Speakers for the Day:

Joe Carrano, Digital Archivist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex McGee, Project Archivist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Greta Suiter, Processing Archivist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chris Tanguay, Processing Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rachel Van Unen, Archival Processing Manager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Agenda

7:30am - 9:00am   Coffee & Registration

9:00am - 9:15am   Introductions

9:15am - 10:15am   What is Collections as Data?
Introduction to the concept

10:15am - 10:45am   Project Percolator Activity
Participants will work in small groups and be given examples of rare/unique/archival collections. Participants will evaluate the potential collections as data possibilities of each example.

10:45am - 11:00am   Break

11:00am - 12:00pm   Case Studies
In a round-robin format, speakers will introduce case studies of collections as data projects. 

12:00pm - 1:00pm   Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm   Overview of Collections as Data Tools
Continuing the round-robin format, speakers will introduce tools used in a variety of collections as data projects.

2:00pm - 2:45pm   Picking the Right Tool and the Right Collaborators Activity
This activity will lead participants through the considerations of picking tools and collaborators when embarking on a collections as data project. This exercise will focus on the dangers of assumptions when planning projects, picking tools, and working with others.

2:45pm - 3:00pm   Wrap up

3:00pm   End