Events 2003-2004

Spring 2004

SAM Alumni Pizza Party
Thursday, May 13 | 6:00 | CLIS Lounge
Join us for pizza and meet CLIS/SAM alumni (who are also providing the pizza). Please RSVP to Elizabeth Borja if you can come.
Panel Discussion on the Nomination of the New Chief Archivist of the United States
Friday, May 7 | 4:30 - 6:00 pm | Hornbake 0105
Listen to a panel of speakers discuss the recent nomination of Dr. Allen Weinstein to the position of Chief Archivist of the United States. There has been some questions about the nomination process, and panelists will discuss how the process has been conducted in the past, and what changes might be made in the future (e.g., will SAA and other professional organizations be consulted about future nominees?).

Panelists will be Frank Burke (former Deputy Chief Archivist, former SAA President), Tom Connors (Curator, NPR Archives), and Lee Strickland (Director, Center for Information Policy). The moderator will be Dr. Susan Davis.

There will be a reception from 4:30 to 5:00. Please RSVP to Paula Larich if you can attend the event.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities Session on the DC Archives
Saturday, April 17 | 1:30-2:45 | City Museum of Washington DC
Come learn more about the situation at the DC archives. Trudy Huskamp Peterson, DC Archives Administrator Clarence Davis, and MARCH director Howard Gillette will be on the panel. This is a FREE event. We'll meet for lunch at 12:30 (at the Gallery Place Metro stop).
MARAC Spring Conference
Friday-Saturday April 23-24 | Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington
Take advantage of MARAC's meeting location in Arlington to network with fellow archivists. Students get a discounted rate and breakfast is included on Friday. See the MARAC site for program/registration details.
National Museum of Health and Medicine Archives, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Friday, April 16 | 10 am | Walter Reed
Come take a tour of the archives of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The archives house one of the most comprehensive collections on Civil War medicine, including photographs, speciments (in the Museum), and medical records, all of which were used for research purposes to better understand wounds, infections, healing processes, etc.

Please RSVP to Paula Larich no later than Weds., April 14. Parking is restricted, so we'll be carpooling. Please let us know if you would like to drive.
AV Lecture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Friday, March 19 | 10 am | NMAH
Wendy Shea, audiovisual archivist at the Archives Center, will give a lecture on AV media, their care, and preservation issues. This is a good opportunity to learn about nonprint media and how to recognize and take care of various types of deterioration.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Paula Larich if you can come. We will meet in the lobby of the Constitution Avenue entrance. The closest Metro stop is Federal Triangle on the red line.
Open Forum Lecture by Robert Sink, Chief Archivist, Center for Jewish History
Thursday, March 18 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm | CLIS Lounge
Dr. Sink will give a presentation on "Issues, Trends, and Controversies in Archives," including comments on the recent controversy surrounding the Giuliani Papers. No RSVP is necessary.
Archives/Special Library Tour of the National Geographic Society
Friday, February 19 | 10 am | National Geographic Society
SAM, SLA at Maryland, and library students from Catholic University will take a joint archives/special library tour of National Geographic, headed by Karen Huffman, a CLIS alum. We will be greeted by Susan Fifer-Canby, DC-SLA President, and then shown the resources available to NGS researchers and the general public.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Paula Larich no later than Weds., Feb. 17. The closest Metro stop is Farragut North, on the red line. Plan to meet at 9:45 in the lobby on 17th street, as we need to sign in.
Technical Tour of McKeldin Library
Friday, February 13 | 10 am | McKeldin Library

Fall 2003

DC-Maryland MARAC Caucus Meeting/Jim Henson Exhibit
Thursday, December 4 | 4-5 pm | Maryland Room Gallery, Ground Floor, Hornbake Library
Attend the joint DC-Maryland MARAC caucus meeting to get a brief intro to and overview of the Jim Henson Designs & Doodles exhibit (that has been in the Maryland Room Gallery for a few months) and screen the accompanying video. Then browse the exhibit. This is a great opportunity to meet MARAC members and check out the great exhibit.

