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- Sonia Yaco
- Spec Collections Librarian
- University Libraries
- 327 Perry Library
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-4483
- syaco@odu.edu
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Education
- Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services,
2010
- Major: Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
- Degree: Continuing Education
- University of Wisconsin - Madison,
2007
- Major: Library and Information Studies
- Degree: M.A.
- University of Glasgow Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute,
2000
- Degree: Cultural Heritage Certificate in Digitizing
- University of Wisconsin - Madison,
1978
- Major: Sociology, graduation with Academic Distinction
- Degree: B.A.
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Licensures and Certifications
- IS-00100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System ICS-100 for Higher Education
- Sponsoring Organization: FEMA
- Date Obtained: 2012-09-01
- Expiration Date: 2012-09-30
- IS-00200.b ICC for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident, ICS-200
- Sponsoring Organization: FEMA
- Date Obtained: 2012-09-01
- Expiration Date: 2012-09-30
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Expertise
- History
- Virginia school desegregation
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Books
- (2009). The Nostalgia Murders.
- Newby-Alexander, C., Littlejohn, J., and Yaco, S. (2009). Hampton Roads:Remembering Our Schools. Charleston SC: The History Press.
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Book Chapters
- Yaco, S., and Hardy, B. H. A Documentation Case Study: the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project.Diversity Reader. Chicago, Illinois: Society of American Archivists.
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Articles
- Yaco, S., and Hardy, B. B. (2012). Historians, Archivists and Social Activism: Costs and Benefits. Archival Science
- Yaco, S. (2010). Balancing Privacy and Access in School Desegregation Collections: A Case Study. American Archivist, 73 ((Fall/Winter 2010)),
- Yaco, S., and Graves, T. (2009). Mapping the Desegregation of Education in Virginia: Where are the records?. Virginia Libraries, 55 (4), (pp. 9-10).
- Yaco, S. (2008). It's Complicated: Barriers to EAD Implementation. American Archivist (Fall/Winter 2008),
- Yaco, S. (2007). The Potential for Use of Voice Recognition Software in Appraisal and Transcription of Oral History Tapes. ARSC Journal
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Presentations
- Creating and Using School Desegregation Resources at Old Dominion University Libraries
- Conference Name: National Council for History Education
- Sponsoring Organization: National Council for History Education
- Location: Richmond Virginia
- Date: March, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
Vaughan, K. Presenter & Author
Wilson, J. Presenter & Author
Watson, D. Presenter & Author
Felton, S. Moderator
- Celebrating the History of Virginia Opera
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU Libraries
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Honoring the Virginia Symphony League
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU Libraries
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve, Empower
- Sponsoring Organization: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) in partnership with NAACP, AARP and Urban League
- Location: Multiple venues in Virginia
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- The effect of gender activism on the professional lives of historians, educators, and archivists
- Conference Name: Women’s Studies Department
- Sponsoring Organization: Women’s Studies Department
- Date: October, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Using scholarly leadership to reveal invisible collections and unnoticed history
- Sponsoring Organization: Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
- Location: Kansas City Missouri
- Date: September, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) on the Eastern Shore: What We Learned When We Got There
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Location: San Diego, California
- Date: August, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Author Only
Jimerson, A. Presenter Only
Sawyers, R. Author Only
- Preserving our printed history
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- The history of school desegregation in Virginia
- Conference Name: Harbor’s Edge
- Sponsoring Organization: Harbor’s Edge
- Location: Norfolk Va
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Students in the Archives: Seeing ‘Greater Virginia’ in the papers of chronicler Alf J. Mapp, Jr.
- Conference Name:
- Date: March, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- How do you tell them what we’ve got
- Conference Name:
- Date: January, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- How do you tell them what we’ve got
- Conference Name:
- Date: January, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- ODU Special Collections and University Archives
- Conference Name: Virginia Caucus of Mid-Atlantic Archives Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Caucus of Mid-Atlantic Archives Conference
- Location: Richmond Virginia
- Date: November, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Social activism, professional lives and institutional missions
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Location: Chicago Il
- Date: August, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Teaching Historical Research Methodology by Utilizing the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project in Your Classroom
- Conference Name: Virginia Forum
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Forum
- Location: Lexington, Va
- Date: March 25, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
Moak, J. Presenter & Author
- The Archivists, Historians and Social Activists: the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project
- Conference Name: The Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee
- Sponsoring Organization: The Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee
- Location: Dundee Scotland
- Date: December 9, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
- Outreach and Advocacy: the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August 11, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
Vay, R. Presenter & Author
- Diversifying Our Patron and Donor Base: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project
- Conference Name: Virginia Library Association
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Library Association
- Location: Richmond Va
- Date: May 17, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project
- Conference Name: Library Advisory Committee of the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia
- Sponsoring Organization: Library Advisory Committee of the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia
- Location: Norfolk Va
- Date: March, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Preserving Norfolk history and Special Collections
- Conference Name: AAUW
- Sponsoring Organization: AAUW
- Location: Norfolk Va
- Date: February, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Highlights of Special Collections and University Archives
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU Libraries
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Non-traditional users and patrons: The DOVE project
- Conference Name: Virginia College and Research Libraries/Virginia Library Association
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia College and Research Libraries/Virginia Library Association
- Location: Williamsburg Va
- Date: October 30, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
Hardy, B. H. Presenter & Author
- Who Will Remember Hampton Roads’ School Desegregation? Old Dominion University Libraries’ Role in Preserving History
- Conference Name: Friends of Old Dominion Libraries
- Sponsoring Organization: Friends of Old Dominion Libraries
- Location: Perry Library
- Date: October 22, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project: A guide to resources,” Meeting the Challenge: Documenting Under-Represented
Communities and Topics Through Cooperative Collecting panel
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Location: Austin Texas
- Date: August, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Students in the Archives: Finding Voices in Old Dominion University’s Desegregation Archive
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Social Sciences Association
- Location: Petersburg Virginia
- Date: May, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Politics and Desegregation: The Cases, Courts and Campaigns
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU Libraries
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- Treasures of Special Collections
- Conference Name: ODU Libraries
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU Libraries
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S. Presenter & Author
- It's Complicated: Barriers to EAD Implementation
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Date: August, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- The Potential for Use of Voice Recognition Software in Appraisal of Oral History Tapes
- Conference Name: Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- Date: May, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- McCormick International Harvester Collection outreach
- Conference Name: McCormick International Harvester Collection
- Sponsoring Organization: McCormick International Harvester Collection
- Date: August, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Yaco, S.
- What Color is My Manure Spreader? Our Experiences with the McCormick-International Harvester Collection
- Conference Name: Society of American Archivists
- Sponsoring Organization: Society of American Archivists
- Date: August, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Moran, M.
Yaco, S.
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Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits
- School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve, Empower
- Type: Other
- Sponsor: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE), AARP, NAACP, Urban League
- Location: Multiple venues across Virginia
- Celebrating the History of Virginia Opera
- Type: Other
- Sponsor: ODU Libraries
- Location: Norfolk Virginia
- Honoring the Virginia Symphony League
- Type: Other
- Sponsor: ODU Libraries
- Location: Norfolk Virginia
- Desegregation and Politics: The Courts, Case and Campaigns
- Type: Other
- Sponsor: University Libraries
- Location: Norfolk Va USA
- Highlights of Special Collections and University Archives
- Type: Other
- Sponsor: University Libraries
- Location: Norfolk Va USA
- 2012: AARP Community of the Year Award, AARP Virginia
- 2009: Certificate for Contributions to the 50th Anniversary of the End of Massive Resistance Commemoration, Mayor of City of Norfolk Va.
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research