21st Century Curatorship An Invitational Meeting of Library, Museum, and Information Professionals
Pre-Meeting Assignment

 

All participants are asked to select one of the following session topics and write a one- to two-page “thought piece” that will be shared in advance with other participants prior to the meeting.

To pick a topic, please contact athornton@nypl.org.

Session 1: Collection interpretation and access in the 21st Century; assessing curatorial added value

• Howard Dodson
• Henrietta Lidchi
• Alice Prochaska
• Abby Smith
• Sarah Thomas

Session 2: Structuring curatorial responsibilities to incorporate sabbaticals, research, publications, exhibitions, etc.

• Stephen Bury
• Ciara Eastell
• Cathy Henderson
• Stephen Twigge

Session 3: Skills and competencies: the specialist v. generalist curator

• Mura Ghosh
• Leslie Morris
• Alice Schreyer
• Susan Allen

Session 4: Recruiting and succession planning

• David Penniman
• Julie Sweetkind-Singer
• Joyce Ray
• Steven Higgins
• Margy Burn

Thought pieces should include “discussion-provoking insight” with a “blue sky” approach to the issues. Thinking “outside the box” is strongly encouraged.

Thought pieces are due via e-mail to cmulholland@nypl.org (with a copy to athornton@nypl.org) no later than July 15, 2004 and will be put up on this website to be shared with other participants.