Archives and Special Collections Interest Group

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Worcester ARC Chapter minutes July 20, 2011

Minutes for the Worcester ARC Chapter
July 20, 2011
Tower Hill Botanic Garden


Present:

Kathy Bell, Tower Hill Botanic Gardens; Sarah Campbell, Holy Cross; Alice Howe, New England Jesuit Province; Tracey Kry, American Antiquarian Society; Mott Linn, Clark; Kathy Markees, WPI; Ellen More, UMASS Medical School; Colleen Previte, Framingham State University; Kris Reinhard, UMASS Medical School; Mark Savolis, Holy Cross; Eugenia Tsantinis, Assumption; Fordyce Williams, Clark

New Business:

On Wednesday, July 20th , the ARC Archives and Special Collections Special Interest Group (SIG) held a meeting at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens. The group was guided on a tour of the library by Kathy Bell, Tower Hill’s Archivist. Following the tour elections were held. Kathy Bell from Tower Hill will serve as the new chair and Tracey Kry from the American Antiquarian Society will serve as Secretary. The group then adjourned to Twigs Cafe for lunch.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Sarah Campbell, Secretary

Worcester ARC Chapter minutes May 12, 2011

Minutes for the Worcester ARC Chapter
May 12, 2011
SAA Archon Webinar

Present:

ARC Members:

Sarah Campbell, Holy Cross; Alice Howe, New England Jesuit Province; Tracey Kry, American Antiquarian Society; Colleen Previte, Framingham University; Kris Reinhard, UMASS Medical; Mark Savolis, Holy Cross


NEA Members:


Nancy Barta-Norton, Johnson and Wales; Mary Rita Grady, Regis; Merlyn Liberty, Dwyer Memorial Library; Nova Seals, Connecticut College; Jen Tuleja, St. George’s School; Val Simpson, St. George’s School

New Business:

On Thursday, May 12, 2011 ARC members attended a SAA webinar titled “Archon…making it work for you!” As this meeting was opened to the public several member of NEA also attended the webinar. Hosted by the College of the Holy Cross, this presentation provided an overview of Archon, an online collection management program. The webinar was very informative and the presenters made every effort to answer the audience’s questions.

Respectfully submitted by Sarah Campbell, Secretary

Worcester ARC Chapter minutes March 7, 2011

Minutes for the Worcester ARC Chapter
Thursday March 7, 2011
Iron Mountain, Northborough Facility


Present:

Margaret Anderson, WPI; Kathy Bell, Tower Hill; Lora Brueck Assumption; Mary Brunelle, Assumption; Sarah Campbell, Holy Cross; Alice Howe, New England Jesuit Province; Tom Knoles, American Antiquarian Society; Mott Linn, Clark; Kathy Markees, WPI; Ellen More, UMASS Worcester; Colleen Previte, Framingham State; Kris Reinhard, UMASS Worcester; Mark Savolis, Holy Cross


New Business:

On March 7, 2011 the Worcester ARC Chapter toured the Iron Mountain Northborough Facility. We also heard presentations from members of their staff as well as from a representative of the Kirtas Company. The Kirtas Company is a company that sells book scanners. Iron Mountain and Kirtas have partnered to provide high quality scanning at a reasonable rate.

The meeting adjourned at 1:00pm. The location and date for the next ARC meeting have not been set.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Sarah Campbell, Secretary