Short Papers

Group I: Into the Classroom

Teaching with Ephemera.  Julia Gardner and David Pavelich, Reference and Instruction Librarians, Special Collections Research Center, Joseph Regenstein Library, University of Chicago. 

Bringing Ephemera into the Mainstream of Literary Studies.  Sally O'Driscoll, Associate Professor, English, Fairfield University.

The Shapes Jane Eyre Takes: Ephemeral Responses to the Book and Its Themes. Barbara Heritage, Curator of Collections, Rare Book School, University of Virginia.

Moderator: Marguerite Ragnow, James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota

Group II: Window Into History and Culture

Ephemera as Cultural Historical Evidence:  Rescuing the History of Ethnic Communities. Laura Uhlman, Librarian, Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia.

A Network and Its Ephemera Before the Internet: The Hidden Treasures and Clear Challenges of Apazines. Gregory J. Prickman, Special Collections Librarian, University of Iowa Libraries.

Collection Detective:  Tracking the Lives of Objects through Ephemera. Felicia Wivchar, Curatorial Research Assistant, US House of Representatives, Collection of Fine Arts and Artifacts, Office of History and Preservation. 

Moderator: Kathleen Teresa Burns, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Group III: Collecting and Its Varieties

With Deft Knife and Paste: The Extra-Illustrated Books of John M. Wing. Jill Gage, Reference Librarian, The Newberry Library. 

Chinese Ritual Paper Offerings, ‘Joss’ – Sacred yet Temporary. Evelyn Khoo, MA (East Asian History)/MLS Candidate, University of Maryland. 

Collecting Medical Ephemera in the 18th and 20th Centuries.  Julianne Simpson, Rare Books Librarian, Wellcome Library. 

Moderator: Arlene Shaner, New York Academy of Medicine

Group IV: Access Issues

Digitizing Ephemera: Criteria for Assessing Materials.  Joan E. Beaudoin, Ph.D. Student and IMLS Fellow, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University.  

Expecting the Unexpected : Hidden Ephemera in Modern Literary Collections. Alison Hinderliter, Manuscripts and Archives Librarian, the Newberry Library. 

One Size Does Not Fit All: Variety of Methods for Cataloging Ephemera
Steven Kiczek, Cataloging Librarian, Malcolm A. Love Library, San Diego State University. 

Moderator: Sarah Schmidt Fisher, University of Deleware