#ARCSchat Mid-Career Perspectives October 6 at 1pm ET & Database Blues Webinar November 4 Registration Now Open ARCS Update Vol 5 | Update 17
October 6, 2020 | ARCS News#ARCSchat October 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Career Perspectives Mid-Career Professionals
In order to better understand how we move forward with our careers, sometimes we have to look back. AND, sometimes, we also have to look sideways. Consequently, #ARCSchat in October would like to unveil a new series this season called "Career Perspectives" where we hold a roundtable discussion with our professional colleagues about their own careers at various stages: emerging museum professionals, mid-career, and late-career.
On October 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET, we begin with three mid-career professionals, representing different types of collections from different parts of the world, about how they got into the field, what their expectations were at the beginning, and what their expectations are now and going forward.
Join the chat live here: ARCS YouTube Channel (opens in a new window)
Joining us will be:
-Kaia Black: Special Projects and Programs Manager at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
-Jen Kaines: Head of Collection Services at Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
-Chakira Santiago: Chief Registrar at the Museum of History, Anthropology, and Art at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.
Additionally, we are always looking for you to share your interesting collections stories with us for the podcast-only segment "A Day in the Life". Submit a recording (recording on your phone is fine) of your unique collections experience to:
info@arcsinfo.org or call 847-440-4294 and leave a message with your story.
Tell us:
1. Who you are
2. Where you work (or worked at the time of the story)
3. Your unique experience
Webinar Database Blues: An Action Plan for Selection and Implementation of a New CMS - Registration Now Open!
Does the mere thought of opening your current database program give you chills? Are you tired of creating your own little hacks to make your system “work” the way you need it to? Have you longed for a new and upgraded CMS, but worry your management will balk at the mere mention of such change? Please join us for a webinar focused exclusively on selecting and implementing a new database for museum collections. On November 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET, museum expert and consultant Rachael Cristine Woody will cover how to identify CMS needs, how to create CMS specifications, how to test and vet potential CMS options, and how to “sell” getting a new CMS to your boss.
Fees:
Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
Register for the webinar here!
Webinar Registration Giveaway
ARCS is also excited to announce another free giveaway to all active members of ARCS! This month we are giving away one free registration to our upcoming webinar, ARCS Database Blues on November 4, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
To register for the giveaway, please log-in to your ARCSInfo.org account and, after confirming or updating your membership profile, click on the “Enter Here to Win a Free Webinar Registration!” button that appears on the Manage Your Profile Page.
Registrations must be submitted by October 30, 2020.
Questions? Contact info@arcsinfo.org.
Enter for the Free Webinar Registration Here!
ARCS Conference Materials - Public Access Extended Through October 31, 2020
ARCS is pleased to announce that public free access to conference materials has been extended through October 31, 2020.
2019 Philadelphia Presentations and Recordings
2017 Vancouver Presentation and Recordings
2015 News Orleans Presentations and Recordings
Normally a benefit for being a member of ARCS and originally opened back in March, public access will continue through the end of the month for our community to learn and enjoy.