After the exhibit, people will head down to Lupo's on Route 1 for some pre-holiday merriment.
Tour of National Agricultural Library (NAL)
Friday, November 21 | 9:30 am | NAL, Beltsville, MD
There will be a tour of the NAL that will focus on procedures for doing research in special collections, policies regarding use of materials, collection concentrations, current exhibits, and student internship and employment opportunities!

Please plan to be prompt. The tour is scheduled for 9:30AM. Please allow time to park in the free visitor's parking, and sign in at the security desk.

There will be a group leaving from in front of Hornbake Library about 9AM. Directions can be found at http://www.nal.usda.gov/general_info/visitor_info.html. Please RSVP by Tuesday 11/18 to Kevin, at kfries@umd.edu.
Tour of Gordon Prange Collection
In the process of being rescheduled | McKeldin Library
Join us for a tour of the Prange Collection in McKeldin Library. This collection is the most comprehensive collection in existence of publications issued in Japan during the immediate post-World War II years of American occupation. For more information on the collection, see http://www.lib.umd.edu/PRC/index.html.

Space is limited. We will probably be meeting in the lobby of McKeldin around 3:25pm. Please write Elizabeth Borja to RSVP or with questions.
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Saturday, October 18 | 10 am | $16 | Crownsville, MD
SAM is getting together a group to celebrate the last weekend of the Ren Fest. We will be meeting on the steps in front of Hornbake library (library side) and 10 am Saturday morning and leave as a group. Tickets cost $16.

Please email Liz McAllister if you are interested and if you need a ride or can give a ride. More info on the Ren Fest and a schedule of events for this Saturday can be found at www.rennfest.com/mrf.
MARAC DC Archives Caucus Fair
Wednesday, October 15 | 12-5 pm | Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian
Meet fellow archivists and members of MARAC at an archives fair featuring local DC area archives and related libraries. From 2:30-3:30, there is a lecture on preserving the archives of Baghdad.

We will be meeting at the College Park metro station at 1:15pm to go down to the Smithsonian. Contact Elizabeth with questions or if you want to join us.
HiLS Brown Bag Lunch
Tuesday, September 30 | 12:30 pm | CLIS Lounge
Have a brown-bag lunch with fellow HiLS students. This is especially to help answer questions of new HiLS students, but sharing information and experience will benefit all current HiLS, too. Contact Elizabeth with questions.
SAM Welcome Meeting
Monday, September 15 | 5:30 pm | CLIS Lounge
Come find out about SAM! You'll have the chance to meet other archives and HiLS students. We'll be discussing this semester's upcoming events. Contact Elizabeth with any questions.
September Schmooze: SAM, SLA, and the School Library Media Specialist Student Association
Thursday, September 11 | 4 - 5:30 pm | CLIS Lounge
Join new and returning SLA and SAM student members for a mid-afternoon social. Don't miss the opportunity to meet your fellow students, ask questions about SLA, SAM, and CLIS, and have fun at the same time. Light refreshments will be served.

Summer 2003

Annual Summer BBQ/Picnic
Sunday, August 3 | 2pm | Paint Branch Parkway Park
Come join current, future, and past SAM members for a summer picnic in the park! The picnic is potluck. SAM will provide drinks, chips and plates/cups/utensils for everyone. The park has open grassy areas, so bring outdoor fun stuff if you want (ie. football, frisbee, etc.)

Please RSVP to Elizabeth to let us know what you're bringing. Also, we will try to get carpooling for those who need it, so also let Elizabeth know if you need a ride or can give a ride.

Directions to Paint Branch Parkway Park from Route 1, going South from the Beltway:
At the large intersection of Route 1 and Campus Drive, turn left onto Paint Branch Parkway. You will pass the College Park Metro station on your right, the airpark on your left. The parking lot and park will be on your left, across the street from the pool/ice rink.

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