The 57th Conference of the

Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center East Lansing, Michigan June 16-17, 2016

The Michigan Archival Association invites you to attend its 2016 Annual Meeting in enchanting East Lansing! Home to tree-lined­ streets, beautiful neighborhoods, and a major research university (and the nation’s first agricultural college), East Lansing offers a delightful mix of history, culture, and yes, agriculture. This year’s meeting site is the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, located on the campus of Michigan State University. An impressive list of sessions includes presentations on collection management, student engagement, emerging technology, oral history, local history, and more. Conference attendees will also enjoy a reception at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, and tours of the historic MSU campus, the innovative MSU Libraries, Beaumont Tower and the MSU carillon, and Spartan Stadium (not to mention venturing out for on-your­ ­-own opportunities like ice cream at the MSU Dairy Store, art at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and a show at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts). In addition, the Greater Lansing area offers a wide array of cultural and recreational opportunities, such as visits to the State Above, an aerial view of campus taken prior to 1937. Photo courtesy of Capitol Building, designed by leading Gilded Age architect Elijah E. MSU Archives and Historical Collections. Below, a postcard featuring the Myers, the Michigan Historical Center, and the Michigan Women’s Michigan Capitol Building, undated. Image courtesy of the Jerry Lawler Historical Center & Hall of Fame. Be sure to check your welcome Collection, Archives of MIchigan. packet for updates on activities and tours. Keynote Speaker

This year’s keynote speaker will be Valerie Marvin, President of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing. Her address will tell the story of Lansing. In 1847 the Michigan Legislature transformed the fate of rural Ingham County when it named Lansing Township the home of the new capital. Lansing’s position as the seat of state government brought with it certain spoils­ including the close proximity of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (today’s Michigan State University). Then the city happened to attract a family named Olds, who would change the way the world moved. The triumvirate of audacious ideas: a capital in a swamp, a college for farmers, and a horseless carriage, have defined Lansing ever since.

Valerie Marvin serves as the Michigan State Capitol Historian and Keynote speaker, Valerie Marvin. the Secretary of the Michigan State Capitol Commission. She is a lifelong­ Michigan resident, and a graduate of the University of Michigan (LS&A 2005). She holds a Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University (2009). Ms. Marvin also serves as the President of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, and is on the Downtown Lansing Inc. Design Committee. Conference Information and Special Events

Registration The Michigan Archival Association is excited to offer a For your convenience, the conference registration desk, pre-conference­ workshop on the basics of audiovisual media located in the area outside our conference lunch and collections care. Participants of this workshop will learn how to: business meeting room (the Riverside Room), on the • Identify archival recorded sound and moving hotel’s Garden Level, will be open 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. image formats on Thursday and Friday. • Inventory, handle, and store these fragile media • Prioritize preservation actions • Adapt best practices into specific uses for your particular projects • Evaluate technologies and resources necessary for digitization (as well as when to call professionals) • Assess qualities of digitally reformatted (and born-digital)­ audio and video files • Prepare for the management of these digital assets This is an introductory class for archivists and collection managers who are ready to confront their long-forsaken­ A/V assets! Participants will gain the knowledge and adaptable resources to evaluate the needs of their collection and inform the expansion of media preservation operations at their institution.

Tours Servicemen wait for assistance at the Kellogg Center registration desk, Thursday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. 1957. Photo courtesy of MSU Archives and Historical Collections. Campus Historic Walking Tour Hotel Information This tour will leave from the The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center is our conference Kellogg Center and travel to the hotel. Located on the Michigan State University campus oldest part of campus and back the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center is a 15­-minute (about 1.5 miles). Along the way, walk or a short drive to downtown East Lansing’s you will hear about the campus’s restaurants, shops, and cultural venues. All lunches and early history and see some of its sessions will take place at the Kellogg Center. There is iconic structures and landmarks. wireless access, and covered parking is available for The tour will pass the early a fee to hotel guests. A block of rooms has been reserved athletics fields, Jenison Field for June 15­-16. The room rate per night, not including House, the Sparty Statue, Spartan taxes, for a standard double, queen, or a king room is Stadium, the Library, Beal $115. The reservation deadline is May 16, 2016, for the Gardens, Beaumont Tower, and conference rate. Please call (800) 875­-5090 to make the “Sacred Space” where the first A girl sits on Lily Pad in Beal Gardens, reservations, and mention that you are staying as part of campus structures were built. You 1938. Courtesy of MSU Archives and the Michigan Archival Association conference to receive will also hear about the Campus Historical Collections. the discounted rate. Archaeology Program and some of their interesting discoveries. $5

