on how you will contribute)Interested folks and contact info (include short note on how you will contribute)
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Dealing with difficult topics in your collections: Slavery, Boarding Schools, etc.Kathy Hertel-Baker, khertelbaker@scnky.org, 502-331-4548, Sisters of Charity of NAzareth ArchivesPanel or roundtable?Morgen MacIntosh Hodgetts, DePaul University, Chicago, IL; current member of University's Task Force to Address the Vincentian's Relationship with Slavery; email: mmacinto@depaul.edu, 773-325-5081
Leslie Van Veen McRoberts, Murray &
Hong Special Collections, Michigan
State University Libraries,
mcrobe13@msu.edu; Curator of
Radicalism collection which includes
the left of center and right of center, and
every opinion and ideology formed
through print and ephemera material.
Patrick Milhoan, University of Notre Dame Archives. pmilhoan@nd.edu. Slave labor and the Sisters of Loretto.
Matt Strandmark, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center, mstrandmark@uky.edu. Teaching with Primary Sources using materials related to slavery/slave trade - materials of racism, KKK, etc.
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Feedback mechanisms for finding aids, particularly related to reparative description: does your institution have mechanisms in place? Have you received feedback from researchers/community members/other folks invested in how they're described in your finding aids?Marcella Huggard, mhuggard@ku.edu, 785-864-6306, KU Libraries; Lindy Smith, lindysmith@umkc.edu, 816-235-1539, UMKC LibrariesPanel or roundtable?
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(Panel is full; thank you!) Let’s discuss the diffusion and dispersal of power from archives, libraries, and cultural heritage institutions to the communities of people surrounding them. Individual presentations might be on community-based projects or any work that shares authority in a significant manner, or subverts the traditional archives/community relationship. We’d like presentations to directly address themes of power and relationships instead of focusing on technical aspects of the work. How has your institution sought to share power with community members? I will share a community-based oral history workshop that I am piloting this academic year (2022-23).Jennifer Ho, Archivist for Special Collections at Cal State San Marcos, jho@csusm.eduStandard presentationStef Baldivia
Equity and Outreach Librarian, California State University, Chico
sbaldivia@csuchico.edu
Want to discuss the natural disaster community oral history project .		Amy Schindler, Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha; acschindler@unomaha.edu; pilot project with the Great Plains Black History Museum to use UNO's archivists, students, and spaces to process, scan, & host digital collection for 1 series from the museum's archives, informal reading room access to researchers (maybe formalize for entire collection?) Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist, Ohio University; suiter@ohio.edu; we worked with an undergraduate intern (Alexis Karolin who is also interested in contributing to this presentation) who created an AAPI in Athens Ohio collection that includes founding docs, interviews, and event photos from three distinct community groups founded to combat anti-Asian hate during the COVID pandemic. I"d like to focus on the archivist's role of providing structure and support when interns / volunteers etc. are doing incredible work - basically how can the archivist get out of the way and facilitate the work, and sustain the work into the future, without taking over the work.
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The Milwaukee County Historical Society's Viewaukee program, which places tower binoculars/tower viewers that display historic images from the locations they are installed in. It would focus on the project's ideation, implementation, and impact. This may work well as part of an innovative outreach/community engagement panel.Michael Barera, Assistant Archivist, Milwaukee County Historical Society, mbarera@milwaukeehistory.netPanel or standard presentation (or lightning talk or poster if less interest in this idea)Mark Sprang, Archivist, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University sprangm@bgsu.edu. I would be discussing use of social media and other avenues to engage with audiences during the pandemic.Taylor Henning, University Archivist, Wayne State University, taylor.henning@wayne.edu. I would be discussing a collaboration with myself, our Dean of Students Office, and university librarians in which we created a scavenger hunt for students to explore campus and learn about university history.Tara Laver, Senior Archivist, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, tlaver@nelson-atkins.org. I would talk about the incorporation of archival materials into an exhibit about the museum's early collecting, something that traditionally has been seldom done at the Nelson-Atkins given the museum's focus on art exhibitions (as opposed to history). The exhibit featured art alongside archival materials relevant to the works' provenance or acquisition. Presentation to include an overview of the exhibit, how I worked with colleagues more accustomed to art exhibitions to incorporate archives to help tell this early history (in-reach!), and share lessons learned that attendees can use to make their own exhibits more effective.
