| 2017 MAC Annual Meeting—OMAMAC Program Overview    WorkshopsWednesday, April 5, 2017, 9:00am – 5:00pmSAA Workshop: Cultural Diversity Competency (CDC)
 Instructor: Helen Wong Smith, Kaua`i Historical Society
 Thursday, April 6, 2017, 8:00am – Noon
 Teaching with Primary Sources
 Instructor: Greg Kocken, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
 Getting Started with Text Mining Archival CollectionsInstructors: Julia Frankosky, Michigan State University; Megan Badgley Malone, Michigan State University
 Exhibit Support Basics: Solutions for Small Institutions and Small BudgetsInstructors: Angela Andres, University of Kansas; Roberta Woodrick, University of Kansas; Sofia (Sonya) Barron, Iowa State University
 Special Events
Thursday, April 61:00pm – 1:30pm MAC Pals Reception
 6:00pm – 8:00pm Opening Reception at The KANEKO
 Friday, April 7
 8:00am – 5:00pm Poster Session
 3:30pm – 5:00pm MAC Members’ Meeting
 6:00pm – 9:00pm Restaurant Tours
 ToursBoys Town Tour Thursday, April 6, 8:30am – 11:30am
 Creighton University Archives, Rare Books & Special Collections Open House Thursday, April 6, 9:30am – 11:30am
 Joslyn Art Museum Tour Thursday, April 6, 9:30am – 12:30pm
 Old Market Historic District Tour Thursday, April 6, 10am – 12pm
 Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, April 6, 3:30pm – 5:00pmLeaning In: Strategies for Balancing Caregiving and Professional Careers and Reframing Definitions of Success
 Chair: Alexis Braun Marks, Eastern Michigan University
 Presenters: Rachael Dreyer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Johnson, Cargill, Incorporated; Ann Kenne, University of St. Thomas; Johanna Russ, Chicago Public Library; Lisa Sjoberg, Concordia College; Michelle Sweetser, Bowling Green State University
 Preserving and Reassembling Eyes on the PrizePresenters: Jim Hone, Washington University in St. Louis; Tyler Bequette, Washington University in St. Louis
 Cross-Disciplinary Instruction: Course Engagement Beyond the History MajorChair: Carrie Schweer, Indiana University Bloomington
 Presenters: Morgen MacIntosh Hodgetts, DePaul University; Matthew Strandmark, University of Kentucky; Rachel Seale, Iowa State University; Neal Harmeyer, Purdue University; Carol Street, Ball State University; Jason Nargis, Northwestern University; Jaime Marie Burton, University of Kentucky
 Friday, April 7, 8:30am – 10:00amPaths to Discovery: Programs Bringing African American Collections to Stakeholder Communities
 Presenters: Dorothy Berry, University of Minnesota; Brian Graney, Indiana University Bloomington; Anita Metchler, University of Chicago; Joy Novak, Washington University in St. Louis.
 From Chaos to Order: Making Artifact Storage Work for YouChair: Hilary Seo, Iowa State University
 Presenter: Sofia (Sonya) Barron, Iowa State University
 Remembering ‘Over There’: WWI Collections ,Outreach and EducationChair: Lara Friedman-Shedlov, University of Minnesota
 Presenters: Daria Labinsky, National Archives and Records Administration; Cara Bertram, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Carrie Daniels, University of Louisville; Ryan Bean, University of Minnesota; Martin Tuohy, National Museum of the American Sailor
 Friday, April 7, 10:30am – NoonTelling the Story of 1967–68 in the North: Documenting Social Protest in Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit
 Chair: David McCartney, University of Iowa
 Presenters: Ann Hanlon, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Nathan Kelber, Detroit Historical Society; Abigail Nye, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Brian Wilson, The Henry Ford; Julie Wroblewski, Chicago History Museum
 Collaborative Web Archiving: Lessons from KansasChair: Sherry Williams, University of Kansas
 Presenters: Cliff Hight, Kansas State University; Martha Imparato, Washburn University; Megan Macken, Kansas Historical Society
 Listen In: Podcasting the ArchiveChair: Troy Reeves, University of Wisconsin–Madison
 Presenters: Doug Boyd, University of Kentucky; Colleen Theisen, University of Iowa; Kate Brenner, Freelance oral historian and Amplify: The Oral History Podcast Network; Dana Gerber-Margie, Recollection Wisconsin and Bello Collective
 Friday, April 7, 1:30pm – 3:00pmIt Takes a Village: Building Professional Capacity through Informal Peer Networks
 Presenters: Christian I.J. Minter, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Steven D. Booth, Barack Obama Presidential Library; Petrina D. Jackson, Iowa State University
 Elbow Grease and Flexibility: Practical Insights from Migrations Big and SmallChair: Daniel W. Noonan, The Ohio State University
 Presenters: Laura Alagna, Northwestern University; Stephanie L. Bricking, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Sarah Dorpinghaus, University of Kentucky; Lori Meyers-Steele, Berea College.
 Our Communities as GatewaysChair: Rena V. Schergen, Archdiocese of St. Louis
 Presenters: Meg Miner, Illinois Wesleyan University; Rena V. Schergen, Archdiocese of St. Louis; Amy Sloper, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research; Andy Uhrich, Indiana University Bloomington
 Saturday, April 8, 8:30am – 10:00amUsing Voices from the Past to Change the Future: Primary Sources as Outreach Tools for Social Justice
 Chair: Shaun Hayes, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
 Presenters: Shaun Hayes, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Anna Trammell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Miranda Rectenwald, Washington University in St. Louis; Joy Novak, Washington University in St. Louis
 The Missing Link: Finding Aids and Digital CollectionsChair: Donald C. Force, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
 Presenters: Donald C. Force, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Randy N. Smith, Missouri Botanical Garden; Ann Hanlon, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
 More Alike than Different: A Reconvergence of Knowledge and Skills Across LAMsPresenters: Stephanie Kays, Denison University; David B. Malone, Calvin College; Sam Meister, Educopia Institute, Samantha Sauer, Illinois College
 Saturday, April 8, 10:30am – NoonEndangered Archives: Issues Facing Catholic Religious Collections in the United States
 Chair: Colleen McFarland Rademaker, Sisters of Charity of LEavenworth
 Presenters: Malachy McCarthy, Claretian Missionaries Archives USA–Canada; Jane Kenamore, Kenamore & Klinkow, LLC; Sister Thomas More Daily, OSU, Ursuline Archives, Central Province, USA
 New Faces at the Processing TableChair: Jacque Roethler, University of Iowa
 Presenters: Jacque Roethler, University of Iowa; Dana M. Lamparello, Chicago History Museum; Jennifer King, George Washington University
 All-Ages Archives: Building Frameworks for Creative Outreach to Younger ResearchersPresenters: Lindsay Hiltunen, Michigan Technological University; Emily Reiher, Oak Park Public Library; Leigh A. Tarullo, Oak Park Public Library; Jen Wolfe, Newberry Library
 This year’s poster session will offer you to see projects and research conducted by archivists and librarians from across the MAC region. Posters will be on display Friday, April 7 in the St. Nicholas Foyer. Poster presenters will be available to discuss their work during the morning and afternoon breaks (10:00–10:30am and 3:00–3:30pm).  See the full list of posters for additional information.   |