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Combining Library and Archival Expertise to Serve Diverse Patron and Collection Needs. The Adaptable Information Professional. Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh Chatham University Archives SAA 2012, Session 306 August 10, 2012. 1942, courtesy NARA. 1957, courtesy State Library of New South Wales. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Adaptable Information Professional
Rachel Grove RohrbaughChatham University Archives
SAA 2012, Session 306August 10, 2012
Combining Library and Archival Expertise to Serve Diverse Patron and Collection Needs
1957, courtesy State Library of New South Wales
1942, courtesy NARA
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Can we find a balance?
n.d., courtesy State Library of New South Wales
Dual/Archivist Librarians
• New interest in these hybrid positions—Manning and Silva, 2012
• Surprising positives of combining this work, particularly opportunities for outreach and collaboration
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Andrew W. Mellon Hall, c. 1940
Student protests co-education, 1990
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Howe-Childs Gate House, c. 1860
Howe-Childs Gate House today
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Eden Hall Farm, 2008
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My background…• First position at
Chatham as a paraprofessional
• Learned library skills on the job from supportive co-workers
• Simultaneously attended MLIS program at the University of Pittsburgh
Student outside the JKM Library, 1980
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Chatham University Archives
• Dating back to at least the 1930s but largely disorganized
• Handled by Library staff
• Benefited from some grant money for special projects and an endowment fund
Rachel Carson on PCW campus, 1926
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Excited by my promotion…
But what was I facing?
1952, photo by Sam Hood, courtesy State Library of New South Wales
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Collaboration Working with Head of Tech Services to…• Catalog the rare book
collection• Share knowledge on
A/V materials, ETD, and IR
• Make a better Archives and Special Collections website Sharing in class, 1972
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Collaboration Working with reference librarians to…• Encourage teaching
with Archives and Special Collections
• Market myself as the “expert” on locating primary sources
• Co-teach instruction sessions
Classroom, 1956
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Alumnae enjoy Reunion Weekend display, 2012
Outreach and Promotion
University Archives May Day blog post, 2012
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Working with individual
faculty members as a
librarian improves in
turn the visibility of the
Archives.Faculty and administrators relax before
graduation, 1961
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Stressed with our various responsibilities…
…or confident in our dual roles and relishing the variety of our work?
Student in front of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1944
Awaiting the Song Contest results, 1959
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Liza Cruzat celebrates her graduation from Chatham College, 1985
Many thanks to my awesome co-presenters and my wonderful co-workers at Chatham
University
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Burke, Nicholas C. and J. Frank Cook. “A Profile of College and University Archives in the United States.” American Archivist 45, no. 4 (1982): 410-428, http://archivists.metapress.com/content/a77534258450710x/.
Chute, Tamar G. “Perspectives on Outreach at College and University Archives.” In College and University Archives: Readings in Theory and Practice, edited by Christopher J. Prom and Ellen D. Swain, 137-154. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2008.
Chute, Tamar G. “Selling the College and University Archives: Current Outreach Perspectives.” Archival Issues 25, no. 1-2 (2000): 33-48, http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/45934.
Litwin, Rory. “The Library Paraprofessional Movement and the Deprofessionalization of Librarianship.” January 27, 2010. http://www.libraryjuicepress.com/docs/deprofessionalization.pdf.
Malkmus, Doris. “‘Old Stuff’ for New Stuff Teaching Methods: Outreach to History Faculty Teaching with Primary Sources.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 10, no. 4 (October 2010): 413-435.
Bibliography
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Manning, Mary and Judy Silva. “Dual Archivist/Librarians: Balancing the Benefits and Challenges of Diverse Responsibilities.” College & Research Libraries 73, no. 3 (March 2012): 164-181, http://crl.acrl.org/content/73/2/164.abstract.
Martin, Frank Edgerton. “Learning Landscapes: The Getty Foundation’s Campus Heritage Initiative Opens New Terrain for Landscape Architects.” Landscape Architecture 97, no. 7 (July 2007): 82, 84, 86-91.
McFarland, Colleen. “Rethinking the Business of Small Archives.” Archival Issues 31, no. 2 (2007): 137-149.
Zorich, Diane M. et al. “Beyond the Silos of the LAMS: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives, and Museums.” Report produced by OCLC Research (September 2008), http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2008/2008-05.pdf.
All images courtesy Chatham University Archives unless otherwise noted.
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