Pre-Conference Workshop: Working with Highlights of the MSU Libraries Audiovisual Collections The Michigan State University Libraries will host a tour of the Main Presenter: Ryan Edge, Media & Digital Preservation Library tailored for MAA. Highlights will be Special Collections, Librarian at Michigan State University Libraries whose holdings include the Radicalism Collection and the Comic Wednesday, June 15, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m. Art Collection, the world’s largest comic collection; the Vincent Location: MSU Main Library • The Green Room (W444) Voice Library, which comprises over 100,000 hours of spoken work $25 per person recordings; and the Conservation Lab. Also featured will be the Note: Limited to 30 participants. Rovi Media Collection, one of the largest publicly accessible media collections in the world, Make Central, the MSU Libraries’ Makerspace, and a peek at the Espresso Book Machine. $5 The Michigan Archival Association thanks the following businesses and organizations for their generous support of the 2016 Annual Meeting: Conference Information and Special Events

MSU Beaumont Tower & Carillon Tour Beaumont Memorial Tower was built in 1928 on the site of the campus’s first Thank you, MAA elected officials building. The Tower is designed to be a and volunteers, for your service! monument to teaching and houses the campus carillon. The carillon contains 49 bells that sound daily on campus. A Officers: professional carillonneur will give MAA Melinda McMartin Isler, President members a very special tour and perform Rebecca Bizonet, Vice President/ an exclusive mini-concert. President­-Elect We will be able to go Stefanie Caloia, Secretary up the small staircase Susan Panak, Treasurer to the top of the tower Linda Skolarus, Conference Coordinator (73 steps), see the bell Learn more about MSU’s campus Lauren Arnsman, Member­-at-Large­ room, and have a during one of our Christiane Evaskis-Garrett,­ Member-­at-­ musical demonstration. tours! Above, A view of Large $10 (This tour will be the Beaumont Tower, Karen Jania, Member-at-­ ­Large limited to 20 people). October 1939. Photo courtesy of the Walter Sarah Roberts, Member-­at-Large­ Reuther Library. At Nicole Garrett Smeltekop, Member-at-­ ­ Spartan Stadium Mini- left, Leonard Jungwirth Large Tour carves the Sparty Brian Wilson, Member-­at-Large­ This will be a short tour statue, June 1944. Photo courtesy of of Spartan Stadium MSU Archives and Annual Meeting Committee which will include a Historical Collections. Rebecca Bizonet (Co-­chair) visit to the original Linda Skolarus (Co-chair)­ “Sparty” inside the Stadium Building, the Press Rooms, and the Suites. Elizabeth Clemens This tour will be only 30 minutes, but participants can also visit the Whitney Miller MSU Football Hall of Fame across “the street” from the Stadium, if Alexandra Orchard desired. No cost. (Participants can walk from the Kellogg Center or Nicole Smeltekop park in the Stadium’s visitor parking for a small fee.) Local Arrangements Subcommittee Silent Auction Megan Malone (Co-chair)­ This year MAA will again hold a silent auction to raise funds for Whitney Miller (Co-chair)­ Michigan History Day, the Marilyn McNitt Memorial Scholarship, and the Fall Workshop grant. Items will be on display to view and place bids. The Program Subcommittee highest bidder must be present at the end of the conference to accept Alexandra Orchard (Co-chair)­ their winnings. Auction items this year include a football signed by Nicole Smeltekop (Co-chair)­ members of the Michigan State University 1965 National Championship Caitlin Brennecke football team (notable signatures include those of Gene Washington Meghan Courtney and Clinton Jones); a replica football helmet signed by Mark Dantonio, MSU’s football coach; an autographed 8X10 color photograph of Víctor Auction Subcommittee “V-­mart” Martínez, designated hitter, first baseman, and catcher for the Megan Malone (Co-chair) Detroit Tigers; and a $100 gift certificate from Gaylord Archival. Please Rebecca Bizonet (Co-chair) check your welcome packet when you arrive for a complete list. Bob Garrett Tom Nanzig Reception Geoffrey Reynolds The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center will be the site of our reception, Sarah Roberts which will take place on Thursday, June 16, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., featuring fare prepared by the Kellogg Center’s in-house staff of trained chefs. Thursday June 16, 2016

