Midwest Archives Conference
Education Committee Report to Council
October 2009
MAC Spring Meeting 2009: Workshop offerings
Full Day Workshop: Disaster Preparation and Wet Salvage of Materials by Sara J. Holmes, NARA/NPRC, St. Louis, Missouri and Gretchen Shoemaker, NARA/NPRC, St. Louis, Missouri
MAC Workshop: Archon and Archivists’ Toolkit: Collection Management Possibilities
By: Bradley Westbrook, Archivists’ Toolkit Project Manager, Head of the Metadata Analysis and Specification Unit, UC San Diego Libraries; Christopher J. Prom, Assistant University Archivist, University of Illinois Archives, Urbana; David E. Crawford (AT), University Archivist, Reinert-Alumni Library, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska; Melinda McMartin Isler (AT), University Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan; David B. Malone (Archon), Head of Archives & Special Collections, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois; Sammie L. Morris, MLIS, CA (Archon), Assistant Professor of Library Science, Head of Archives & Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette, Indiana
Evaluations: 25
Average rating (1-5 high-low) for: Overall quality: 4.2
Handouts: N/A
Instructor: 4.3
MAC Workshop: Ethics and Legal Issues in Archives by Lynn Smith Visual Archivist, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, Iowa
Evaluations: 14
Average rating (1-5 low-high) for: Overall quality: 4.2
Handouts: 4.3
Instructor: 4.4
MAC Workshop: Electronic Records Management and Preservation by Mark Myers, Electronic Records Analyst, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
Evaluations: 28
Average rating (1-5 low-high) for: Overall quality: 4.5
Handouts: N/A
Instructor: 4.7
Potential Workshops for Chicago 2010
Thus far the committee has been approached by one group offering a very promising workshop on the Archives Leadership Institute.
In looking at our offerings for the past five years, it looks as though some topics that have not been addressed include reference, records management (non-electronic), user studies, architectural records, and fund-raising/grants. The situation would seem ripe for offerings in one or more of these areas.
Directory of Archival Education
The Committee was charged by Council in June to develop a directory of archival education offerings within the MAC region. The first draft of the directory was distributed on October 6 to the members of the Education Committee and the chair of the Task Force on Education for comment. As of the present no comment has been received; any further comment will be reflected in the oral report to Council.
The original draft found 22 programs in 10 of the 13 states in the region offering at least one postbaccalaureate course in archives as part of a graduate certificate or degree program.
The following projects from the strategic planning meeting are still under development.
1. Guidelines Review: The committee will review guidelines with a focus on the addition of a “chair-elect" position, an extension on the length of service, a rotating liaison for meetings, and how best to implement a student internship. Provide a report to Council.
2. New Workshops/Workshops on the Road: Create new ideas for workshops, curriculum, and determine how they could be taken on the road, including costs, instructors, honorariums, etc. Provide a report to Council.
Membership:
The current membership of the committee is as follows:
Chad Owen, Chair (04/2009-04/2012 2nd term) (Chair 04/09-04/11)
Randy L. Bixby (02/2008-02/2011)
Chelle Somsen (05/2007-05/2010)
Karen Spilman (12/2008-12/2011)
Jacquelyn Ferry (12/2008-12/2011)
Elizabeth M. Wilkinson (12/2008-12/2011)