MAA 2020 Session Proposal Collaboration

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1	Session Proposal Idea	Proposer	Contact Info for proposer	Anything else?	Interested People	Contact Info for Interested People
2	Burnout in the field and what we can do to combat it--both self-advocating and advocating for our peers	Kendra Long	kendra.margaret.long@gmail.com		Danielle Nowak; Rachel Johnstone	dnowak@mortonarb.org; rachel.s.johnstone.civ@mail.mil
3	How/Why to transition small/smaller cultural organizations from local systems/methods into DACS or ISAD compliant organizations	Edwina Murphy	emurphyaa@gmail.com
4	Archival work (esp. reference) with highly specialized collections/the invisible labor of becoming a subject-matter expert	Emily Riippa	ejriippa@mtu.edu		Edwina Murphy Danielle Nowak Sarah Lebovitz; Rachel Johnstone Kathryn Gstalder	emurphyaa@gmail.com dnowak@mortonarb.org sarah.lebovitz@wayne.edu; rachel.s.johnstone.civ@mail.mil gv1760@wayne.edu
5	How to create an action plan (defining an issue, fact finding and data gathering, identifying audience, allies, stakeholders, and opponents, crafting a message, delivering the message, etc.) for advocating with state and local policymakers on matters of importance to archivists and archives.	Bryan Whitledge	whitl1br@cmich.edu		Betty Adams	gs0871@wayne.edu
6	Web Archiving Michigan - Discuss building a community around web archiving in Michigan. A few of us can talk about what we are currently doing in this area and discuss future opportunity to expand broader as was done at recent conference in Texas - https://www.tdl.org/2019/04/watx19/	Ed Busch	buschedw@msu.edu
7	Student support for outreach, specifically exhibition work - Discuss the benefits of letting students create original exhibitions - could also extend this into other outreach efforts (social media or programming)	Leigh Rupinski	rupinskl@gvsu.edu		Tenley Sablatzky	tsablatzky@gmail.com (or gq3120@wayne.edu)
8	Related to (and perhaps combinable with) the proposals (above) on burnout and specialized collections/invisible labor: Are the issues facing archivists in non-traditional settings so different that they risk creating a second class of archivists? To what extent do archivists who labor in non-traditional settings manage highly specialized collections, with few or constantly endangered resources, and under security restrictions which constrain access, advocacy, ability develop new programs, and ability to adopt technical standards and advancements?	Rachel Johnstone	rachel.s.johnstone.civ@mail.mil
9	Digitizing tape media, Cassettes, VHS, and Reel to Reel, Small Collections	Diana Pacella	dpacella@wccnet.edu		Tenley Sablatzky	tsablatzky@gmail.com (or gq3120@wayne.edu)
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11	Racially insensitive materials in archival collections (blackface in yearbooks, etc.)	Geoffrey Reynolds	reynoldsg@hope.edu		Avery Lowe Brian Wilson Lydia Tang	avery@hollandmuseum.org brianw@thehenryford.org ltang5@msu.edu
12	Systems for Archives and Libraries: A Square Peg in a Round Hole? No single system provides the functionality needed to manage and provide access to the diverse collections of archives, libraries, and museums. In many cases, different types of materials may require different types of systems or platforms, but often archives and special collections must follow the systems decisions of libraries. One example is the use of Alma/Primo for the integration of searches of archival collections and institutional repository items. What ways can library systems support needs and workflows specific to archival, special collections, and cultural heritage materials? What works well and what doesn’t? What options are there for modifications, workarounds, or systems integration? Where do archivists fall in the decision-making process of the acquisition of systems and software?	Melinda Isler	islerm@ferris.edu		Molly McGuire	mmcguire@oakland.edu
13	Other duties as assigned: Have you ever been stretched to the limit of your technical knowledge for a crucial project for your institution or the profession? Archivists will share tales of challenge and growth, their processes, and their lessons learned. [Lydia: my planning topic will be a crash course in Trello integrations (using coding and add-ons) to overhaul the workflows of the Society of American Archivists' mentoring program.]	Lydia Tang	ltang5@msu.edu
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