Symposium on Scientific Archives

Archives Advocates: Utilizing an Advisory Board to Leverage Organizational Support for Small Scientific Archives

28 Jun 2023, 15:10

20m

Online

Presentation (20 minutes including questions) Session 4

Speaker

Mrs Ludmila (Mila) Pollock (Executive Director, Library and Archives Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA)

Description

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Archives Advisory Board has been a major force in advocating for our scientific Archives. Inaugurated in 2006 by Mila Pollock, Executive Director of the CSHL Library & Archives, the Board today consists of thirteen members with varied backgrounds such as scientists, Nobel laureates, historians, President of leading Archives, CSHL President and CSHL VP of Advancement. I will discuss and demonstrate the development of the Board, its role in strategic planning of the archives and the role of individual Board members in different projects. I will share my experiences, innovations and success stories working with Board Members. Participants of the meeting will learn about how highly successful Board of Advisors is structured and composed.