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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Explore the development of an “Ask an Archivist” function on the MLA Slack channel.
    • Launched on October 13, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Re-assess committee webpages for information quality and presentation.
    • Not yet completed.
  6. Encourage use of and feedback about Archival Description of Notated Music.
    • Not yet completed.

List of Future Goals

  1. Re-assess committee webpages for information quality and presentation.
    • Goal Area: 1. Organize Strategically; Goal Area 4. Strengthen Communication
  2. Encourage use of and feedback about Archival Description of Notated Music.
    • Goal Area 2. Develop and Retain Membership; Goal Area 4. Strengthen Communication
  3. 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
  4. 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