Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.
Awards Ceremony
October 11, 2012
New York Junior League
New York City
ARCHIVISTS ROUND TABLE OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK, INC.
AWARDS CEREMONY
NEW YORK ARCHIVES WEEK 2012
Hosted by Sara Fishko, WNYC
Thursday, October 11th
New York Junior League
New York City
6:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm: Presentation of Awards
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The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. is pleased to present the following awards:
Award for Archival Achievement:
Stephen E. Novak
Presenter: Bob Sink
Received by: Mr. Stephen E. Novak, Head, Archives & Special Collections,
A.C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University Medical Center
Award for Innovative Use of Archives:
NYPL Labs
Presenter: Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Scholarly Communication at Modern Language Association
Received by: Mr. Ben Vershbow, Manager, NYPL Labs
Award for Outstanding Support of Archives:
Art Spaces Archives Project
Presenter: Linda Mussman and Claudia Bruce, Time and Space Limited
Received by: Ms. Ann Butler, Project Director, Art Spaces Archives Project
Award for Educational Use of Archives:
Museum of the Moving Image for The Living Room Candidate Project
Presenter: Megan Forbes, Manager of Collections and Access, Museum of the Moving Image
Received by: Mr. Carl Goodman, Director, Museum of the Moving Image
This event has been made possible by the generous support of
MetLife and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation.
Award for
Archival Achievement
This award recognizes an individual or archival program that has
made an outstanding contribution to the archival profession, or a
notable achievement of value to the archives community, its patrons,
or constituents.
Stephen E. Novak
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. recognizes Stephen E. Novak for outstanding archival
achievement. Stephen is the Head of the Archives & Special Collections, at Columbia University’s Augustus C. Long
Health Sciences Library, which serves to document the history of the health sciences in general and at the Columbia
University Medical Center in particular.
Stephen received his B.A. in history from Rutgers, and, in 1982, his M.A. and Certificate in Archival Administration
from New York University. Since then, he has served as Field Archivist for the Seton Hall University Archives; Assistant
Manuscripts Curator at the New-York Historical Society; and Assistant Archivist at the Medical Archives of the New
York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In 1990, he was hired under a grant from the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission to establish the Archives and create a records management system at the Julliard School.
Stephen has been Head, Archives & Special Collections, at Columbia University’s A.C. Long Health Sciences Library
since 1997. In this capacity, he oversees more than 3,600 cubic feet of material; a 27,000-volume rare book library, which
dates back to the 15th century; extensive photographic holdings; a notable Florence Nightingale collection; and portions
of Sigmund Freud’s library.
He has served in many capacities with the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc., including President
from 1997 to 1999. He was Co-Chair of METRO’s Historical Records and Archives Advisory Council from 1993 to 1996,
and was also a member of the New York State Archives’ World Trade Center Documentation Task Force. He has been
active in the American Association for the History of Medicine, as a member and Chair of its Ad-Hoc Committee on the
Impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. He currently serves as editor of The Watermark, the
quarterly journal of the Association of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences. Stephen was a
founding member and Co-Chair of the Society of American Archivists’ Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable and served
on the team that compiled Lavender Legacies, the first and, so far, only comprehensive guide to archival resources for
LGBT history in North America.
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. congratulates and commends Stephen E. Novak for his
significant contributions to the archives profession and his career-long commitment to professional service.
Award for
Outstanding Support of Archives
This award recognizes an individual or organization for notable
contributions to archival records or archival programs through political,
financial or moral support.
Art Spaces Archives Project
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. acknowledges the achievements of Art Spaces Archives
Project for its support of the archival programs of alternative art spaces throughout the United States.
The Art Spaces Archives Project (AS-AP) was originally established in 2003 by a consortium of arts organizations to
preserve, present, and protect the archival heritage of living and defunct alternative art spaces in the United States. In
2007, AS-AP partnered with the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY to form an
advocacy and referral service for arts organizations needing information about how to manage, preserve, and provide
research access to their archives. Other significant activities include an oral history program and an ongoing survey to
continually update AS-AP’s national index of alternative art spaces. In addition, AS-AP serves as one of several key
resources for students in the M.A. Program in Curatorial Studies at Bard, profiling the history and contributions made by
not-for-profit art spaces over the past fifty years.
Ann Butler has been the Project Director of Art Spaces Archives Project since 2008 when she joined the Center for
Curatorial Studies as the Director of Library & Archives. Since 1995, Ann has held positions within academic research
and museum libraries and archives. She has been instrumental in the development and expansion of several archival
and academic research collections including the library and archives at the Center for Curatorial Studies, the Downtown
Collection at the Fales Library at New York University, and the Guggenheim Museum Archives. Ann serves as faculty at
CCS Bard and has lectured widely on subjects including: contemporary art archives, intellectual property issues within the
contemporary arts, and moving image preservation.
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. congratulates and commends the Art Spaces Archives
Project for its commitment to preserving the heritage of alternative art spaces in the United States, not only by providing
documentation, and resources about their history and archives, but also by providing tools to assist in archiving materials
related to these spaces.
