As chair of the sub-committee for Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO), part of the larger Cataloging and Metadata Standards Committee (CaMS) for the Visual Resource Association (VRA), I led the development of a series of video tutorials about CCO. Our sub-committee … Continue reading
As Project Coordinator for this IMLS-funded project, I am simultaneously an instructor, systems administrator, and team leader. I have the honor to work with a wonderful team that has included Dr. David Lankes, Mary-Carol Lindbloom, and Dr. Megan Oakleaf. This project … Continue reading
I have had a role in managing this research collection of historic clothing since 1991. Working with students and other faculty, I have maintained (and improved) the storage and documentation of this collection of 19th-20th century clothing, housed in the … Continue reading
I have set up and maintained the following sites, ranging from self-hosted sites I installed myself to sites on multi-user systems installed by others, including Vassar and WordPress.com: http://pages.vassar.edu/vccc/ http://pages.vassar.edu/hcpw http://pages.vassar.edu/artistinresidence/ http://www.ardenkirkland.com/IST558/ http://www.ardenkirkland.com/CulturalHeritagePSI/ http://ardenkirkland.wordpress.com/ . . . not to mention … Continue reading
At the Costume Society of America National Symposium in June 2011, I presented this poster. From the abstract: “Digital media, including social media, play an increasingly important role in historic costume collections. However, most digital costume collections up to now have … Continue reading
As Interdisciplinary Arts Curator, I planned and promoted events for an Artist in Residence pilot program for the visual and performing arts, at Vassar College. This included collaboration not only with the artists, but also with faculty and … Continue reading
The Vassar College Costume Collection was awarded an NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions in the spring of 2010, to host a Historic Costume Preservation Workshop. I was the Principal Investigator for this grant. I supervised labs for 14 student … Continue reading