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Managing and tracking reference requests (ticketing systems, managing an increase in remote research, metrics and assessment): We are currently implementing a ticketing system in response to a considerable increase in reference requests volume since the start of the pandemic - which seems here to stay. It would be interesting to discuss and compare with others how they are managing this too.Caitlin Moriarty, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan caitmor@umich.edu; Sarah McLusky, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan smclusky@umich.eduPanel or roundtable?Lauren Brady, Reference Archivist - The Henry Ford. LaurenBr@thehenryford.org We had a reference management system in place prior to the pandemic that has become our main platform for engaging with researchers. I would be happy to discuss how we are managing remote requests and how our processes have adapted. Tessa Wakefield (Processing / Reference Archivist at the University of Northern Iowa, tessa.wakefield@uni.edu). We switched from an entirely email-based cc'ing system when interacting with users / researchers to SpringShare's LibAnswers ticketing system, which has made a big difference in tracking and management of reference requests.Julie Tabberer, Head of Grand Rapids History Center at Grand Rapids Public Library (jtabber@grpl.org). We implemented LibAnswers in 2020, partially in response to the pandemic. We've developed strategies and shared language and goals around how to respond to questions - including customer service standards, length of time for response, how to convey complex info without being overwhelming, etc. Some challenges we've faced are: how much is too much? When do we encourage people to visit us? What happens when someone just doesn't respond after we put work into researching something for them? We also initially implemented a lot of categories for statistics, but when we went back to offering in person service as well we cut back on it (because we weren't gathering that data for in person queries).
Stephen Logsdon, Head of Archives,
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University in St. Louis
(logsdons@wustl.edu).  The Becker
Archives integrated the workflow management software Aeon into our archives
database (AtoM) in November 2019.  The
integration of these two resources has allowed users to request material
directly from the archives database in much the same fashion as one would go
about shopping online.  As users browse
and search the archives database, they may add up to 25 items (folders, boxes,
series, etc.) at a time to their “cart”. 
At “checkout”, users sign in or create a new Aeon account which includes
their name and contact information, and they specify if they are requesting
scans of the material or if they would like to view the material requested
in-person.  Once the user finalizes their
requests details and submits their requests, this information transferred to
the archives staff where it can be viewed in the Aeon Client.  Each request includes key descriptive
metadata pulled directly from the archives database, and each request is
associated with the appropriate user. 
There are a number of useful features and workflows in Aeon that have
made fulfilling user requests exponentially easier for both staff and
users. 
Deb Anderson, UW-Green Bay Archives Department (andersod@uwgb.edu). We submitted a separate full proposal on this very topic. We have adapted Springshare for our off-site resesarch requests; donor relations; and experimented with it for tracking onsite research transactions.We have created robust analytics which have informed staffing patterns and levels; documented adminstrative use of archives, etc. We would be happy to change our proposal to include others.
