Workshops and Presentations
“Managing Jazz Archives in the 21st Century: The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University – Newark,” Documenting Jazz 2020, Birmingham, England, January 17, 2020.
“Archival Deaccessioning as Collection Management Practice: A Contemporary View of Reappraisal Activities in Music Collections.” International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centers, Krakow, Poland, July 18, 2019.
“Retos y Enfoques: Archivos Musicales en el Siglo XX!.” Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion 35 Años, October 3, 2018. (Invited keynote speaker).
“The Academy of Certified Archivists: from Examination to Professionalization,” Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere Student chapter of the Society of American Archivists, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, April 11, 2018.
“Writing Grant Proposals: Strategies for Success,” John Cotton Dana Library Graduate Student Bootcamp, January 10, 2018.
“Resources and Services: An Introduction to the Institute of Jazz Studies,” New Jersey Association for Jazz Education 13th Annual Meeting, Newark, NJ, November 17, 2017.
“Writing Grant Proposals: Strategies for Success,” John Cotton Dana Library Graduate Student Bootcamp, May 16, 2017.
“The Academy of Certified Archivists: from Examination to Professionalization,” Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere Student chapter of the Society of American Archivists, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, March 27, 2017.
“Diversity in the Archival Record: The Institute of Jazz Studies Archives Fellowship,”
Rutgers Research Symposium Scholarship, Research, and Best Practices in Diversity & Inclusion: Current Findings and Emerging Issues, New Brunswick, NJ, March 31, 2017.
“Sailing into Metrics: Rethinking and Implementing Metrics and Assessment in Archives,” Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Fall Meeting, Annapolis, MD, November 5, 2016.
“Playing Outside: Opportunities for Community Engagement Beyond the Archives,” Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, April 28, 2016.
“Leading in Scholarship: Developing a Research Agenda in 21st Century Academic Librarianship,” Association of Research Libraries Annual Leadership Forum, Boston, MA, January 8, 2016.
“The Newark Citizen Historian Initiative: A Unique Opportunity for University-Community Collaboration,” 21st Annual Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference, panel: “The Best of the Past, Present, and Future: Community Engagement in (& Out of) the Archives,” Omaha, NE, October 13, 2015.
“Walking the Talk: Risks and Opportunities in Online Publication of Oral Histories,” Society of American Archivists 79th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, August 21, 2015. Panelist.
“Social Media Crash Course for Special Collections,” Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting, Lexington, KY, May 8, 2015. Session Chair.
“We’re talking the talk but are we walking the walk? Turning Change Into Palpable Action,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Fall Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 17, 2014.
“Re-Composing the Archives: American Archival Practice in the 21st Century,” Annual Meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries and Documentation Centers, Antwerp, Belgium, July 18, 2014.
Mainstreaming of Special Collections – “Re-Composing the Institute of Jazz Studies: A Vision for Archival Management in the 21st Century,” 10th Annual Association of Research Libraries’ Leadership Symposium, ALA Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, PA, January 24, 2014.
“New Music in the Archives: Where the Avant-Garde Meets the Digital Age,” Society of American Archivists 75th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 27, 2011.
“The Role of Professional Organizations in Professional Leadership,” Archives Leadership Institute, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, July 21, 2011 (Invited).
“Retos de una era electrónica: preservación y acceso al patrimonio musical contemporáneo,” Coloquio: El sentido de la documentación en las artes, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia, September 13, 2010 (Invited).
“Playing it by Ear: Appraisal Considerations for Acquiring Music Collections,” Society of American Archivists 74th Annual Meeting, Acquisitions and Appraisal Section Meeting, Washington, DC, August 13, 2010.
“More than Just ‘Sheet Music’: Identifying and Describing Music Materials in Archives and Special Collections,” Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 22, 2010.
“Creative Strategies for the Collection and Preservation Born-Digital Music,” Society of American Archivists 73rd Annual Meeting, Panel: “Building Sustainable Preservation Environments for Born-Digital Records: Three Case Studies,” Austin, TX, August 15, 2009.
“The Future of the Present: Preserving Avant-Garde Art” (Panel Discussion), Society of American Archivists 72nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 28, 2008.