Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, 2011 Session 503 Increasingly, archival repositories are collaborating to provide access to records across institutional and geographic boundaries. This session highlights three collaborative, consortial/regional programs that reach out to and partner with a range of institutions--public and private, large and small--to expose hidden collections. Panelists reflect on challenges, solutions and lessons learned within the context of collaboration, including cross-institutional processing projects, shared digital repositories and statewide digitization programs. Audra Eagle Yun, CA, Chair, Wake Forest University Sherri Berger, California Digital Library Nicholas Graham, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Holly J. Mengel, Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

1. Then join Hand in Hand brave [Archivists] all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall --John Dickinson Holly Mengel Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Hidden Collections in the Philadelphia Area: A Consortial Processing and Cataloging Initiative Society of American Archivists Chicago, Illinois August 27, 2011

7. Unexpected successes: Team processing

8. Unexpected Successes: Centralized Training and Project Team

9. How you can make collaborative projects work for you (with or without a grant, with or without a consortium)

13. Develop a system of standards and training

14. Make your work an experiment

15. Things will probably not always go as you plan …

17. Celebrate Milestones and Successes