16th Annual Digital Commonwealth Conference
June 14, 2022, 9:00 AM – 4:05 PM ET
Conference Program
Keynote Address
Appropriate is a Noun and a Verb: Coming to Terms with Access in Digital Environments
Dr. Tonia Sutherland, Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2022 Digital Commonwealth Repository Systems Update
We Have Liftoff!
Eben English, Digital Repository Services Manager, Boston Public Library
Presentation
Visualizing Change: Stories of Community Activism in Digital Commonwealth Collections
Michelle LeBlanc, Director of Education, and Megan Nally, Public Engagement Coordinator, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Panels
Local History at All Levels: Making Collections Relatable and Accessible
Abby Battis, Associate Director of Collections, Historic Beverly
Kim DeWall, Technical Services Librarian, Falmouth Public Library
Mahala Nyberg, Public Programs Coordinator, Historic Saranac Lake
Megan MacGregor, Instruction and Outreach Library, University of Southern Maine
Harnessing the Power of Academic Institutions for Change
Giordana Mecagni, Head of Archives and Special Collections, Northeastern University
Kate McNally, Records Assistant & Manuscript Processor, Brandeis University
Emily Pfotenhauer, Digital Strategist and Grants Manager, WiLS
Responsible Metadata
Adrienne Pruitt, Collections Management Archivist, and Sari Mauro, Digital Collections Project Manager, Tufts University
Erin Grant, Director, Cataloging and Metadata Services, University of Washington, Cate Kellett, Catalog and Government Documents Librarian, Yale Law School, and Karl Pettitt, Coordinator of Cataloging and Metadata Services, University of Denver
The full program (PDF) will be posted here two weeks before the conference date.
Not sure if your organization is a member? Check the Digital Commonwealth Membership Directory or email membership@digitalcommonwealth.org.
Conference Sponsors
Are you interested in becoming a sponsor? See our conference sponsorship package and contact us at digitalcommonwealth@gmail.com.
Questions? Contact Anne Callahan, Digital Commonwealth Operations Manager, at digitalcommonwealth@gmail.com or or 617-431-3933.