Conundrums
May 2025 / Canterbury

Our workshop presenters have provided the following slides, materials, and links to additional resources...

Workshop Introduction

A collection of timely and timeless topics for consideration by libraries, archives, and museums.

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SESSION 1: Our Time to Shine

Presentation slides of Tanya Marshall.

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SESSION 2: Provenance to Chaos, and Back Again

Paul Wester mentioned these two books on his reading list:

• Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
  
• When We're in Charge: The Next Generation's Guide to Leadership by Amanda Litman

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SESSION 3: Role of Archives in Historic Preservation

Presentation slides of Jim Garvin.

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SESSION 4: Re-Appraisal and De-accessioning Materials

Presentation slides of Martha Cummings.
Related resources...

• Sample Deaccession Form from American Alliance of Museums.
  
• Developed by the OCLC Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group, "Total Cost of Stewardship" is a framework that proposes a holistic approach to understanding the resources needed to responsibly acquire and steward archives and special collections.

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