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The Local History and Genealogy Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) welcomes submissions of presentation proposals highlighting experiences introducing local history and genealogy research/materials to K-12 students. The planning committee is especially interested in submissions relating to the theme of the IFLA World Library Information Congress – Inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect. This event will be held virtually on August 16 at 8:00 am CDT. Submission Guidelines This call is open to IFLA members, non-members, and students. Proposals for 15-minute presentations in English should include a 200-word abstract. Joint proposals are welcome. Please submit your proposals online at https://forms.office.com/r/SrHw2M8FbW by June 19. Questions? Please contact Jennifer Brannock at Jennifer.Brannock@usm.edu.

Greetings from the NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center! Established in 1973, NEDCC specializes in conservation treatment, digital imaging, and audio preservation services, as well as preservation training. Below are online AV preservation training programs upcoming in the next month. Full descriptions and registration are available at www.nedcc.org/pt: - 06/9 and 16 – Writing a Disaster Plan Course (2 sessions) (register by June 7) - 06/28 – FREE Writing Grants for Audio Preservation and Reformatting (register by June 26) - 06/30 – Storing Audiovisual Collections (register by June 28)

Kyle Goltz is my new intern for the first half of the summer. Kyle is pursuing a degree in education and is interested in learning more about primary sources to use them in his classroom lesson plans. Thus far, he has learned how to process and inventory primmary sources, beginning with a small addition to the CMU. Women's Studies collection, for which he also updated the finding aid and encoded finding aid, so it is Google-searchable online. Mainly he will be processing CMU. Athletics Baseball records, and we will spend time looking at diverse manuscripts and discussing how they might be used in classes. But today we received a Civil War collection of eleven letters written by Charles H. Cossett of the MI 6th Cavalry Company D and the 1st MI Cavalry Company H, which we agree is so cool to read and research. It's going to be a good summer in the archives.

The Bentley Historical Library seeks a detail-oriented and collaborative individual to join the Curation team as a Digitization Technician. This individual will primarily perform digital imaging onsite in alignment with existing guidelines and procedures. The majority of the digital imaging will be for increasing “on-demand” requests from researchers, donors, university units, and library staff. For the full job announcement, including closing date, salary, and application instructions, go to: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/217327/digitization-technician Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions and I will be happy to share them with the search committee. Thank you, Liz - - - Elizabeth "Liz" Gadelha (she/her/hers) Archivist for Digitization Services Bentley Historical Library | University of Michigan 1150 Beal Avenue | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113 bentley.umich.edu | @umichbentley

Everyone in northern MI knows who John McGowan is. We were watching some 9&10 News film footage recently and saw a very young John McGowan, early in his career, interviewing people. He still looks pretty much the same as he did then. John is a 9&10 News legend who worked at 9&10 from 1972 until he suffered a stroke in 2014. Initially a news correspondent, he was one of the longest serving 9&10 newscasters.

A Staff Archivist will have responsibility for processing and cataloguing materials for a private business and family archive, under the supervision of the Archive Director and Manager. Tasks will include, among others: organizing, digitizing, cataloguing, and re-housing of various types of materials, including documents, newsprint, photographs, and objects. This position will often have to process unforeseen and urgent requests for research and other special projects that may require Excel, Adobe Photoshop, or video editing skills. A master’s degree in library science is required, with an emphasis in archives very desirable. Organizational skills, a strong sense of teamwork, flexibility, a willingness to move between projects, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality are vital. Hours are flexible during normal workdays: minimum of 32 hours per week, 40 hours maximum. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, and health insurance. Training will require in-office presence...

It's the end of term, my students are done working. Now is that brief interlude between terms when the processing room table tops are visible. As one student said recently, I forgot what the tables looked like because they've been covered with manuscripts all term! Yes, that is always how it goes. The tables have been wiped and floor vacuumed. For right now, the room rests peacefully. This is my last blog for spring term. I'll post periodically during summer term.

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) encourages cultural heritage organizations to set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, a time every year when cultural heritage professionals take personal and professional responsibility for doing at least ONE thing to improve their institution’s ability to respond to an emergency. May 1st is now past, but you can still review the free NEDCC resources below, and choose something that you can accomplish in a day or two this month that will have a significant impact. 1. Preservation Leaflets include a series on Emergency Management with information about water damage, mold, pests, fire detection, security, planning, and prevention. 2. The dPlan® | ArtsReady® Pocket Response Resource, a customizable template for a basic emergency plan, is available for download. 3. NEDCC's Preservation 101 online textbook includes a chapter on emergency preparedness for paper-based collections. 4. NEDCC's Fundamentals of AV Preservation online...

Yesterday another of my students from HST 583 gave me this sign as a gift after my letter helped her get accepted into grad school. It's moments like this that keep me going.

I’m Mitchel Watts and I am a senior at Central Michigan University. For the past four years, I have been studying public history as a major and museums studies as a minor. I began working for Marian in the Fall of 2019 when I heard there was a job opening for an archival position. When first came to CMU, I knew I wanted to pursue something history-related, but I had no idea specifically what kind of career I wanted. When I saw the job opening for an archival position, I thought I give it a chance. It ended up being a great decision. In my first couple of weeks, I started off doing something simple typing box and folder listings for the massive collection of UComm (184 cubic feet). Once that was completed Marian started to guide me on what would be my main duty while working here and personally my favorite part, processing collection. I started off with small collections that were just half a box and over the time I eventually processed a large collection including one that was over ...

Hello! My name is Hannah Monaghan and I am a processing Intern for the Clarke Archives. During Spring term working with Marian, I helped process over 24 boxes of materials, 14 of which I did almost entirely by myself. And I only got 8 paper cuts while doing it! We worked hard to process, list, and encode the finding aid for the materials donated by CMU's Athletics Department. We went through records of football, cross country, gymnastics, tracks, field hockey, and baseball history, some of the records stretching back over a century ago into the 19th century. I also got to write a research paper regarding women's history in sports, inspired by a photograph of an undefeated women's field hockey team from 1968 with a large St. Bernard puppy mascot named 'Lily." Finding such precious pieces of history are what make working in the archives a delight. It was my pleasure to work with Marian and the other members of our processing team. I have no doubt in my mind that...