The Museum Archives Section’s Standards and Best Practices Working Group is holding a half-day symposium on born-digital records in a museum setting. We will discuss acquiring, preserving, and providing access to born-digital archival materials and consider strategies for successful collaborations with our colleagues in other departments. While focused on museums, this symposium will be valuable for any archivist dealing with born-digital records and communicating with those who create them.
8:00am - 8:15am: Introduction
Rachel Chatalbash, Yale Center for British Art
8:15am-9:45am: In-depth presentations followed by a panel discussion
Andrew Berger, Computer History Museum
Seth Anderson, The Museum of Modern Art
Samantha Norling, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Chair: Susan Hernandez, Cleveland Museum of Art
9:45am-10:00am: Break
10:00am-11:00am: Lightning Round
Katherine Martinez, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Jennifer Neal & J.E. Molly Seegers, Brooklyn Museum
Lorraine Stuart, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Laurie Sather, Hagley Museum and Library
Tim Walsh, Canadian Centre for Architecture
Chair: Ryan Evans, CCS Bard/Hessel Museum
11:00am-12:00pm: Workshop led by Electronic Records Section Steering Committee Members
Ann Cooper, College of William & Mary
Wendy Hagenmaier, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bring a laptop to participate! Questions? Please email Working Group Co-Chairs Rachel Chatalbash (
rachel.chatalbash@yale.edu) or Susan Hernandez (
shernandez@clevelandart.org)