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. setting. The call for sessions will go out in mid-March, so Registration please keep your eye on the MAA Listserv - we would love to have you participate! 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. • Chair: Karen Jania, MAA Board Member The Cataloger and the Archivist Can Be Friends! Cataloging and Archives/Special Collections units are now 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. more frequently asked to work together. In some cases, Sharing Michigan’s Stories: Publications, Programs, and archivists and librarians are asked to split their time between Services of the Historical Society of Michigan cataloging and archival responsibilities. Whether interacting The Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) has told the stories with a cataloging unit or being asked to add cataloging duties of the Great Lakes State since 1828, and those efforts to to your workflow, the divide between the two disciplines can keep Michigan’s history at everyone’s fingertips are accom- be intimidating. This session includes three presentations plished through the Society’s five mission points: Publica- that will discuss the challenges and benefits of archivists and tions, Educational Programs, Conferences, Awards and catalogers working together, archivists learning cataloging Recognition, and Assistance for Local Organizations. Come skills, and the ways in which conservation work and cataloging learn about the Society, its work to keep Michigan history- can complement each other. The presentations will provide related activities going and growing, and its mission points— practical examples of how archivists and catalogers can foster and how HSM can work effectively with Michigan’s archival better communication, demonstrate the benefits of having community. archival expertise in the cataloging unit, and implement • Larry Wagenaar and Nancy Feldbush, Historical workflow improvements to achieve common goals. The Society of Michigan session’s information is transferrable to all types of institutions • Chair: Rebecca Bizonet, Walter P. Reuther Library, including those that may not have dedicated cataloging staff. Wayne State University • Alexis Braun Marks and Michael Barnes, Eastern Michigan University Meeting the Records Management Challenge • Autumn Faulkner, Michigan State University Libraries Despite its importance, records management can often • Nicole Smeltekop, Michigan State University Libraries be overlooked in comparison with the more “glamorous” • Chair: Christiane Evaskis-Garrett, ProQuest aspects of archival work. In this session, records managers and information professionals from both traditional and non- Designing Legacies That Move traditional institutions will discuss the challenges inherent in Corporate and administrative records share similar challenges, obtaining institutional support for RM projects, reaching out particularly ensuring the legacies of multiple leaders and successfully to users and customers, and updating brands within a much larger context. Three presentations out-of-date RM programs, including revising retention highlight work that, while unique to these institutions, can be schedules, records inventories, and operations. The speak- applied anywhere. Speakers will discuss designing and ers will also offer lessons learned and possible strategies for building a new corporate archives facility, from project handling these issues in your own archive. planning, construction, and moving over 30,000 linear feet of • Caitlin Brennecke, Meritor materials into the new space, to the surprises that came with • Hilary Gatlin, Michigan State University Archives it; the unique challenges of maintaining a corporate • Chair: Meghan Courtney, Walter P. Reuther Library, collection, specifically one that is only a small component of Wayne State University a much larger archive and records management system; and finally, how the university archives took a collaborative and proactive approach to capturing the legacies of top administrators by identifying current president’s papers and processing presidential papers while simultaneously working with the Communication and Brand Strategy Office to create online obituaries and exhibits. • Natalie Morath, General Motors Archives/Allied Vaughn • Jennie Russell, Michigan State University Archives • Dean Weber, Ford Motor Company Archives • Chair: Brian Wilson, The Henry Ford

