vra 2012, archival collections case studies, the artamonoff business
DESCRIPTION
Presented by Shalimar Fojas White at the Annual Conference of the Visual Resources Association, April 18th - April 21st, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Session: Archival Collections Case Studies The digitization of historic archival collections can present a daunting array of challenges. Often archives were collected with poor documentation and little information about the creators or contributors to the collection. The processing of these archival collections sometimes requires special subject area expertise due to the content or special staffing considerations due to the sheer size of the project. This session focuses on three cases in which archival collections are being processed. Each presenter will discuss the special challenges within their own institutions’ collection and the solutions they have developed in such areas as copyright, workflow, cataloging, and assembling expert teams. MODERATOR: Heather Lowe, California State University San Bernardino PRESENTERS: • Trevor Alvord, James Madison University “Delivering oral histories” • Claire Dienes, Metropolitan Museum of Art “A 35mm collection assessment & digitization initiative at The Metropolitan Museum of Art” • Shalimar Fojas White, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection “The Artamonoff Business: Using Collections Research for Outreach and Strategic Communication"TRANSCRIPT
PROBLEMS
❖ Collections comprise 500,000+ items
❖ Inventory never completed
❖ Only known to a small, specialized audience
❖ Lack of resources
PROBLEMS
❖ Collections comprise 500,000+ items
❖ Inventory never completed
❖ Only known to a small, specialized audience
❖ Lack of resources
SOLUTIONS
RE-PURPOSE
SELECT
PARTNER
RESEARCH
COLLABORATE
CREATE
PROMOTE
already digitized content with metadata
collection with broad, non-scholarly appeal
with local university to recruit interns
research collections to aid with inventorywith scholars, librarians, archivists, and programmers to further project development
online exhibit with open-source software
through multiple channels
1935-1945
http://icfa.doaks.org/collections/artamonoff/
Gunder Varinlioglu, Byzantine Scholar
Alyssa DesRochers, Intern (Artamon
off)
Anne-Marie Viola,
Metadata and
Cataloging Specialist
Rona Razon,
Archives Specialst
Shalimar White,
Manager, ICFA
Clare Moran,Intern
(Van Nice)