Award for Innovative Use of Archives
This award recognizes an individual or organization for use of archival material in a meaningful and creative way, making a
significant contribution to a community or body of people, and demonstrating the relevance of archival materials to its subject.
NYPL Labs
Based at the The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman building, NYPL Labs has been widely heralded
in recent years for its innovative approach to delivering special collections and archival material online. Labs operates
as a sort of in-house tech startup at the Library, working closely with curators on projects that invite deeper interaction
with collections, produce new types of data sets, and engage the public through user participation and crowdsourcing.
Recent NYPL Lab projects that make such use of archival materials include “What’s on the Menu?,” “Direct Me
NYC: 1940,” “Stereogranimator,” and “Map Warper.”
At present, Labs is deeply immersed in work with the Library’s Manuscripts and Archives division on a new
finding aid interface and data platform, to launch in beta around New Year’s 2013, that will serve all NYPL archival
collections. Through these and other projects, NYPL Labs imagines new possibilities for archival research in the
digital medium, and in involving curators and archivists so deeply in the design and conceptualization of tools, has
pioneered a unique interdisciplinary approach to library technology work.
Ben Vershbow, manager of NYPL Labs, joined The New York Public Library in 2008. Previously he worked with
Bob Stein as editorial director of the Institute for the Future of the Book, a Brooklyn-based think tank exploring the
evolution of reading, writing and publishing. Ben holds a B.A. in theater studies from Yale and is active around town
as a director and performer.
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. congratulates and commends NYPL Labs for using
emerging technologies to facilitate innovative methods by which users can discover, interpret, and understand archival
collections.
Award for Educational Use of Archives
This award recognizes and celebrates an individual or organization who utilizes primary source materials to create engaging and
informative learning experiences for diverse audiences.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Living Room Candidate Project
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. recognizes the achievements of the Museum of the
Moving Image for its exhibition, The Living Room Candidate.
An online exhibition of the Museum of the Moving Image, The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign
Commercials, 1952–2012, (http://livingroomcandidate.org/) offers more than 500 commercials from every presidential
race since the start of television campaign advertising. Organized by election year, the website presents streaming
video of both official, broadcast commercials and web video/third party ads, accompanied by commentary and a news
blog. A trusted resource for teachers around the world, the site also provides lesson plans and a feature that allows
users to save their own playlists.
Located in Astoria, in New York City, the Museum of the Moving Image (http://movingimage.us/) advances the
understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and
digital media. In January 2011, the Museum reopened after a major expansion and renovation that nearly doubled its
size. Accessible, innovative, and forward-looking, the Museum presents exhibitions, education programs, significant
moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and maintains a collection of moving-image related artifacts.
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. congratulates the Museum of the Moving Image for its
creation of an online collection of historic political commercials that includes tools that facilitate the interactive use of
the archival collection for the classroom and beyond.
Host
Sara Fishko
Sara Fishko produces and hosts Fishko Files, a series of features
on art, culture, music and media, as well as many special programs.
She also writes a blog, Fishko Now and Then.
The long-running Fishko Files have become a staple of WNYC’s
cultural programming, treating a broad range of subjects. The pieces
run in “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered,” as well as
“Studio 360” and “On The Media.”
Fishko was producer and host of the ten-part Jazz Loft Project
Radio Series, and has also made compelling hour-long programs
featuring interviews with and performances by Keith Jarrett, Dave
Brubeck, Henry Butler, Murray Perahia, Ned Rorem and more. And
her program What Can I Say, commissioned by the Public Radio
Collaboration, was an exploration of patriotism and dissent in media
and culture, and ran on hundreds of Public Radio stations around the
US.
Fishko has won multiple awards from RTNDA (Edward R. Murrow
award), The Deadline Club, The Newswomen’s Club of New York
(Front Page Award), The Associated Press, The New York Press
Club and PRNDI. She was selected as a USC/Getty Annenberg Arts
Journalism Fellow in 2003 and returned to the Fellowship in 2011.
To Steve Novak,
Congratulations on receiving
the 2012 Archivists Round
Table Award for Archival
Achievement!
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Our new space will feature: A Welcome Center to introduce
visitors to the National Archives and the depth and diversity of
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A Research Center for scholars, genealogists, and the general
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A Learning Center to welcome school groups and families
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Visit us this fall at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House,
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The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.
gratefully acknowledges the continued support of
MetLife
and
The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
Awards Committee
Catherine Carson Ricciardi
Chair
Marcos Sueiro Bal
Ryan Evans
Heather Halliday
Allie Janvey
Bonnie Marie Sauer
Tamar Zeffren
Board of Directors
Rachel Chatalbash
President
Pamela Cruz
Vice President
Melissa Bowling
Secretary
Karen Murphy
Director of the Education Committee
Ryan Anthony Donaldson
Director of the Communications Committee
Mitchell Brodsky
Treasurer
Anne Petrimoulx
Director of the Membership Committee
Nick Pavlik
Director of the Programming Committee
Janet Bunde
Director of the Outreach and Advocacy Committee