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Poster Session and Break Visit our poster session and explore a variety of archival topics while you enjoy the morning break! See what work is being A view of the circle drive in front of the Union Building, undated. Courtesy done throughout the archival profession in an interactive of the MSU Archives and Historical Collections. Thursday June 16, 2016 Friday June 17, 2016

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Valerie Marvin, President, Historical Society of Greater Lansing

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ArchivesSpace Episode 4: Data Migration The fourth installment of ArchivesSpace at MAA centers on the progress made since last year by WSU and MSU, as well as information regarding the overall ArchivesSpace Program from a member of the ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council. WSU’s Reuther Library integrated ArchivesSpace into its description workflow, and is in the midst of importing Michigan Agricultural College students pose by the barns, 1886. Photo legacy data into ArchivesSpace, working towards moving all Courtesy of MSU Archives and Historical Collections. collection data into ArchivesSpace. Similarly, MSU Libraries 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. created a workflow exporting records from the library catalog, Registration transforming their format, and importing them into ArchivesSpace. Finally, MSU Archives is working on migrating 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. their data from Archivist’s Toolkit to ArchivesSpace. Speakers Archiving Oral Histories: Transcripts, Recordings, Challenges! will provide information on their workflows, strategies for Collections containing oral histories, whether as the only success, and lessons learned. content type, or included along with papers, records, or other • Ed Busch, Michigan State University Archives; materials, present specialized challenges. Presenters will Member, ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council discuss the impact that oral histories have on project • Alexandra Orchard, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne management, arrangement and description, and providing State University access. Specific topics include the Michigan Oral History • Nicole Smeltekop, Michigan State University Libraries Association’s work and experiences at the Walter P. Reuther • Chair, Melinda Isler, Ferris State University Library, which include an NHPRC grant-funded project arranging, describing, and increasing access to the Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: Women’s Roles in institution’s over 1,600 oral histories, as well as addressing a Michigan History variety of approaches for managing the oral history interviews On the local, state, and national level, Michigan women have of an organization within the larger archives. contributed to the historical record. This session will provide a • Rebecca Bizonet, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne history of Michigan State University with a particular State University emphasis on women’s roles in the campus history. Many • Troy Eller English, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne female faculty and alumnae have achieved great acclaim in State University their respective fields and were critical to creating the • Geneva Kebler Wiskemann, Michigan Oral History university we have today. Additionally, this session will include Association a presentation on the origin and history of the Michigan • Chair: Lauren Arnsman, Ayer Law Group Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame—the only museum in Michigan dedicated to women’s history. Formed by the And Now for Something Completely Different: Unique Michigan Women’s Studies Association, the museum opened Collections in Archives to the public in 1987 and made Michigan the first state to Some collections fall outside of the traditional archives defini- have a museum dedicated to the history of its women. tion, and can prove immensely valuable to our communities in • Emily Fijol, Michigan Women’s Historical Center & unique ways. Presenters will discuss their experiences Hall of Fame founding the music-focused Detroit Sound Conservancy, • Aimee Ergas, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State managing large-scale artifacts in the Furniture Design University Collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library, and stewarding • Whitney Miller, Michigan State University Archives the Luther Byron Baker collection (Baker aided in the capture • Chair: Susan Panak, Spring Arbor University Archives of John Wilkes Booth in 1865). Presenters will discuss the challenges and rewards of working with these materials and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. discuss ideas for their specialized care. Tours (See pages 2–3 for details) • Robert Garrett, Archives of Michigan • Carleton Gholz, Detroit Sound Conservancy 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Julie Tabberer, Grand Rapids Public Library Reception • Chair: Linda Skolarus, The Henry Ford Friday June 17, 2016

