Annual meeting program and registration

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This year, our speakers were asked to present on the theme “New Faces, New Futures” – or how they envision the future of archives. We have an exciting slate of presenters who will give their talks over the course of two days. See the tentative schedule below.

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Thursday, April 21

  • 8:30 AM: Welcome from the SMA President, Mona Vance-Ali, Archivist, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
  • 9:15 AM: Program Guide for Archives, Victoria Patrick, MLIS Student, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 10:30 AM: Gathering Collections for Underrepresented Groups in Your Archive, Mandy Laurence Hornsby, MLIS Student, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 11:30: Lunch
  • 12:30 PM: Reorienting Perceptions of Racism: A Case Study of the Equal Justice Institute’s Legacy Museum, Rori Holford, MLIS Student, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 1:45 PM: Panel Discussion: Descriptive Equity and Historic Sheet Music, Jennifer McGillan, Coordinator of Manuscripts, Mississippi State University and Lauren Geiger, Metadata Librarian, Mississippi State University; Metadata Musical: Perspectives on Digital Archives Management, Xavier Sivels, History PhD Candidate, Mississippi State University

Friday, April 22

  • 8:30 AM: Digital Collection Cliff Notes: Repackaging Research in a Virtual Environment, Jennifer Brannock, Curator of Rare Books and Mississippiana, University of Southern Mississippi and Elizabeth La Beaud, Digital Lab Manager, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 9:45 AM: Disaster Stories: Using the Stories of the Past To Influence the Present and Future, Jeff Hirschy, Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 11:00 AM: New Faces, Old Materials: Engaging First Year Students in Archives and Special Collections, Hali Black, First Year Experience Librarian & Learning Design Coordinator, University of Southern Mississippi
  • 12:00 PM: Lunch
  • 1:00 PM: Pivot! Pivot! Engaging Primary Source Literacy through Semi-Virtual Game Experiences, Autumn Johnson, Special Collections Librarian, Georgia Southern University
  • 2:15 PM: SMA Board of Directors Meeting, All SMA members and interested parties are invited to attend, especially those interested in leadership in the organization.