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Remotely organizing/managing work with donors and/or third parties in projects that require high-res or production value digitization. Want to show examples from different levels of available funding and job description (think along the lines of: is the work done in-house vs. sent out, do you do it yourself or do you oversee others, who is responsible for tracking work), as well as different strategies and useful tools (what works for you?). Could also discuss how this has changed or stayed the same if the pandemic shifted anything!Sarah Lebovitz, sarah.lebovitz@wayne.edu, 313-577-0226, SEIU Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther LibraryRoundtable, lightning talks, or open forum
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Intersection of archives and records managementHannah Pryor, hannah.pryor@louisville.edu, Archivist for University Records at University of Louisville--I think we can narrow the topic down some more through discussionPresentation or roundtable?Daria Labinsky, records manager. I'd be interested in something along the lines of how to get people to understand that archivists can't preserve what they don't have, that not everything is worth saving, etc. So maybe a roundtable discussion where we come up wiht a list of such topics and share ideas. Doreen Dixon, doreen.dixon@drake.edu. (electronic records archivist who is also new to the field). I am responsible for developing the Archives’ Electronic Records Program. I wear two hats in my current position, one as an archivist and the other as the records manager. I think it would be good to delve into things to consider (that combine these two roles) when building an archival program (for analog/born-digital records) or for managing archival records. I think my topic would also incorporate Daria’s idea of addressing “how to get people to understand that archivists can't preserve what they don't have, that not everything is worth saving.” Like Daria, I think it would be good to do a roundtable discussion for this.Brad Houston, recmgr@milwaukee.gov, City of Milwaukee. Records manager who moonlights in archives on the side (formerly an archivist moonlighting in records management on the side). I like Daria's idea, and because of my change in perspective I could potentially talk further about how the mindset changes from archives--> RM and advice on adapting to same. Definitely a roundtable discussion if we can find enough people.
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** Session is full** Throwing around ideas re: challenges with outreach to faculty/drumming up interest or support in Library instruction/new approaches to campus outreach. Can touch on research instruction/information literacy/connecting with archival material and primary sources.Jenny Haddon, haddonj@unk.edu, University of Nebraska at KearneyDepending on number of presenters, panel or round table, but could be good open forum with the right moderatorKristina Warner, warner3@stolaf.edu, Norwegian-American Historical Association. A little about NAHA: NAHA is a non-profit that lives on a small college campus. We've been trying to increase our presence on campus with adding student workers, reaching out to faculty to bring materials to class, and creating undergraduate internships for primary source work + digital collection work. We also have a unique situation where we are a member based org. that is focusing on a campaign to endow the archives. Miranda Rectenwald, mrectenwald@wustl.edu. Washington University in St. Louis, Special Collections Curator of Local History. I could share about a campus discussion grouip I started called "Teaching About St. Louis / In St. Louis" to help faculty connect to each other and to integrating the local history archive resources into their courses. An attempt to be proactive and get faculty thinking early, rather than reactive and just scheduling a last minute show and tell visit. Has led to several new collaborations with faculty.
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Neurodivergence in archives - after being professionally evaluated and confirming my supicions that I have ADHD, I became curious about how it informs the way I work as an archivist. I also became curious about how prevalent neurodivergence is within the field. I would like to survey archivists (and perhaps archives-adjacent professionals) to collect data on various types of neurodivergence to learn how common it is. The goal of this presenation would be two-fold: to learn more about ourselves as professionals in the field, and to raise awareness within the community on neurodivergence as an invisible disability.Sophia McGuire, sophia.mcguire@oppeace.org, Dominican Sisters of Peace in Columbus, OHPanel or roundtable?
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** Proposal is full ** Archivists and scientists alike have long had a stake in the stewardship of environmental and natural history collections. These collections, which include a wide array of specimens/data and analog and digital records, often represent observational and longitudinal studies that have long-term value and use/reuse for scientists. The field notebooks, specimen logs, photographs, and other materials which comprise the documentation for these specimens and data similarly have enduring value and often remain active records for the life of the specimen. These collections are also evidence of colonial and extractive histories in which white, Western scientists collected specimens from Native lands and with Indigenous knowledge but often without consent, acknowledgment, or attribution. This presentation will discuss ways that archivists can begin rethinking how to describe these histories of collecting, extraction, decontextualization, and recordkeeping in university archives and provide more honest, accurate and transparent access to these materials.Erik Moore, moore144@umn.edu, University of MinnesotaPanel or stadard presentationBethany Anderson, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - university case studyEllen Holt-Werle, University of Minnesota - university case studyAnne Ryckbost, Xavier University - case study
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