The Special Collections and Archives Council (SPARC) looks forward to welcoming you to our Open Meeting on May 16 at the Gutman Conference Center, ground floor of Gutman Library, in person for the first time since 2020! Please join us to connect with colleagues and learn more about projects and initiatives happening across Harvard Library. 

Agenda

9-9:30am: Refreshments and time to connect with colleagues 

9:30-10:45am: Invited presentations with Q&A: 

• Born-Digital Advisory Group: Tricia Patterson & Keith Pendergrass 
• Digitization-First and the Charles Ogletree Papers Project: Margaret Dalton and Chris Spraker 
• Reimagining Discovery: Stu Snydman 

10:45-11am: Break 

11-11:30am: Lightning talks: 

• Vanessa Formato, Howe Library of Massachusetts Eye and Ear 
• Kate Bowers, Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections/Harvard University Archives 
• Lee Sullivan, Schlesinger Library 
• Vanessa Venti, UX & Discovery 
• Max Goldberg, Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections 
• Kyle Boyd, Botany Libraries 
• Lilli Keaney, Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections/Houghton Library