Cara Howe

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Cara Howe

Director of Special Collections and Discovery Services

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BA, SUNY Geneseo, 2008; MSLIS and CAS in Cultural Heritage Preservation, Syracuse University, 2010; MA Museum Studies, Syracuse University, 2012; Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists, 2012

  • Howe, Cara A., and Nicole Topich. “History of Healing: A Library Documents Contributions to the World of Medicine”. New York Archives Magazine, Fall 2019.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Celebrating Diversity in Medicine and Science.” Archival Elements, Society of American Archivists, Science, Technology and Healthcare Section Newsletter, Summer, 2018.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Telling the Stories: The Pan Am Flight 103 Story Archives Project.” Archival Outlook, Society of American Archivists, September/October 2014.
  • Howe, Cara A. “History in a Snap: QR Codes and the Syracuse University Archives”. Academic Archivist, Society of American Archivists, Summer 2012.
  • Howe, Cara A. “The Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University Gets a Digital Make-over”. Academic Archivist, Society of American Archivists, Summer 2011.

 

  • Howe, Cara A. and Michele Combs. “Decentralizing the Internship: Embedding Archival Instruction into Academic Special Collections and Archives.” Archival Education and Research Institute, June 19 -- 23, 2023. Paper.
  • Howe, Cara A., Nathan Avant, Ben Blake, and Stephanie Crawford. “When Artworks Aren’t Artworks: Caring for Artist Ephemera in the Archives.” MARAC virtual conference April 28, 2023. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A., and Tara Wink. “Making Waves without Capsizing Your Boat.” ALHHS Conference. Columbus, OH, April 25, 2019. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Adjuncts in Archival Education.” Society of American Archivists Conference, Washington, DC, August 12–18, 2018. Archival Educators Section Panel Discussion.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Reviving Forgotten Collections.” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Buffalo, NY, October 26–28, 2017. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archives Project (Best Practices for Oral History Programs).” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives and New England Archives Joint Conference, Boston, MA, March 19–21, 2015. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “The Interactive Experience: Exploring Technologies for Touchscreen Exhibits.” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Roanoke, VA, October 8–10, 2015. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Oral History: Perspectives, Implications and Experiences.” New York Archives Conference, Binghamton, NY, June 4–6, 2014. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “Mobile Archives: Bringing Your Collection to 21st Century Devices.” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Erie, PA, April 25–27, 2013. Conference Presentation.
  • Howe, Cara A. “SU History in a Snap: The QR Code Buildings Project.” Museumwise Conference, Syracuse, NY, April 2013. Poster Presentation.
  • Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) 
  • Association of College and Research Libraries 
  • Central New York Library Resources Council
  • Continuing Education Committee
  • Erie Canal Museum Board of Trustee
  • Library and Information Science Guiding Council (Syracuse University)
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
  • Finding Aid Award Committee
  • New York Archives Conference (NYAC)
  • Society of American Archivists (SAA)
  • ​​​​​​​Career Counselor
  • Archives Management Section Steering Committee