Archives and Special Collections Committee Annual Report 2022
submitted by Maristella Feustle
Current Roster
- Maristella J. Feustle, Chair, 2023
- Jane Cross, member, 2023
- Frank Ferko, member, 2023
- Thomas Pease, member, 2023
- Jennifer Wochner, member, 2023
- Stacey Krim, member, 2024
- Christopher Lynch, member, 2024
- Matthew Testa, member, 2024
- Melissa E. Wertheimer, member, 2024
- Christina Gibson, member, 2025
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- Begin virtual quarterly meetings for continued activity between annual meetings.
- Continued more-or-less quarterly virtual meetings – October 12, 2021; March 9, 2022 in conjunction with MLA meeting; June 6, 2022.
- Sponsor programming in the 2022 Music Library Association conference.
- Sponsored Pathways into Careers in Archives session at MLA 2022.
- Sponsored proposed sessions for MLA 2023.
- Explore the development of an “Ask an Archivist” function on the MLA Slack channel.
- Launched on October 13, 2021.
- Increase outreach to early-career professionals and students.
- Sponsored Pathways into Careers in Archives session at MLA 2022.
- Virtual meetings in conjunction with MLA conference have facilitated attendance by early-career professionals and students.
- Re-assess committee webpages for information quality and presentation.
- Not yet completed.
- Encourage use of and feedback about Archival Description of Notated Music.
- Not yet completed.
List of Future Goals
- Re-assess committee webpages for information quality and presentation.
- Goal Area: 1. Organize Strategically; Goal Area 4. Strengthen Communication
- Encourage use of and feedback about Archival Description of Notated Music.
- Goal Area 2. Develop and Retain Membership; Goal Area 4. Strengthen Communication
- Plan for continuity of committee operations with new chair [to be determined] starting in 2023 and five members due to rotate off after 2023 MLA meeting; consider prospective new members.
- Goal Area 2. Develop and Retain Membership; Goal Area 3. Cultivate Inclusivity
- Continue proposing conference sessions and explore other virtual programming possibilities during the year, outside of the conference.
- Goal Area 2. Develop and Retain Membership; Goal Area 4. Strengthen Communication