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02 Feb ' 15:27
Digitization in the Real World: A Panel DiscussionTuesday, February 9, 2010
The Metropolitan Library Council, or METRO, has been a guiding force in New York for the creation of digital collections. Its efforts include a combination of grant funding, workshops and digital hosting. Now, METRO is extending its efforts to an anthology of case studies of digital collections entitled, Digitization in the Real World, which will be self published by METRO. In collaboration with METRO, NYART is pleased to present a panel discussion by authors who have contributed their experiences with the creation and evolution of digital collections to the anthology. Participants are representative of different institutional perspectives, priorities, and needs.
Panelists include Professors Claudia A. Perry and Thomas T. Surprenant (Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies) on their ongoing efforts to teach MLS students digitization fundamentals through the creation of digital collections, Barbara Mathé and Stacy Schiff (American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)), on the digitization and database management of AMNH's extensive photograph collection, and Jill Annitto (managing archivist for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive Digital Library (ALBA)) on ALBA's digital library.
Claudia A. Perry is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS) , Queen College, CUNY, where she teaches courses in digital imaging, managing new technologies, and sci-tech reference. Dr. Perry holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, and has 20 years experience in health sciences and academic librarianship and administration. Research and professional interests include the evolving nature of digital technologies, diffusion of innovations, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Perry will serve as the Acting Director of the QC Center for Teaching and Learning in Spring 2010.
Thomas T. Surprenant is a Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS), Queens College, CUNY, where he teaches the basic computer technology course and digital imaging. Dr. Surprenant holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and a second Master’s in Audiovisual Instruction. He has 15 years experience in special and academic libraries. He has over thirty years experience as a library school faculty member. Current research and professional interests include digital technologies, ePortfolios and teaching. He is currently the acting chair of the GSLIS.
Jill Annitto holds a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College, CUNY, and a Bachelors degree from Loyola University Chicago. She is currently an archival consultant working with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to enact control over their 80,000 square-foot warehouse of September 11th artifacts at John F. Kennedy Airport. Her experience in digital asset management includes collections from the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Brooklyn Historical Society, AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly the American Field Service), and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives.
Barbara Mathé has been Museum Archivist and Head of Library Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History Research Library since 1998. She holds an MSLS from Columbia University. Her experience includes Museum Librarian at the Robert Goldwater Library in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1997, she was guest curator for the exhibition Drawing Shadows to Stone: Photographing North Pacific Peoples 1897-1902. As a member of the Resources Available in the Natural Sciences (RAVNS) Working Group supported by RLG Programs natural history partners, she collaborated on a standard for describing natural history collections. Her ongoing work is to develop digital resources so that historical images of indigenous cultures may be returned to descendent communities for their use and commentary.
Stacy Schiff is Assistant Photograph Cataloger in Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History Research Library. She holds a Master of Library Science and a certificate in Archives, Records Management, and Preservation from the City University of New York, Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, as well as an MA/Ed.S in Counseling from Seton Hall University. Prior to working for the Museum, Ms. Schiff was on staff at the Center for Fiction at the historic Mercantile Library in New York City. Ms. Schiff’s first article, a discussion of primary source use in education was published in Current Studies in Librarianship, and was listed as a resource on the American Library Association / Association of College and Research Libraries’ web page of Information Literacy in the Disciplines.
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Place: Metropolitan Library Council, 57th East 11th Street (between Broadway and University Place, near Union Square)
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm Social ; 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Program
Subway Directions: Please visit METRO’s website for directions:
http://metro.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=268
Fee: This meeting is exclusive to NYART members. Membership renewals and dues may be paid at the door.
RSVP: To Jennifer Anna by Saturday, February 6, 2010 veep@nycarchivists.org. Please provide first and last name and institutional affiliation within body of message. Please be sure that you can attend before responding. Space for this event is limited.
To view digital collections discussed at the upcoming panel discussion, please visit the following links:
- Queens College [ http://cdm128401.cdmhost.com/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/qcgslis_f06]More information about the project:Waterways of New York V 2.1 Fall 2006/Spring 2007/Fall 2007/Spring 2008 Digital Imaging
- American Museum of Natural History
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive Digital Library
The Archivist Round Table of Metropolitan New York expresses its gratitude to the Metropolitan Library Council for making this event possible.
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