In this episode, cohosts Lauren Kata and Emily Mathay speak with Christina Zamon about her book Alone in the Stacks: Succeeding as a Solo Archivist, an updated edition that tackles the complexities of solo archiving in the 2020s. Smaller repositories and their solo archivists make up a large portion of American archives, yet they remain underrepresented in archival literature. Listen in for a range of discussions, from archival advocacy to community support and more.

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A review of Alone in the Stacks: Succeeding as a Solo Archivist was recently published in American Archivist Volume 88: 1.