[Ohiodig] FW: SAA Visual Materials Section WebEx, June 29, 2pm Eastern

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

This one may be of interest to OhioDIGers!

One of the presenters for the SAA VMS, Stephanie Luke, was coauthor of a piece that we discussed in our Sept 2021 OhioDIG meeting "Reparative Description - Part II: A Discussion" (See meetings page<https://ohiodig.org/meetings> and scroll down to see past meetings, links to articles, etc.)

SAA's section meetings<https://connect.archivists.org/events/calendar> this year are free, online, and open to anyone who registers.

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Janet Carleton| Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu> | https://media.library.ohio.edu<https://media.library.ohio.edu/> | she/her/hers

From: Stefanie Caloia via Society of American Archivists <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 9:12 AM
To: Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton at ohio.edu>
Subject: [SAA vms] : This Thursday! VMS Annual Meeting, June 29, 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific

Hello Visual Materials Section members and friends, The VMS Steering Committee has been working hard to put together a great program for our... -posted to the "Visual Materials Section" community
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Jun 26, 2023 8:12 AM
Stefanie Caloia<https://connect.archivists.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=0300291c-197e-4adb-8374-8b08849f49ae>
Hello Visual Materials Section members and friends,

The VMS Steering Committee has been working hard to put together a great program for our annual meeting and we hope that you can join us June 29, at 2 pm Eastern/11 am Pacific.

Please be sure to register<https://connect.archivists.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=c0810b7e-b4c7-44a0-8374-01879fa1dce6&Home=%2Fhigherlogic%2Fccadmin%2Fadmin%2Fevents%2Fmanagecalendarevents.aspx> for the meeting link. All are welcome!

The session will consist of a short business meeting with updates on Section activities from the past year and what's to come - including details on in-person meet ups in Washington, DC!

Then we will hear presentations on reparative description projects with time for Q&A and discussion, and two more presentations on some unique visual materials projects.

Reparative Description:

Lilliane Keaney, Harrison D. Horblit Photograph Librarian, Houghton Library, Harvard

How do we describe visually problematic items?

In an effort to diversify the holdings at Houghton Library, the Library has acquired a number of collections with visual material documenting the lives of people of color. One of these collections included photographs with racist imagery and language. It quickly became apparent that the collection would require special consideration when describing so as not to continue harm, but also provide the means of discovery for researchers. This presentation will review the planning, processing, and describing workflow from acquisition to a published finding aid with item level metadata of a problematic image collection. It will outline the decisions made and the resources used to apply thoughtful description practices.


Sara Pezzoni, Photograph Collections Coordinator, Special Collections department at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries & Stephanie Luke, Assistant Professor-Metadata Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Repairing the Narrative at UTA Libraries

Overview of work undertaken by UTA Libraries staff regarding reparative description for visual materials within UTA Special Collections' holdings. Discussion of policies, procedures, and workflows created for the review and revision of legacy description as well as the future description of all materials and collections.

Visual materials projects lighting talks:

Joan Beaudoin, Associate Professor, Wayne State University School of Information Sciences

The Detroit Mural Project: Image Management Processes

The Detroit Mural Project has resulted in the creation of a large number of digital images. This presentation provides an overview of the steps taken in the visual documentation of the walls and the management of the resulting digital images. Included in the overview will be a discussion of the photography, image selection, post digital image capture changes and digital preservation procedures.



Paige Adair, Senior Archivist, Fine Arts Specialist, The Portman Archives

El Gran Muro, Care and Asset Relocation for Monumental Fiber Arts

In 2021 the Portman Archives team was tasked with many deaccession initiatives, one unique example of this effort was to find a new home for a large-scale set of fabric weaving, titled, 'El Gran Muro' by Colombian artist Olga De Amaral. The artwork was commissioned by John Portman to hang in the central atrium of Atlanta's Westin Peachtree Plaza. This presentation will explore the journey of this artwork as part of an archival collection, along with how we strategized and worked collaboratively to ensure the historical legacy of this monumental artwork is preserved for a new audience.




Stefanie Caloia
Archivist for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Walter P. Reuther Library
Wayne State University
313-577-9437<tel:313-577-9437>
SCaloia at wayne.edu<mailto:SCaloia at wayne.edu>
www.reuther.wayne.edu<http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/>

@AFSCMEArchivist<http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/>

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