Do you work as a solo archivist in a public library, historical society, small college or government setting? Join your colleagues as we discuss how to juggle your priorities while preserving and providing access to your collections. Participants should be prepared to share examples of challenges and successes in their work and should have basic knowledge of archival concepts.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to manage their resources
Participants will learn how to leverage their collections
Participants will learn how to tackle digital preservation
Presenter:
Christina Zamon serves as Head of Special Collections & Archives at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. With over 20 years of experience in the field, she is an active member of the Academy of Certified Archivists, Archives Management Section and College and University Archives Section of SAA, and the immediate past president of the Society of Georgia Archivists. In addition to her experience as Head of Special Collections & Archives, Zamon previously worked as Head of Archives and Special Collections at Emerson College, Archivist at the National Press Club, rare books acquisitionist at the Folger Shakespeare Library and a clean-up cataloger for the Frick Art Reference Library. She has published two books on the topic of being a solo archivist, The Lone Arranger: Succeeding in a Small Repository (2012) and Alone in the Stacks: Succeeding as a Solo Archivist (2024).