ARCHIVES 2013: SESSION 607 - Archival Education from th...

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SESSION 607 - Archival Education from the Student Perspective

Discussions of the future of archival education inevitably inspire spirited debate. To date, however, students have taken a limited role in public forums. This panel seeks to correct that by giving recent graduates an opportunity to provide their perspectives on the aspects of archival education they have most valued in their new careers. Brief remarks by speakers and commentator are followed by discussion and audience interaction.

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Speakers

Paul Conway

Associate Professor of Information, University of Michigan

Paul Conway is associate professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His research encompasses the digitization of cultural heritage resources, particularly photographic archives, the use of digitized resources by experts in a variety of humanities contexts, and the measurement of image and text quality in large-scale digitization programs. He has extensive research... Read More →

Jackie Dooley

Program Officer, OCLC Research

OCLC Research, special collections and archives

Sami Norling

Archivist, Indianapolis Museum of Art

As Archivist at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Samantha Norling manages the preservation of and access to over 130 years of institutional records and related special collections in physical, digitized, and born-digital formats.

Michael Paulmeno

Electronic Services Librarian, Delta State University

Michael Paulmeno is currently an Electronic Services Librarian at Delta State University. In that capacity he is responsible for maintaining and configuring library hardware and software, in addition to library websites, and other duties as necessary. Past work experience includes two years as a Graduate Student Assistant in the Acquisitions Department of the New York State Library and a year as an Intern for the USS Slater Museum... Read More →