Erica Donnis, CCCA Board Member and Special Collections Director at Champlain College, will be co-presenting this session at the upcoming New England Archivists Virtual Spring Meeting - Archives for a Changing World.

Session Description:
Engaging in collaborative partnerships can pay off in spades, raising awareness of and appreciation for archival programs and collections, inspiring in-depth study, or harnessing collective wisdom. This session will feature three public humanities and citizen archiving projects involving partnerships with students, faculty, community organizations, museums, and local residents, on projects revolving around diverse collections including sheet music, weather data, personal papers, government archives, and local history collections. The rich and varied outcomes—a documentary film, public radio broadcast, website, oral histories, blog posts, physical and online exhibits, and enhanced technical description and metadata—expand the reach of the archives' collections and programs. Presenters will share thoughts on the challenges posed by these collaborative processes as well as the rewards, showcase final products, and provide tips for developing projects of your own.

Jason Wood, Simmons College
Lori Podolsky, McGill University
Erica Donnis, Champlain College

For more information on the NEA Virtual Spring Meeting and to register for this event, please visit https://newenglandarchivists.org/event-4107009