Meeting notes for the LA as Subject Executive Committee meeting held on November 16, 2016 are included below.
Executive Committee meeting – November 16, 2016
Attendees: Liza Posas, Hollie Teltoe, Jessica Hough, David Boulé, Angel Diaz
Lost L.A. Season II
- Next episodes are in development
- Assignment: Identify which LAAS collections might have materials relevant to the proposed subject matter
- Executive Committee members to review episode outlines and recommend collections to Liza Posas
LAAS website
- Executive Committee members now have “editorial privledges” – the ability to post articles on the website
- Angel Diaz to post Archives Bazaar images on FaceBook and LAAS site
- Hollie Teltoe to post article on “How to Throw an LAAS Blockparty”
- David Boulé to post General and Executive Committee meeting minutes
History Keepers:
- Further discussion on pros and cons
- Opportunities
- Exhibit draws significant visitors, and media attention
- Is a strong platform for advocating to the general public the value of preserving history, and the importance of supporting archives, museums and libraries
- Challenges:
- Desire to have exhibit reflect best practices, and attract most compelling objects
- Short lead time to develop and execute
- Venue: Light and climate control issues, security, control over signage/front desk, maximum 3-week duration of exhibit
- Staffing requirements
- Need professional contract registrar
- Ideas:
- Possible “Pop-Up exhibits” to fill-in exhibit “dark times” at area institutions
- Pursue grant opportunities:
- Fund traveling exhibit
- Underwrite “self-contained,” climate-controlled exhibit cases that could be set-up in many types of environments
- Organize related workshop on how to prepare materials for exhibit
- Launch exhibit at El Pueblo, then move to Doheny Library exhibit space
- Jessica Hough to draft “History Keepers” mission statement, and outline opportunities/ challenges/solutions, that can be used as basis for wider discussion with LAAS members
- Opportunities
Grants
- Reviewed proposals from Bill Dotson (USC Libraries grant writer) and Sue Luftschein
Archives Bazaar
- Begin organizing committee and planning in March
- Make a discussion topic at December general meeting
- Need an Archives Bazaar Committee chairperson
Executive Committee
- Need applicants to run for positions that will open in August, 2017, due to current members rotating out
- Make a discussion topic at December general meeting
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