Ever thought about pursuing a career in archives and libraries? Wondered about what other paths you can pursue with your degree - PhD or otherwise? Come to this panel discussion with four professional librarians and archivists, all from the UC Santa Cruz Special Collections & Archives in McHenry Library. We’ll have a conversation on the diverse and diverging paths we took to get to our current positions in the library, share some advice, and answer questions you have about pursuing these kinds of careers.

It’s also a great chance to meet your local librarians who can assist you in your research and connect you to all kinds of resources at UC Santa Cruz and beyond!

This event is co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.

Everyone is welcome to attend this session. The Zoom webinar will not be recorded.

Details: 

March 13th, 3-4pm PST

Registration for this webinar is required. Register here via Zoom.

Panelist bios:

Alix Norton is the Archivist for the Center for Archival Research and Training (CART) in Special Collections & Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In her primary role, she trains and mentors graduate students in archival processing and exhibition curation. Alix has worked in Special Collections & Archives at four universities, including at the University of California, Irvine, and previously worked in a neuroscience lab at the University of Washington. She earned a BS in Psychology from the University of Washington before obtaining her MSI from the University of Michigan School of information.

Sam Regal is the Instruction and Exhibitions Librarian in Special Collections and Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she oversees experiential learning programs, exhibitions, programming, public services, and bibliographic collection development. She holds an MLIS with a specialization in rare books and visual culture from UCLA, an MFA in poetry from Hunter College, and a BA in English and American literature from NYU; she also completed coursework toward a PhD in English with a creative writing concentration at the University of Georgia. She is editor of the American Printing History Association (APHA)’s Printing History journal, and her writing has most recently appeared in Parenthesis, RBM, and East of Borneo. She previously served as a librarian at the California Institute of the Arts and as project manager of California Rare Book School. 

Rebecca Hernandez earned a PhD in American Studies, specializing in American Indian art and material culture. Her academic work examines inherent complexities in the public representation of culture(s) - particularly how describing and defining Native American objects affects the understanding of Amerindian identity. She is currently the Community Archivist at the UC Santa Cruz University Library, where her role involves assisting with preserving and documenting the history and cultural heritage of Santa Cruz County. Through partnerships with community members, these materials can (if desired) be made accessible to the public, helping to educate and inspire future generations about the rich history of Santa Cruz County.

Kate Dundon is the Supervisory Archivist for Special Collections & Archives at University of California Santa Cruz where she oversees archival processing, accessioning, collection management, and born-digital stewardship programs. Prior to this, she held positions at Occidental College Library, New York University Law Library, and the New York Public Library. She earned an MA in Archives and Public History from New York University and an MLIS from Long Island University.