ARCHIVES 2013

Technology Integration, Learning Design, Visual and Media Literacy

Alexandra Dolan-Mescal serves as the Special Collections Librarian at Queens College, where she received her MLS in 2013. Previously, she was the Digital Archivist for Civil Rights Collections at the school. She is also the Lab Manager for the independent Experiential Learning Lab for Digital Humanities in Archives, a loosely-organized group that works with students interested in using digital humanities tools and concepts to explore archival... Read More →

Roxanne Dunn joined Southeast Missouri State in 2013 after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's degree in library and information science, where she also earned a master's degree in journalism. While beginning her third year as a professional archivist in an academic setting, Dunn has become experienced in developing relationships with donors and initiating acquisitions. She builds these relationships... Read More →

I received my Master of Science in Information Studies degree with a specialization in Archives, Metadata, and Digital Collections from the University of Texas at Austin School of Information in May 2013. For the past two years, I have worked at the Harry Ransom Center, and previously worked at The Bancroft Library. In October I will begin a new position as Discovery Metadata Librarian at Yale University. I am interested in promoting access to... Read More →

I'm currently working towards a MLIS at Pratt Institute with a focus on information architecture, digital humanities, knowledge management, and the creation of platforms for efficient information sharing. I've also written about jazz, film, history, and other topics for many publications.

Research interests include: risk management, disaster response and recovery planning for digital repositories; digital preservation; trustworthy digital repositories; data reuse.

I am interested in learning about other archivists' work in preservation, access, and outreach. I am particularly interested in learning how others approach working with AV and multi-format collections. Above all, I hope to contribute to the conversations at SAA and engage with new friends and colleagues. Please visit me at the SAA poster session!

Josh Hager is a Reference Archivist at the State Archives of North Carolina. He previously worked as a student assistant at North Carolina State University's Special Collections Research Center and Duke University's Rubenstein Library. He is the author of the 2014 Theodore Calvin Pease Award-Winning Paper, "To Like or Not to Like: Understanding and Maximizing the Utility of Archival Outreach on Facebook," available in the Spring 2015 issue of The... Read More →

I went to the University of Puget Sound for undergrad where I studied sculpture and American history. In the last three years, I've worked and interned in a variety of museums and historic institutions all across America, including Yosemite National Park, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Plimoth Plantation, and Gateway National Recreation Area. I'm finishing up a processing internship at the JFK... Read More →

With an educational background in library information science and work experience in book arts and graphic design, my path to usability research and interaction design has been an unconventional one; however the needs, desires and actions of end users has always been the primary focus of my work. | | I'm always eager to explore new ways to connect library information science and IxD together, and am especially interested in how IxD can... Read More →

Digital Humanities, Humanities data, data curation, and data information literacy. Tacos.

Archives and digital libraries!

I am interested in and focusing my studies on archives, specifically in database creation and maintenance, and also in metadata organization.

Recent grad from the University of Texas.

Cheylon Woods, Assistant Professor and Archivist/Head of Ernest J. Gaines Center, received her MLIS from LSU. She has presented at annual meetings for Society of American Archivists and worked on numerous public programs for the Alabama Department of Archives and History specializing in preservation and displaying historical documents and artifacts while participating in an IMLS fellowship under the HistoryMakers. Currently Mrs. Woods is... Read More →