TCART Anniversary Symposium

The Twin Cities Archives Round Table is celebrating its 25th anniversary on October 30th by hosting an afternoon symposium on archival topics at the Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota. The event will be an exciting opportunity for archivists, curators, public historians, information specialists, and graduate students from the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota to come together and learn about the advances and activities that shape their field and to hear from each other how to apply these practices to their daily work.

The event will consist of two topical sessions with local experts sharing their experiences.

The first session will discuss the legal, privacy, and proprietary issues archivists face when accessioning, processing, and providing access to collections with protected material. The speakers will discuss the issues in context of public, academic, and corporate archives.

The second session will focus on technological solutions for archival issues. Speakers will discuss managing electronic records and methods used in archiving web sites.

Finally, an all-star panel of archival leaders will provide their commentary on the work being done in Minnesota by placing it in context of the larger archival community.

Please mark your calendars for the afternoon of October 30, 2007 and come join your colleagues for an educational and social event!

A detailed agenda and list of participants will soon be available.