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PEOPLE AND PLACES
The City of Calgary Archives happily welcomes back Regina Landwehr after her "long holiday" (officially known as a parental leave). Regina will be job sharing an Archivist position with Karen Hamilton, who begins work in the Archives on June 3, just in time to experience the security checks in place for the G8 Summit. Karen has a Masters in Library Science from the University of Alberta and comes to the Archives with a number of years of experience working within various corporate libraries in Calgary. We look forward to her contributions to our work unit.
It is with regret that the City of Calgary Archives has said good-bye to Reid McCord and Lisa Beitel. Reid joined the Archives in July of 2001 and worked on two grant projects, an ACA Control of Holdings grant describing images from the Parks & Recreation Department, and then an ANA/CAIN grant creating a virtual exhibit using images from the records of OCO'88, the organizing committee for the XV Olympic Winter Games (look for this on our website). Lisa was hired to fill the position of limited term Archivist while Regina Landwehr was on a one year maternity and parental leave. Both Reid and Lisa have accepted positions in the "west". Lisa will be working at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia; Reid will be travelling even further west, to Japan to teach English as a second language (and no doubt the universal language of Archives as well). We would like to thank Reid and Lisa for their very valuable contributions to the City of Calgary Archives and we wish them well in their futures.
Submitted by Glennda Leslie, Archivist
Kirsten Olson (Legal Archives Society of Alberta) and Harry Sanders are the proud parents of Jonas Isaac Sanders, born Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 9:32 AM at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Jonas weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Congratulations!
The Provincial Archives of Alberta is pleased to announce the placement of the following archivists:
Anna Gibson is the CAIN Project Archivist in the Private Records Section. Anna graduated With Distinction from the University of Alberta in 1996, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Classics. In May 2001 she received a Master of Archival Studies degree from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her archival experience includes volunteer work at the Lutheran Historical Institute in Edmonton, Alberta and a short-term contract with the View Royal Community Archives in Victoria, British Columbia. Anna has been with the Provincial Archives since June 1, 2001.
Melissa Lowenberg is the University of Calgary Historical Resources Intern in the Private Records Section. Melissa received her Master of Archival Studies and her Master of Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archives and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in 2001. Her experience in archives includes a practicum at the University of Missouri, a directed study at the University of British Columbia's Special Collections, and employment at the History of Advertising Archives. Melissa's experience in academic libraries includes reference desk responsibilities and the delivery of database workshops to students. Currently, Melissa works with a variety of private donors and their records. Melissa recently celebrated her first anniversary with the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
Jonathan H. Davidson is the University of Calgary Historical Resources Intern who is serving as the Reference Archivist. Jonathan has undergraduate degrees in Business and Law from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While a student, he worked part-time and summers at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (now Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management) for over four years. In May 2000, he received a Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alberta. He joined the Provincial Archives as the Reference Archivist in October 2001.
Submitted by Liana Haynes, Government Records Archivist
Rick Klumpenhouwer has left the Calgary Health Region to join Denham & Associates. We wish him much success!
INMAGIC recently announced that Alberta's Susan Kooyman is its 2002 InfoHero Award Winner. The InfoHero award is given to a customer that created an information management solution with an Inmagic product, resulting in a positive, influential impact on his/her company.
During the last three years Susan has overseen the Glenbow Archives photograph digitization project, which has seen over 65,000 images scanned, described, and mounted on the Glenbow website. Glenbow wanted to make the photographs available to the public at large, making the system as self-sufficient as possible to decrease the amount of required staff time, all while ensuring a pleasant user experience.
Using Inmagic's DB/TextWorks(r) and DB/Text(r) WebPublisher, Susan created an illustrated online catalogue of the more than 65,000 photographs. The catalogue includes descriptions and thumbnails of each photograph, a large-size image, and complete details on prices, conditions of use, and ordering instructions. The system is fully searchable by keyword descriptions or special indexes for dates, photographers, subjects, and names.
Inmagic hosted a reception to honor Susan Kooyman on Sunday, June 9th, at the Special Libraries Conference in Los Angeles, California. Industry leaders and press representatives were present for the ceremony, which was at a Japanese restaurant overlooking the Hollywood hills.
Susan Kooyman was nominated by Kathy Thornhill of Innovative Data Solutions of Calgary. Susan's solution can be seen at http://www.glenbow.org/lasearch/photo.htm.
Edited from news release from Scotty Rill, Marketing Communications Manager, Inmagic, Inc.
Michael Darragh McCarthy arrived January 11th, 2002. A son for Jane Bowe McCarthy (United Church, Alberta and Northwest Conference Archives) and Micahel McCarthy, brother for Mary Aine and new playmate for Teddy and Ginger. Congratulations!
The Canadian Architectural Archives of the University of Calgary presented the Canadian debut of "Celebrate Cardinal: A Portfolio" at the Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, from June 7 to July 27. The exhibition of models, plans, drawings and photographs depicted the contributions to architecture of prominent Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal.
"It is a source of great pride that the University of Calgary, through the Canadian Architectural Archives, has secured this exhibition of works by such an important Canadian and Albertan". says Linda Fraser, Curator of the Canadian Architectural Archives. "The Nickle Arts Museum is an excellent venue for an exhibition of this significance".
Donations from the Association for Preservation Technology International, I-XL Industries, Read Jones Christoffersen, and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada helped make it possible for the Canadian Architectural Archives to mount this exhibition. Support from Information Resources, the Faculty of Environmental Design, and the President's Office at the University of Calgary was also invaluable. "We are grateful to all those whose generosity has helped with this exciting project," says Fraser. "This support has allowed us to ensure a first rate installation of this unique material".
Submitted by Michael Gourlie, ASA Archive's Advisor
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