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Join the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) in collaboration with the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) and the Feminist Institute (TFI) for a workshop on ethical considerations surrounding digitization and oral history.As our world becomes increasingly digital, so do archives. Bringing materials online presents a unique set of challenges. The…

Please join us for this special event where Executive Director Nate Hill will provide an overview of the work METRO has done for our membership and the field at large in 2023-2024. You’ll hear stories about our programs and events, grant programs, software services, research, and more. Nate will also speak about METRO’s new Library…

Indebted to the work of Black women writers Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, and Tricia Hersey, and the continued efforts of library workers from Sandy Berman to Emily Drabinski, this session from Bailey Hoffner will explore why slowing down is not only a viable approach to metadata justice work, but the only sustainable approach allowing us…

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of The Explorers Club, a multidisciplinary, professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation. Its Research Collections contain approximately 14,000 volumes, 550 linear feet of archives and manuscripts, 1,000 artifacts, 3,500 maps, and 500 films and videos housed throughout Club Headquarters. Items in…

Join METRO and Zine Educator Emma Karin Eriksson for an afternoon of zine-making and snacking in the sunshine. Emma Karin will teach you the basic one-page fold technique to create a mini-zine from a single sheet of 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. There will be prompts and supplies on hand for you to use…

Help us imagine the future of the Library Field Project. Get involved today!This summer the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), alongside our consulting team BKS Studio, is hosting a series of community gatherings aimed at bringing together a diverse and creative group of cultural institution workers from New York City and Westchester County. We…

Description: Join us for a walkthrough of an Archipelago 1.4.0 Local Deployment and a quick tour through some of the new and updated features baked into the latest release.

Strawberryfield Formatters are one of the key tools powering Archipelago's display and rendering of your repository assets. In this session we will review Archipelagos default Strawberryfield Formatters and Display Modes, and discuss how you can adjust these to your own display preferences and needs.

Help us imagine the future of the Library Field Project. Get involved today!This summer the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), alongside our consulting team BKS Studio, is hosting a series of community gatherings aimed at bringing together a diverse and creative group of cultural institution workers from New York City and Westchester County. We…

Join us for a two hour long session dedicated to Archipelago's Search & Solr setup. After the first hour focusing on the nuts and bolts of Search and Solr, we will take a short break and then resume for a live walkthrough of the Strawberry Keyname Providers to Facet Block process, following step-by-step with our…