Please join us for the first session of lightning talks at the ARLIS/NA New York virtual mini-conference on Wednesday, October 19th, 12:00-2:00pm. The theme for this day will be Enhancing Access and Workflows in Collections and on the Web. Please RSVP in order to receive Zoom links for the event. This is a free event for ARLISNA/ New York members.
12:00 - 12:05 Introductions
12:05 - 12:15pm Online Artists’ Book Discovery
Corina Reynolds, Executive Director of Center for Book Arts
How do we discover artists' books online? What would make artists' book discovery easier? Center for Book Arts and Book Art Review are working on a new platform for artists' book discovery and would like your help.
12:20 - 12:30pm Franklin Furnace Archives
Nicole Rosengurt, Archives Assistant, Franklin Furnace Archives
Franklin Furnace Archive has long been a historic repository of artists books, and in the 46 years in which they've been collecting, they have amassed a collection of vertical files related to works and artists which represent the robust history of both experimental and canonical art. The Franklin Furnace Archive is in the process of fully digitizing this collection of vertical files, with the intent of publishing and disseminating this work to allow unprecedented access to the "behind the scenes" context and content of these artists and their scene. In this talk, Nicole will discuss the process of digitization and cataloging that they are undertaking, with emphasis on digitization standards and metadata development. They will also discuss their plans for building and publishing the collection online, and the benefits to research this opportunity will provide.
12:35-12:45pm Pratt Zine Libguide
Alex Austin, LIS Student at Pratt School of Information and Graduate Assistant, Pratt Institute Libraries
Holly Wilson, Liaison Librarian, Humanities & Social Sciences, Associate Professor, Pratt Institute Libraries
Alex and Holly will discuss using LibGuides to make Pratt Institute Libraries' zine collection more visible for patrons through digitizing cover images and categorizing zines by theme.
12:45-1:15pm Q&A
[CANCELLED]12:45-1:00pm Frick Alma to Sierra
Sonia Agnew, Acquisitions and Cataloging Assistant, Frick Art Reference Library
Scott Calhoun, Acquisitions and Cataloging Assistant, Frick Art Reference Library
Mary Seem, Acquisitions and Cataloging Lead, Frick Art Reference Library
The Frick has recently migrated from Sierra to Alma for our ILS - this presentation will discuss various aspects of that migration particularly as they pertain to acquisitions. We will discuss the changes made to our acquisitions workflows: ordering, cataloging, and serials management as well as the migration of our order records.
