Amy Schindler

Biography

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Amy C. Schindler is the UNO Libraries' Director of Archives & Special Collections (2014-present). She came to UNO from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia where she was University Archivist. She was previously Curator of Manuscripts at the University at Albany, SUNY where she had responsibility for expanding and providing access to the Archives of Public Affairs & Policy. She previously held contract positions in local government and corporate archives. She has presented at meetings of the Society of American Archivists, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, American Association for History and Computing, Academic Library Advancement & Development Network, Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, and other conferences.

Research Interests

Outreach, engagement, and public services in archives and special collections.

Service Summary

Amy C. Schindler has served in various roles for the of the Society of American Archivists, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Midwest Archives Conference, and other organizations. Selected recent professional service includes: co-chair of the SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Statistical Measures for the Public Services of Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries (2014-2018); co-chair of the SAA Reference, Access and Outreach Section Exhibits and Events Committee (2017- ); co-chair of the SAA Reference, Access and Outreach Section Access to Electronic Records Working Group (2014-2015); member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Ad-Hoc Committee for the Revision of MARAC's Governing Documents (2014-2015); chair of the Society of American Archivists, Nominating Committee (2013-2014); and many other roles.

Education

BA, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI, History, Asian American Studies Certificate, 1998

MA, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, History, 2001

MIS, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, Master of Library & Information Science, Archives Concentration, 2001

Publications

Schindler, Amy. 2014. Staying Connected: Engaging Alumni and Students to Digitize the Carl “Pappy” Fehr Choral Music Collection, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Schindler, Amy, Davy, Jennie. 2015. Student Curators in the Archives: Class-Curated Exhibits in Academic Special Collections, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Schindler, Amy, Ohira, Yumi. 2017. Collaborative Approaches to Digital Projects: Enhancing Collections Through Effective Access and Promotion, Brick & Click Conference Proceedings, 38-46.

Department, College, and University

University Committee on Facility Planning, Committee Member, 07/01/2018 - present