Wednesday May 17
All Day DACS Session (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Continuing Education Workshop. This is a stand-alone workshop offered for those who need CEU or Archival Recertification Credits. All are welcome to attend, but registration is separate from the GLBT ALMS conference.
Thursday May 18
5:30 – 8 pm GLBT-ALMS Conference Registration and Reception
Friday May 19
| Time | Topic or Activity | Presenter or Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 8:30–9:45 a.m. | Welcome and keynote address Keynote starts at 8:45 a.m. | Elizabeth Kerekere |
| 9:45–10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Cataloging | Sanford Berman Moderator, Former Head Cataloger, Hennepin County Library (Minnesota); Ellen Greenblatt Associate Dean for Access, Collections, and Technical Services, Auraria Library (Colorado); Dee Michel Former Asst. Professor, GSLIS, U of W Madison (Wisconsin); Tatiana de la Tierra SUNY-Buffalo Library (New York); K.R. Roberto Head Monographs Original Cataloging, University of Georgia Library (Georgia) | |
| Fundraising and Development | Peter Pearson Friends of the St. Paul Public Library (Minnesota) and Rick Storer Executive Director, Leather Archives and Museum, Chicago (Illinois) | |
| Integrating GLBT ALMS into the Classroom | Beth Zemsky Coordinator, Office of Human Resources, University of Minnesota (Minnesota) | |
| Children and Young Adult GLBT Literature | Karen Nelson Hoyle Curator, Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota) | |
| Archiving on the Web | Mark Meinke (Moderator) founder, archivist and historian, Rainbow History Project; Mark Bowman LGBT Religious Archives Network (Illinois); Milo Miller "Queer Zine Archive Project (Wisconsin); Stephen Nonack The History Project (Massachusetts) | |
| 11:30–1:30 p.m. | Lunch and keynote address Keynote starts at 12:30 p.m. | Barbara Gittings (keynote) with James Carmichael as responder |
| 1:30–1:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 1:45–3:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Archiving the Right (panel) | James Danky Newspaper and Periodicals Librarian, Wisconsin Historical Society (Wisconsin); Becky Schulte University Archivist and Bibliographer of the Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements, University of Kansas (Kansas) | |
| Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyons - 1st French GLBT Archives and Resource Center | Michel Chomarat GLBT Archives and Resources Center, Library of Lyon (France) | |
| ALMS and Politics | Mark Ranum Board President, Quatrefoil Library (Minnesota) | |
| Saving Endangered Collections | Michael Kelly Director, Center for Southwestern Research, University of New Mexico (New Mexico) | |
| 3:00–3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15–4:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Diversity Issues in LGBT Archives and Special Collections | Yolanda Retter Vargus PhD, UCLA Chicano Studies Library and Special Collections; LGBTI Archives/Special Collections Diversity Project (California); Steven Fullwood Manuscripts Librarian, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York); Daniel Tsang Asian American studies et al. bibliographer, University of California, Irvine (California); Kim Clarke Assistant Librarian, Wilson Information Reference and Instructional Services, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota) | |
| Censorship and Sexually Explicit Materials | Rich Storer Executive Director, Leather Archives and Museum, Chicago (Illinois); Natalie Elementary School Librarian and Chief Librarian, Leather Archives and Museum, Chicago (Illinois); John Bradford Head of Automation and Technical Services, Villa Park Public Library and Librarian, Leather Archives and Museum, Chicago (Illinois). | |
| Media Outreach: How to Get Your Word Out | Scott Fearing Senior Director, OutFront Minnesota (Minnesota) | |
| Private to Public: Transitioning GLBT Collections | Jean Tretter GLBT Collections Specialist, Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota); Gerard Koskovich Editor, Writer and Independent Dealer in Antiquarian GLBT Books (California) Dick Hewetson Co-founder of Minnesota's Quatrefoil Library (California); Graham Willett President of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (Australia) | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Conference Buffet Dinner at the Weisman Art Museum; admission to the dinner is included with conference registration, or you may attend the dinner as a stand-alone event for $35: Registration (for the dinner as a stand-alone event) | |
Saturday May 20
| Time | Topic or Activity | Presenter or Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Refreshments — Welcome and announcements at 8:25 | |