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. • Joshua Barton, Ryan Edge, and Cathy Illman, Break Michigan State University Libraries • Elizabeth Clemens, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. State University The Michigan Service Hub: Sharing Michigan’s History • Marian Matyn and Jennifer Bentley, Clarke Historical through the Digital Public Library of America Library, Central Michigan University The Michigan Service Hub of the Digital Public Library of • Chair: Stefanie Caloia, Walter P. Reuther Library, America has recently launched, and this panel of presenters Wayne State University from the DPLA statewide metadata committee is here to take you “behind the scenes!” The panel will give a brief Come Together: Students and Outreach overview of DPLA, explain how the service hub is organized, Undergraduate college students are often an underserved and discuss the development of shared metadata standards. audience for archives. Archives and students alike can benefit The group will also discuss next steps for the Michigan when students interact with the archives--as both student Service Hub, including how the hub can be of use to employees and researchers in their own right. In this archives, historical societies, museums, and libraries seeking session, presenters will discuss how archives can engage with to increase the reach of their digital collections. students: first by providing work opportunities and • Sheila Bair, Western Michigan University Libraries internships, second by facilitating collaborative projects • Robin Dean, Michigan State University Libraries that bring students into the physical space. This session will • Amelia Mowry, Wayne State University Libraries feature speakers from a state university and a small college • Kayla Ondracek, University of Michigan Libraries discussing outreach programs that have helped them engage • Chair: Alexandra Orchard, Walter P. Reuther Library, with undergraduate students at their schools. Wayne State University • Nikki Magie, Olivet College • Meghan Courtney, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne Getting Your Collections In Line: Collection Management State University Tips and Tricks • Sharon Carlson, Western Michigan University Archives Every institution faces unique challenges in stewarding • Chair: Megan Malone, Michigan State University collections, whether they are facing backlog, implementing Archives MPLP, changing management software, or assessing their long-term storage and tracking needs. This presentation will focus on several archivists’ experiences digging into collec- tion management challenges and sharing their knowledge. • Heidi Butler, Capital Area District Library • Stephanie Caloia, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University • Megan Malone, Michigan State University Archives • Chair: Sarah Roberts, Michigan State University Archives

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Business Meeting

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Record Albums, Video Reels, and Photographs: A/V Projects Processing Audiovisual archives require special expertise but pay off in increased research interest and broad reach online. This panel will discuss the Clarke Historical Film Preservation Project’s work with the Channel 9 and 10 films, description and care of obscure sound recordings from the William G. Lockwood Collection of Romani Ethnology and Gypsy Stereotypes, and a project to broaden the reach of photograph collections through crowdsourcing information Did you know Michigan State University has a large collection of New Deal on images from Detroit’s Black Bottom and Paradise Valley sponsored architecture and artwork? Sessions end at 3:30 p.m., leaving you neighborhoods. plenty of time to explore the beautiful campus grounds. Above, an exterior view of the Music Building, 1956. Below, “The Modern Man,” (1943-1944) by Charles Pollock, one of three WPA murals located in the Auditorium Building. I I I I I I I Registration Form: Michigan Archival Association I Annual Meeting, June 16-17, 2016 I I I Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State University I 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824 I (800) 875-­5090 or (517) 432­-4000 I https://kelloggcenter.com I I I Please fill out this form and the schedule checklist on the reverse side and send it with your check to: Michigan Archival I Association (MAA), C/O Susan Panak, Spring Arbor University White Library, 106 E. Main St. ST 7, Spring Arbor, MI 49283. I Registrations must be postmarked by May 11, 2016. I I I PERSONAL INFORMATION I I Name______I I I Affiliation______I I Address______I I I City______State______Zip______I I Daytime Phone No.______Email______I I I Are you currently a member of MAA? ☐ YES ☐ NO I I A list of names, addresses, and contact information for all registrants will be included in your conference packet. Do you wish I I to be included in this list? ☐ YES ☐ NO I I REGISTRATION RATES (After May 11, you must register on-site. The on-site rate is $85.) I Early Bird, MAA Members, postmarked by April 20, 2016 $65.00______I I MAA Members, postmarked by May 11, 2016 $75.00______I Non-members, postmarked by May 11, 2016 $80.00______I Students, postmarked by May 11, 2016 $45.00______I DO NOT MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION AFTER MAY 11, 2016 I I Registration rates include all sessions, lunch & refreshments on both days, and the Thursday reception. I I PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP $25.00______I I I TOURS (Filled on a first-come, first-served basis.) I Campus Historic Walking Tour $5.00______I Highlights of the MSU Libraries $5.00______I MSU Beaumont Tower & Carillon Tour $10.00______I I Spartan Stadium Mini-Tour Free______I I MEALS (Please contact Susan Panak to make arrangements for guest meals and/or reception tickets.) I Vegetarian Meal Requested ☐Thursday ☐Friday I I I I DONATION (To help defray MAA meeting costs.) $ ______I I I I TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ ______I I Participation in MAA’s Annual Meeting grants MAA permission to use images of attendees in publications, promotional I I materials, and on the MAA website. I I I I Tours, Sessions, and Special Events Checklist

