Roundtable 1: Access Round Table: Issues, Ideas, and Visions

"Access policies and services are derived from an archives’ mission, and shaped by the resources available to meet user needs. Access depends on collection maintenance, metadata services, and  technical resources (all of which may be contributed by a single individual) to provide intellectual and electronic or physical access supporting collection use. Come and discuss roles and issues related to the discovery, access, and use of archival resources such as balancing security, preservation, and access; meeting consortial standards and user needs; using ‘non-archival’ access tools like Flickr.com and YouTube.com; user-enriched description and access; and breaking archival rules to better serve user needs. Bring your questions, ideas and your vision of a new access paradigm!"

Join us for a roundtable discussion. The roundtables have no formal presenters. They are designed to provide time for fuller discussion, to allow attendees more input as to the direction the discussion will take, and time to share experiences with other attendees. Please comment below with questions or topics for this roundtable.