| 8:30–9:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Archiving GLBT Religion | Doris MaIkus (Chicago) LGBT Religious Archives Network (Illinois) | |
| Nachlaß zu Lebzeiten and/or Living Archives - registrants may request a copy of this paper prior to the presentation by e-mailing Dr. Ferguson at municheunuch@hotmail.com | Dr. Stuart Ferguson (Australia) | |
| Saving Your Collection During Natural and Man-Made Disasters | Corine Wegener Curator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minnesota) | |
| Role of DeaIers in Building LGBT Collections | Gerard Koskovich Editor, Writer and Independent Dealer in Antiquarian GLBT Books (California); Mike Pincus Bolerium Books (California) | |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Strategies for Building GLBT Collections | Kim Clarke Assistant Librarian, Wilson Information Reference and Instructional Services (Minnesota) ; Richard DiRusso Reference Librarian, Nanini Branch Library, Tucson-Pima Public Library (Arizona); Kimberly Edson Head of Readers Services, Rochester Public Library (Minnesota); Paul Blobaum Assistant Professor, Health Professions, Government Information, and Grants Information Librarian, Governors State University Library (Illinois); Cindy Ingold Women and Gender Resources Librarian, Women and Gender Resources Library (Illinois). | |
| Archiving Two Spirit Collections | Elizabeth Kerekere (New Zealand); Richard LaFortune (Minnesota); Other panelists TBA | |
| Preservation Issues | Timothy Johnson Curator, Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota) | |
| Archiving and Exhibiting Oral Histories | Kevin Murphy Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project (Minnesota); Terence Kissack Executive Director, GLBT Historical Society (California); Tim Retzloff University of Michigan (Michigan); Mark Meinke Rainbow History Project; Alex Urquhart Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project | |
| 11:30–1:00 p.m | Lunch | |
| 1:00–2:15 p.m. | Keynote Address | Frank Kameny |
| 2:15–2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30–4:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Archiving GLBT Sports Materials | Shamey Cramer Founder, Executive Director, Los Angeles Gay Games 2006, Inc. (California); Elizabeth Kerekere (New Zealand); Alofa Aiono Athlete/Physical Education Teacher (New Zealand) | |
| Digital Collection Process | John Chapman Moderator, Metadata Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota); Jason Roy Central Collections Services Manager, Minnesota Historical Society (Minnesota); Keith Ewing Steering Committee Member, Minnesota Digital Library and Library Systems Coordinator/ Faculty, Learning Resources and Technology Services, St. Cloud State University (Minnesota) | |
| Community/Government Partnerships | Jim Van Buskirk Program Manager, James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center (California); Michael Doylen Archives Department Head, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libraries (Wisconsin); Terence Kissack Executive Director, GLBT Historical Society (California) | |
| Our Proud Heritage: UK's Virtual and Physical Museum of LGBT History | Jack Gilbert , Executive Director, Proud Heritage (United Kingdom) | |
| 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:15–5:30 p.m. | ||
| Breakout Sessions | ||
| Demographic information on GLBT people | Sarah Boslaugh PhD, Senior Statistical Data Analyst, Dept. of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine (Missouri) | |
| Lesbian Herstory Archives | Lisa DeBoer Lesbian Herstory Archives (New York); Amy Beth Library Director, Donald B. Watt Library (Vermont) | |
| Music in GLBT Archives | Alford Lathrop Library Assistant, Music Library, University of Minnesota Libraries (Minnesota) | |
| GLBT Publishing Perspectives (Panel) | Phil Willkie Associate Publisher, PULSE of the Twin Cities (Minnesota); David Thorstadt (Minnesota) | |
| 5:00–7:00 p.m. | Reception at Hennepin County Government Center for GLBT History Exhibit, Downtown Minneapolis | |
| 6:00–9:00 p.m. | 20th Anniversary Reception at Quatrefoil Library, 1619 Dayton Ave., St. Paul | |
Sunday May 21
| Time | Topic or Activity | Presenter or Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Refreshments and Welcome | |
| 8:00–10:30 a.m. | Welcome and "Bring and brag" (poster Session/Swap Meet) | |
| 8:45–9:00 a.m. | Announcements | |
| 9:00–10:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions | |
| Addressing the Information Needs of FTMs (female-to-male transsexuals) | John Otto | |
| Bring and Brag continues | ||
| 10:15–10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Closing Keynote | Andreas Pretzel |
| 11:30–12:30 p.m. | Official Close of Conference Closing / Plenary Session | |