Name: S01 - People Describing People: Using Social Media to Facilitate Archival Description
Start: 2020-08-08T04:00:01-0500
End: 2020-08-08T04:00:01-0500

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S01 - People Describing People: Using Social Media to Facilitate Archival Description

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The twenty-first century archivist, when using innovative approaches to description, will likely mine LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other popular platforms. This panel suggests that social media is a useful tool for generating information about a younger generation of records creators and subjects, particularly when it may be the only information available. Speakers will share their experiences, including challenges and opportunities, with using different social media outlets to enhance description of their collections.

O'Riordan: Sorry to this Man: Using Facebook to Identify Lesser Known Creators
Carleton: Desperately Seeking Biographical Data through Selfies
Crilly: The Land Before Facial Recognition: Using Social Media to Identify Municipal Employees and Officials
Morse: "That's Aunt Roberta!": Crowd-Sourcing Descriptive Metadata at a Public Library Archive
O'Riordan: Internet stalking for the power of good: Using social media to identify copyright information and make digital collections accessible

Chair

Meaghan O'Riordan

Accessioning Archivist, Rose Library, Emory University

Meaghan O'Riordan has served as the Accessioning Archivist for the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library at Emory University since 2016. She holds a masters in library science from UNC-Chapel Hill.

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