Short Papers and Posters

We have an exciting offering of narratives in the form of short paper and poster sessions. Here is the run-down:

Short Papers

Short paper sessions include panels as well as the more-traditional paper presentations. There are typically three speakers and a moderator, with time for questions and answers from the audience.

On Wednesday morning you can hear about the Elections Reflections project that captured immediate reactions to the 2016 presidential election, from across the U.S. and Canada. In the afternoon are two panel discussions: one on defining the archive, with a librarian, archivist, dealer, and a media scholar; and the other on the contemporary book in its historical context, featuring the insights of three master printers.

Thursday morning features three prominent librarians speaking on approaches to design and execution of exhibitions, and in the afternoon is a panel on building and exhibiting Latin American materials and special collections in the United States.

Exploring the stories institutions tell and the stories we tell with students both happen Friday morning. The former deals with topics such as commemorative histories and cultural representations, and the latter with pedagogy and subjects specialists, digital storytelling and writing assignments in Special Collections.

Posters

Like short papers sessions, our posters session contains a wide variety of topics, and will introduce you to a number of important projects happening around the profession. You can see the list of participants and poster titles here. Posters will be on display Friday morning starting at 8:30, with poster presenters on-hand for questions and discussion during the 10:00-10:45 break that morning.

-Joel Minor
Curator, Modern Literature Collection/Manuscripts
Washington University in St. Louis