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Organization: National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group
Event Title: Accessioning Best Practices for Us All: A Workshop and Reception
Event Format: In-Person
Event Type: Workshop
Event Date: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Event Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Event Location: Daffodil Classroom at Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Join members of the National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group at Pier 57 for a free workshop to learn about the newly proposed Archival Accessioning Best Practices guidelines. Attendees will be given an overview of the Best Practices and collaboratively brainstorm how to apply the guidelines to improve archival accessioning at their institutions. The workshop will be followed by a catered reception at Pier 57 to celebrate the development of the Best Practices and to build a community of practice with local archivists interested in collections management.
You can access the Archival Accessioning Best Practices guidelines at https://accessioning.gitbook.io. Please note that at the time of this event’s planning, the Best Practices are in the process of being reviewed by the Society of American Archivists Standards Committee. Due to space constraints, attendance will be limited to 30 participants. Please register using the Google form below by October 11th, 2024:
Register here: https://forms.gle/3s25Brkr6BGQysYL9
A draft schedule for the event can be found below:
2:00pm-2:10pm – Arrival window, with light refreshments
2:10pm-2:30pm – Overview of the working group
Speaker: Margo Padilla, Digital Preservation Librarian, New York University
2:30pm-3:10pm – Overview of the Archival Accessioning Best Practices guidelines
Speaker: Rachel Searcy, Accessioning Archivist, New York University
3:10pm-3:40pm – Facilitated breakout groups activity
Speaker: Regina Carra, Outreach & Processing Archivist, CUNY Office of Library Services
3:40pm-4:00pm – Group discussion and closing
4:00pm-5:00pm – Reception, with drinks and refreshments
The workshop will take place in the Daffodil Classroom at Pier 57, with a reception in the adjoining convening space. For inquiries about the event, please reach out to Haian Abdirahman at mha@mellon.org.
Why do we need accessioning best practices?
Due to the broad impact of accessioning across an institution, all archivists and archives administrators will benefit from an increased understanding and appreciation of accessioning.
For accessioning archivists, the Best Practices are a scalable framework to be modified and applied to their local contexts. The document also includes guidance to help them advocate for themselves and demonstrate the value of their efforts to others in their institutions. For managers, the Best Practices offer concrete recommendations to set accessioning archivists up for success in their roles and support them in their work.
We hope you can join us to learn more about the Accessioning Best Practices!
With thanks from the workshop organizing committee,
Haian Abdirahman, Regina Carra, Margo Padilla, Rachel Searcy
