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21st Century Curatorship

An Invitational Meeting of Library, Museum, and Information Professionals
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        Meeting Schedule (revised 06/16/04)


Please arrive at the Library’s 42nd Street Entrance since the Library will not yet be open to the Public. All meetings will take place in the Trustees Room, Room 206.

Thursday, July 22

  • 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Introductions
  • 9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker -- David Rumsey of Cartography Associates
    "New Technologies, New Users: Emerging Challenges for Curators"
  • 10:00 a.m. Session 1: Collection interpretation and access in the 21st Century; assessing curatorial added value
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. Session 2: Structuring curatorial responsibilities to incorporate sabbaticals, research, publications, exhibitions, etc.
  • 3:30 p.m. Coffee
  • 4:00 p.m. Tour of the Rose Main Reading Room
  • 5:00 p.m. End of first day

Friday, July 23

  • 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 9:00 a.m. Private guided tour of Declaration of Independence Exhibition
  • 9:30 a.m. Session 3: Skills and competencies: the specialist v. generalist curator
  • 11:30 a.m. Lunch
  • 12:30 p.m. Session 4: Recruiting and succession planning
  • 2:30 p.m. Coffee and discussion: Conclusions/Next Steps
  • 3:30 p.m. End of conference