Help us plan! Please tell us what sessions and events you will be attending. This helps us to determine conference room assignments and seating allocations. A map to all locations and a list of room assignments will be included in the packet you receive at the Annual Meeting.

Wednesday, June 15:

_____ 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Working with Audiovisual Collections (Registration required)

Thursday, June 16:

_____ 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session: The Cataloger and the Archivist Can Be Friends! _____ 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session: Designing Legacies That Move

_____ 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Poster Session and Morning Break

_____ 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Session: Sharing Michigan’s Stories: Publications, Programs, and Services of the Historical Society of Michigan _____ 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Session: Meeting the Records Management Challenge

_____ 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Valerie Marvin

_____ 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session: ArchivesSpace Episode 4: Data Migration _____ 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session: Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: Women’s Roles in Michigan History

_____ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tour: Campus Historic Walking Tour _____ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tour: Highlights of the MSU Libraries _____ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tour: MSU Beaumont Tower & Carillon Tour _____ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m Tour: Spartan Stadium Mini-Tour

_____ 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Reception at Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center

Friday, June 17:

_____ 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session: Archiving Oral Histories: Transcripts, Recordings, Challenges! _____ 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session: And Now for Something Completely Different: Unique Collections in Archives

_____ 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break

_____ 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session: The Michigan Service Hub: Sharing Michigan’s History through the Digital Public Library of America _____ 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session: Getting Your Collections In Line: Collection Management Tips and Tricks

_____ 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Business Meeting

_____ 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session: Record Albums, Video Reels, and Photographs: A/V Projects Processing _____ 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session: Come Together: Students and Outreach WORKING WITH AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTIONS Presented by Ryan Edge Wednesday, June 15, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m. MSU Main Library • The Green Room (W444) $25.00 per person. Limited to 30 participants. Register through the MAA Annual Meeting registration form

The Michigan Archival Association is excited to offer a pre-conference workshop on the basics of audiovisual media collections care. Participants of this workshop will learn about how to: • Identify archival recorded sound and moving image formats • Inventory, handle, and store these fragile media • Prioritize preservation actions • Adapt best practices into specific uses for your particular projects • Evaluate technologies and resources necessary for digitization (as well as when to call professionals) • Assess qualities of digitally reformatted (and born-digital) audio and video files • Prepare for the management of these digital assets C ThisA is an Nintroductory C classE for Larchivists L and E collection D managers who are ready to confront their long-forsaken A/V assets! Participants will gain the knowledge and adaptable resources to evaluate the needs of their collection and inform the expansion of media preservation operations at their institution.

Ryan Edge is the Media & Digital Preservation Librarian at Michigan State University Libraries, where he coordinates lib.msu.edu audiovisual reformatting, born-digital content migration, and digital preservation activities. Prior to this, he served at the For parking information, please visit University of Illinois Libraries as Project Manager for the IMLS- http://maps.msu.edu/interactive. The Main Library is wheelchair funded Preservation Self-Assessment Program (or PSAP), a accessible via the South entrance. web application that helps collection managers to identify risk Persons with disabilities may request and prioritize preservation efforts among their collections. accommodations by calling Lisa Denison at 517.884.6454 He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Graduate one week before an event. School of Library & Information Science (M.S., Data Curation Requests received after that time Specialization, Special Collections Certificate) and maintains will be met when possible. academic and personal interest in areas of digital forensics, MSU is an affirmative-action, metadata, visual culture and printmaking. equal-opportunity employer.