If you’ve made it this far with us, I really appreciate your support and interest!
Here is an Ask An Archivist Day event recap and some very sincere thank yous to wrap this up.
Starting on October 4th through October 14th the Distinctive Collections, Archives, Labriola Center [Instagram], and Specialized Materials units all contributed wonderful blog articles to highlight archival work at ASU Library and why we love what we do. If you missed one, find it here or on the Distinctive Collections Instagram:
- Upcoming Exhibit: Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytelling through Contemporary Woodcuts, Artists’ Books, and Small Press Books (1997-2021) (Seonaid Valiant)
- Designing for Themselves: Architecture for Architects (Harold Housley)
- Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives (Lourdes Pereira, Mia Johnson, and Elizabeth Quiroga, Labriola Student Archivists)
- Three of my Favorite Holdings from Rare Books and Manuscripts at Distinctive Collections (Alexa Nino, student staff)
- The Reading Room is Open (Matt Messbarger)
- Getting Students In: Instruction with Archives and Special Collections (Julie Tanaka)
- The J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Papers (Jessica Salow, Elizabeth Dunham)
We connected with the Community Driven Archives (CDA) team and the Chicano/a Research Collection social media manager to facilitate cross-posting and engagement for their collections, resources, and knowledge. They participated in the Twitter event, as well, and I encourage you to visit their platforms! [Chicano/a Twitter | Instagram CDA]
On Wednesday, October 13, colleagues from across units took a swing at tweeting during the live Twitter event. Using the #AskAnArchivist Day hashtag from the ASU Library (@asulibraries) Twitter account, we engaged with other archivists, curious twitter users, the Society of American Archivists, and other professional organizations interested in our work. We had some really great interactions and questions which led to fun and fulfilling conversations. The photos in this post show some of the highlights.
The experience was new to everyone but we all enjoyed connecting with people interested in and involved with the profession! A heartfelt thank you to Renee James, Harold Housley, Julie Tanaka, Alexa Nino, and Matt Messbarger for taking shifts on Twitter. It helped make the day exciting and I appreciate the willingness to support and collaborate on this inaugural event for the Library.
This leads me to some additional thank yous. I am so incredibly appreciative of the support from Christina Peck who helped develop the lead-up planning, the cross-posting management, and set up a command center in Wurzburger for all of us to use the Library Twitter account. It would not have been possible without your insight and guidance!
I am incredibly thankful to all of my colleagues who contributed blog posts and images for social media engagement. I am especially appreciative of Alexa Nino, Lourdes Pereira, Mia Johnson, and Elizabeth Quiroga for their unique and impactful insights as student staff in the Library. This was a huge effort and I am grateful for the time put into these great blog posts highlighting your amazing work. Thank you to Harold for getting all of these blog posts up! And a special thank you to Timothy Provenzano for providing access quality images for social media posts and for some last minute slides reformatting work.
It was a challenge, not to be understated, but it was also a great pleasure to collaborate with colleagues to bring awareness to the incredible things you are doing, the materials we house and steward, and to consider what might be possible in the future.
Cheers,
Claudia
- -- Claudia Willett, Project Archivist, Distinctive Collections