Welcome to the Connecting to Collections Discussion Group.

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This will be a way for the steering committee, forum attendees, etc. to communicate.

Thanks for participating in the Connecting to Collections project.

I found the workshop, "Managing Archival Collections Without an Archivist on Staff" very informative and useful for me and my institution, the Tallahassee Museum. Thank you to Carla Summers for sharing her wealth of knowledge on the topic in an understandable way.

I also enjoyed the "Connecting to Collections" forum. The commonality of issues and needs of collecting institutions across disciplines became so evident as we worked through the brainstorming sessions. The legislative reception also offered attendants a time to visit informally. From those conversations, I learned about the incredible ways holdings in Florida repositories - libraries, museums, archives, archeological collections - serve the needs of the public.

Thanks also to FAM director, Malinda Horton & consultant Myriam Springuel for getting the IMLS grant to do this important work. And thanks to the staff at debary Hall for hosting the event at their beautiful historic facility.

I look forward to continuing the conversation in Tallahassee on March 23rd.

Linda

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