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The Adaptable Information Professional

This session, presented by Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh from Chatham University Archives at SAA 2012, explores the integration of library and archival skills to effectively serve a diverse patron base and collection needs. It highlights the collaboration between archivists and librarians, offering insights into hybrid roles, outreach opportunities, and the benefits of shared expertise. The discussion also addresses the unique challenges these professionals face while navigating the complexities of dual responsibilities, showcasing successful strategies for enhancing visibility and engagement within academic environments.

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The Adaptable Information Professional

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  1. Combining Library and Archival Expertise to Serve Diverse Patron and Collection Needs The Adaptable Information Professional Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh Chatham University Archives SAA 2012, Session 306 August 10, 2012 1942, courtesy NARA 1957, courtesy State Library of New South Wales

  2. Can we find a balance? • Dual/Archivist Librarians • New interest in these hybrid positions— • Manning and Silva, 2012 • Surprising positives of combining this work, particularly opportunities for outreach and collaboration n.d., courtesy State Library of New South Wales

  3. Student protests co-education, 1990 Andrew W. Mellon Hall, c. 1940

  4. Howe-Childs Gate House today Howe-Childs Gate House, c. 1860

  5. Eden Hall Farm, 2008

  6. My background… • First position at Chatham as a paraprofessional • Learned library skills on the job from supportive co-workers • Simultaneously attended MLIS program at the University of Pittsburgh Student outside the JKM Library, 1980

  7. Chatham University Archives • Dating back to at least the 1930s but largely disorganized • Handled by Library staff • Benefited from some grant money for special projects and an endowment fund Rachel Carson on PCW campus, 1926

  8. Excited by my promotion… But what was I facing? 1952, photo by Sam Hood, courtesy State Library of New South Wales

  9. Collaboration Working with Head of Tech Services to… • Catalog the rare book collection • Share knowledge on A/V materials, ETD, and IR • Make a better Archives and Special Collections website Sharing in class, 1972

  10. Collaboration Working with reference librarians to… • Encourage teaching with Archives and Special Collections • Market myself as the “expert” on locating primary sources • Co-teach instruction sessions Classroom, 1956

  11. Outreach and Promotion Alumnae enjoy Reunion Weekend display, 2012 University Archives May Day blog post, 2012

  12. Working with individual faculty members as a librarian improves in turn the visibility of the Archives. Faculty and administrators relax before graduation, 1961

  13. Stressed with our various responsibilities… Student in front of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1944 …or confident in our dual roles and relishing the variety of our work? Awaiting the Song Contest results, 1959

  14. Many thanks to my awesome co-presenters and my wonderful co-workers at Chatham University Liza Cruzat celebrates her graduation from Chatham College, 1985

  15. Bibliography Burke, Nicholas C. and J. Frank Cook. “A Profile of College and University Archives in the United States.” American Archivist 45, no. 4 (1982): 410-428, http://archivists.metapress.com/content/a77534258450710x/. Chute, Tamar G. “Perspectives on Outreach at College and University Archives.” In College and University Archives: Readings in Theory and Practice, edited by Christopher J. Prom and Ellen D. Swain, 137-154. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2008. Chute, Tamar G. “Selling the College and University Archives: Current Outreach Perspectives.” Archival Issues 25, no. 1-2 (2000): 33-48,http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/45934. Litwin, Rory. “The Library Paraprofessional Movement and the Deprofessionalization of Librarianship.” January 27, 2010. http://www.libraryjuicepress.com/docs/deprofessionalization.pdf. Malkmus, Doris. “‘Old Stuff’ for New Stuff Teaching Methods: Outreach to History Faculty Teaching with Primary Sources.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 10, no. 4 (October 2010): 413-435.

  16. Bibliography Continued Manning, Mary and Judy Silva. “Dual Archivist/Librarians: Balancing the Benefits and Challenges of Diverse Responsibilities.” College & Research Libraries 73, no. 3 (March 2012): 164-181, http://crl.acrl.org/content/73/2/164.abstract. Martin, Frank Edgerton. “Learning Landscapes: The Getty Foundation’s Campus Heritage Initiative Opens New Terrain for Landscape Architects.” Landscape Architecture 97, no. 7 (July 2007): 82, 84, 86-91. McFarland, Colleen. “Rethinking the Business of Small Archives.” Archival Issues 31, no. 2 (2007): 137-149. Zorich, Diane M. et al. “Beyond the Silos of the LAMS: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives, and Museums.” Report produced by OCLC Research (September 2008), http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2008/2008-05.pdf. All images courtesy Chatham University Archives unless otherwise noted.

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