#InConversationWith
General Archivist Hilda T. Ayala-Gonzalez of the Archives of Puerto Rico provides a progress report on the many capital and preservation projects underway since beginning her tenure at the archives in 2020. As a young leader of an important cultural agency, Ayala-Gonzalez shares insights about...
CoSA Communications Coordinator Anne Ackerson sits down with Dr. Katherine Skinner, Executive Director of Educopia, to talk about leadership in archives, libraries, and museums. The conversation picks up on the May 2018 CoSA webinar Skinner and Ackerson presented about the Layers of Leadership,...
State Records Center Administrator Rick Hendricks shares his expertise about initiating and strengthening his agency's relationships with the many Native communities across New Mexico. Hendricks credits the work of the New Mexico State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) for its work in...
In this installment of "In Conversation With...," we talk with Wyoming State Archivist Kathy Marquis and New York State Archivist Tom Ruller about how they've had to adjust operations during the pandemic. Among the topics we explore are the challenges of maintaining a productive work environment...
Archives and Artificial Intelligence is the topic for this informal conversation with Roger Christman, Senior State Governor's Records Archivist at the Library of Virginia; Dr. Anthea Seles, Secretary-General, International Council on Archives; and Nick Connizzo, CoSA Project Manager and...
Dr. Patricia C. Franks, Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University in California and Program Coordinator for the Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), discusses some of the trends in archival education as students and...
In this edition of “In Conversation With…,” Helen Wong Smith, archivist and librarian for University Records at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, expands upon her June 2020 CoSA webinar on the meaning and importance of cultural competency. In this wide-ranging conversation, Smith offers a...
NEH_CARESGrant_Conversation_HelenWongSmith_CulturalCompetencyHandout.pdf
In the wake of George Floyd's murder and last summer's Black Lives Matter protests, a flurry of solidarity statements were issued by nonprofits and for-profits alike. One stood out for its forthright transparency and accountability: the Statement of Recommitment issued by the Alabama Department...
NEH_CARESGrant_ADAH_Statement_Recommitment.pdf