Happy New Year Everyone,
The unconference is this Friday, January 8th! Below is all the information, and attached to this post are some suggested readings:
- Merritt, Elizabeth. “The Museum Sacrifice Measure” from Museum (January/February 2016)
- a list of historic definitions related to our professions
- Also follow the next three links to access three more suggested readings: “What is the Professional Archivist’s Role in the Evolving Archival Space?” by Kate Theimer: http://www.archivesnext.com/?p=3829
- Elaine R. Martin. “Re-thinking Our Professional Identity in Light of New Responsibilities” University of Massachusetts Medical School, http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=jeslib
- Gunilla Widén and Maria Kronqvist-Berg, “The Future Librarian: A Diverse and Complex Professional.” Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences. Paper 7. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2014/plenaries/7
These are suggested readings, so don’t worry if you can’t get them read before the event. We have a little more room at the event space, so if you have any friends or colleagues who want to come, just send an email to seattle.area.archivists@gmail.com and we will get them added to the list.
See you Friday!
Information:
Seattle Area Archivists presents: At a Crossroads: Professionals behind Libraries, Museums, and Archives.
This ‘unconference’ seeks to explore both the intersections between archivists, librarians, and museum workers and the directions we are going in as professionals in our fields. What do we have in common? How do we ensure that our labor is acknowledged?
All librarians, archivists, museum workers, and students are welcome. For updates please go to the SeaAA website.
Date: Friday, January 8, 2016
Time: 6 – 9pm
Place: Officer’s Club, Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington
Attendance and parking is FREE
RSVP by December 31, 2015 at: http://goo.gl/forms/c0w93qTWNN
Additional useful information and directions are available at the following links:
The Officers Club at Magnuson Park was previously the military Officers Club and was refurbished in 2013. It is in Building 30 at Magnuson Park. (map: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/magnuson/docs/magnuson_map.pdf). The park is located in Northeast Seattle at 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Directions can be found here: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/magnuson/directions.htm