Amigos Library Services Virtual Conference, Open Source in Archives and Libraries, 2015
Software for the Special Snowflake: Using Open Source Software in Unique Situations
I presented on my use of CollectiveAccess (an open source software) in the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office to create an item-level finding aid/database for the Statewide Survey of Historic Properties collection. Below is the abstract for my presentation.
Special Snowflake Syndrome: the feeling that you are a beautiful and unique snowflake unlike any other. In the world of archives, libraries, and cultural resource management, there are many, many special snowflakes. Institutions may share goals and problems, but situations are often vastly different, which is why open source software is so appealing. Such is the case for the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and the staff's desire to create a unified online database of state historic properties. The database is, in essence, an item-level description finding aid. After the debut of two prototypes and a limited distribution, CollectiveAccess has proven its worth as the software for the job.
During this presentation, Jones-King will discuss the goals of the South Carolina SHPO and how and why she chose the open source software CollectiveAccess for the database project. She will also discuss the process of installing and using CollectiveAccess as an archivist with a small amount of coding experience. Finally, she will discuss takeaways from the project, why she would choose open-source software again, and how CollectiveAccess has been successful.
I presented on my use of CollectiveAccess (an open source software) in the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office to create an item-level finding aid/database for the Statewide Survey of Historic Properties collection. Below is the abstract for my presentation.
Special Snowflake Syndrome: the feeling that you are a beautiful and unique snowflake unlike any other. In the world of archives, libraries, and cultural resource management, there are many, many special snowflakes. Institutions may share goals and problems, but situations are often vastly different, which is why open source software is so appealing. Such is the case for the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and the staff's desire to create a unified online database of state historic properties. The database is, in essence, an item-level description finding aid. After the debut of two prototypes and a limited distribution, CollectiveAccess has proven its worth as the software for the job.
During this presentation, Jones-King will discuss the goals of the South Carolina SHPO and how and why she chose the open source software CollectiveAccess for the database project. She will also discuss the process of installing and using CollectiveAccess as an archivist with a small amount of coding experience. Finally, she will discuss takeaways from the project, why she would choose open-source software again, and how CollectiveAccess has been successful.
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South Carolina Archival Association, Newberry College, 2014
Connecting the Dots: The Role of the Historic Properties Information Coordinator at the SHPO
I presented on my position as Historic Properties Information Coordinator at the State Historic Preservation Office. You can view my prezi here. Divided into two parts, my presentation addressed my job (creating and disseminating a database) and my role as an archivist. I wanted to specifically highlight how my job involved working with a variety of professionals (preservationists, public historians, archaeologists, GIS coordinators, etc.) and how working with all these different colleagues has altered my perspective of what it means to be an archivist. Because there were students at the meeting from USC’s School of Library and Information Science, I spoke on being an archivist “outside of the stacks” and feeling fulfilled by this job even though it does not have archivist in the title.
I presented on my position as Historic Properties Information Coordinator at the State Historic Preservation Office. You can view my prezi here. Divided into two parts, my presentation addressed my job (creating and disseminating a database) and my role as an archivist. I wanted to specifically highlight how my job involved working with a variety of professionals (preservationists, public historians, archaeologists, GIS coordinators, etc.) and how working with all these different colleagues has altered my perspective of what it means to be an archivist. Because there were students at the meeting from USC’s School of Library and Information Science, I spoke on being an archivist “outside of the stacks” and feeling fulfilled by this job even though it does not have archivist in the title.
Tri-State Archivists Meeting (NC, SC, GA), Greenville, SC, 2013
The Afterlife of University Archives: Collecting and promoting university history outside the paige box
I co-presented with Lawrence Giffin and Jennifer Coggins. From the meeting program: "This panel will describe the efforts of University Archives and Records Management Services to document and promote university history through strategies of forming collaborative relationships with students, faculty, and staff—especially those with a stake in university history; promoting collections in ways that dovetail with the activities and events taking place across campus; and leveraging records management services to appeal to student groups’ desire for continuity and organizational memory. These and other strategies help transform University Archives from a fixed place on campus into an array of responsive resources that promote university history and document UNC–CH as a social, political, and cultural force in North Carolina." You can view the presentation here.
I co-presented with Lawrence Giffin and Jennifer Coggins. From the meeting program: "This panel will describe the efforts of University Archives and Records Management Services to document and promote university history through strategies of forming collaborative relationships with students, faculty, and staff—especially those with a stake in university history; promoting collections in ways that dovetail with the activities and events taking place across campus; and leveraging records management services to appeal to student groups’ desire for continuity and organizational memory. These and other strategies help transform University Archives from a fixed place on campus into an array of responsive resources that promote university history and document UNC–CH as a social, political, and cultural force in North Carolina." You can view the presentation here.
Society of American Archivists, New Orleans, 2013
Representing Student Organizations in University Archives: Donor Outreach Efforts
I presented the below poster at SAA 2013 in New Orleans. This poster was modeled on my work in University Archives as a Carolina Academic Library Associate. I spend a good deal of my work week contacting student organizations with the intent of collecting materials and teaching good records management techniques. This poster was designed to express how we at UNC have come to acknowledge and tackle the representation imbalance in university and college archives that is often in favor of administrative files.
I presented the below poster at SAA 2013 in New Orleans. This poster was modeled on my work in University Archives as a Carolina Academic Library Associate. I spend a good deal of my work week contacting student organizations with the intent of collecting materials and teaching good records management techniques. This poster was designed to express how we at UNC have come to acknowledge and tackle the representation imbalance in university and college archives that is often in favor of administrative files.
Librarians' Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
Collaborating with Students in University Archives: Records Management, Donor Outreach, Oral History
For this power point, I was a co-presenter with Lawrence Giffin, Records Manager at UNC Chapel Hill, and Todd Kosmerick, NCSU University Archivist, at the Summer 2013 LAUNC-CH meeting. I presented on outreach to student groups and organizations.
For this power point, I was a co-presenter with Lawrence Giffin, Records Manager at UNC Chapel Hill, and Todd Kosmerick, NCSU University Archivist, at the Summer 2013 LAUNC-CH meeting. I presented on outreach to student groups and organizations.