Great Expectations: Community Engagement in Processing the Punk Archive

Abstract

Ray Barker, an Archivist at the DC Public Library, describes the background and history of the Punk Archive, and the efforts he's undertaken in working closely with donors, by including them in aspects of processing physical materials, he's worked towards setting appropriate expectations of the donor with regard to their individual collections, including donors Mark Andersen, Cindy Uleman, and Tom Berard.