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Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere Student chapter of the Society of American Archivists

Welcome to SOURCE, the Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere, the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at Rutgers! Join us as we address the interests of all MI students who wish to learn more about the many exciting areas of information science including: special collections, archives, preservation, digital archiving and librarianship, records management, museums, art librarianship, rare books, manuscripts, digital humanities, and more! So come to our monthly meetings, join us on trips, learn from expert guest speakers, and engage with like-minded students and alumni!

CONNECT View the current executive board members of SOURCE here. You can join our Facebook group, follow our Twitter account, and also email us with any questions at rutgers.source@gmail.com. Stay in touch with PaperPeople, the listserv we use to connect with you and post messages about jobs, conferences, etc. To subscribe you can send an email with ‘subscribe’ in the subject to comminfo_paperpeople-join@email.rutgers.edu or manage all your Rutgers email lists at https://it.rutgers.edu/email-distribution/mailman/

ARCHIVES AND PRESERVATION CONCENTRATION The Rutgers MI Program has an Archives and Preservation concentration! This academic focus helps prepare students in career areas such as archivist, digital archivist, digital curation, digital asset management, special librarian, and more! For more information, please contact the Faculty Coordinator of the Archives and Preservation concentration, and the Faculty Advisor for SOURCE, Dr. Marija Dalbello at dalbello@rutgers.edu. To learn more about the concentration please visit the Rutgers Archives and Preservation website.

Spring 2025 MEETING SCHEDULE
All Meetings take place over zoom at 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month. Reminders sent out via PaperPeople.

  • Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 7pm
    • Topic: Research Libraries and Archives at the Visual Art Museum
    • Guest Speakers:
      • Jared Ash, Florence and Herbert Irving Museum Librarian at the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
      • William A. Peniston, Emeritus Librarian and Archivist at the Newark Museum of Art
  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 7pm
    • Topic: Cultivating Collaborative Collections featuring faculty and students of Messiah University
    • Guest Speakers:
      • Bernardo Michael Ph.D. Professor of History
      • Sarah Myers Ph.D. Associate Professor of History
      • David Pettegrew Ph.D. Professor of History and Archaeology
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 7pm
    • Topic: Society of American Archivists Orientation
    • Guest Speaker: Lexy deGraffenreid, SAA Membership Committee Co-Chair.
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 7 pm
    • Topic: Visual Art at Research Libraries and Archives Part 2
    • Guest Speakers:
      • Molly Dotson, Graphics Arts Librarian at Firestone Library, Department of Special Collections at Princeton University
      • Nilda Lopez, Head of Reader Services at the Morgan Library and Museum

If you are interested in attending any events, please keep an eye out on the PaperPeople listserv or email rutgers.source@gmail.com for registration and zoom links.