Meeting Date(s):
August 16, 2013 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Program Presentations, 4:00-5:00
Jennifer HeadBlessed Virgin Mary Congregation ArchivistJennifer will discuss pioneering religious women in science and will present on several sisters who were influential in the field of science, including: Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, BVM, who is believed to be the first American woman to receive a Ph.D. in computer science and worked on the creation of BASIC, as well as formed the computer science...
At the CoSA and SAA Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans, the Preservation Section of SAA will be selling Grab 'n Go Disaster Bags *at the registration area* to benefit the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives.
The bag will contain:
Flashlight
Disaster Wheel
Tyvek envelopes for pocket response plans List of useful emergency numbers List of other supplies to fill the bag
The cost is $20, and the bags will only be available for sale on site. Get them while...
So, the Annual Meeting Task Force submitted its final report (http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/0513-V-B-AMTF-Final.pdf) to Council in May. Council has reviewed the report and President, Jackie Dooley’s report prioritizing the report’s recommendations (http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/0813-1-III-A-1-AnnMtgPriorities.pdf) will be discussed by Council at the annual meeting.
But wait, there’s more! On Thursday, August 15 at noon, the Task Force is hosting a forum to learn your...
The Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Description (TS-EAD) and the Schema Development Team welcome comments on the beta release of the revised EAD schema.
The beta release is a completely re-written Relax NG schema. A W3C schema version is also available for testing. This version addresses most of the feedback received during the alpha comment period. A few unresolved issues remain, all of which can be reviewed on the project's GitHub repository issue tracker.
The schema versions...
SNAP Roundtable Meeting Agenda
Make new friends, reconnect with old ones, and generally have a good time by attending the Science, Technology, and Healthcare (STHC) Roundtable this year at the Society of American Archivists Annual Conference at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. We are having a joint meeting this year with the Women Archivists Roundtable and departing from our normal sequence will start the meeting with a program celebrating the memory of Joan Warnow-Blewett. The meeting takes place from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on...
Vice Chair/Chair Elect - Melissa Gonzales
Secretary - Susan Kline
Steering Committee - Steve Ammidown, Lisa Huntsha, Caitlin Wells
Congratulations to NAAR's newly elected leadership members!
Vice-Char/Chair-Elect (2013-2015)
Gina RappaportHead Archivist/PhotoArchivistNational Anthropological ArchivesSmithsonian Institution
Bio: Gina Rappaport is the head archivist and archivist for photograph collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Anthropological Archives (NAA), a position she has held since 2009. In this position she is responsible for all aspects of the management of the NAA’s photograph collections,...
Many thanks to those of you who have already taken the (short) survey--your feedback is greatly appreciated! If you haven't taken the survey, we invite you to contribute your comments and ideas.
The survey is located here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tiAEL0-7dp7tPNQuJFWtgcFOsBtm-QpqGtYsMYPtI7M/viewform.
Many thanks!
The new WCRT co-chairs are Stephanie Bayless and Leslie Fields. Congratulations Stephanie and Leslie! Thank you to all the candidates who ran in the recent election.
Also, the WCRT proposed by-laws passed unanimously by those members who voted in the election!
The Metadata and Digital Object Roundtable is excited to announce the appointment of our new MDOR Intern, Julie Seifert, whose term will run from August 2013-July 2014. Julie is a graduate student in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, concentrating in Archives and Records management and pursuing the Digital Curation certificate. Among her reasons for applying to the MDOR internship, Julie cited her interest in getting involved in SAA governance and her desire...
Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Oral History Section Live Web Chat:
Lessons Learned from Boston College and the Belfast Case
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern
Featuring guest panelists Clifford Kuhn and Elena Danielson
Learn more
The Nominations Committee this year includes:
Kimberly Anderson
Adriana Cuervo
Jaimie Quaglino
A call for nominations was sent to the section membership in May with June 1 as the response deadline. The section’s by-laws stipulate that all nominees, including self-nominations, are entitled to run for office. The Chair Elect (write-in candidate) will serve as Section Chair in 2014-2015 and Past Chair in 2015-2016. Two seats for the section’s steering committee will be filled for the 2013...
We are pleased to present the 2013-2014 slate of candidates for the Preservation Section leadership:
Chair/Chair-Elect
Cathy Martyniak:
Cathy was named the Audiovisual and Image Archivist at the University of Florida (UF) Special and Area Studies Collection Department in August of 2012. Previously, she was the Preservation Officer for the UF Libraries for 14 years. She chaired numerous groups in the Preservation and Reformatting Section of the American Libraries Association including the...
The Research Libraries Roundtable is holding its 2013 election for the position of Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. The Vice Chair/Chair Elect shall be elected annually for a two-year term, serving in year one as Vice Chair and in year two as Chair.
Candidates for the 2013 Election
Benjamin Goldman Digital Records ArchivistThe Pennsylvania State University
Stephanie L. KaysArchivist for Collections ManagementUniversity of Oregon
Information About...
(revised 6/17/2013)
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
STUDENTS AND NEW ARCHIVES PROFESSIONALS ROUNDTABLE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE ONE: MISSION
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Roundtable exists to focus attention on and give voice to the needs and concerns of its members--and, in particular, students, interns, new professionals, early-career archivists, and individuals seeking professional employment--within the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the field in general....
Candidate Statement for Co-Chair of the Labor Archives Roundtable
Ben Blake
6/27/2013
After working a variety of jobs and being an active member of a number of unions, including as a steelworker at US Steel Gary Works and a teamster at UPS in Chicago, I developed a strong interest in labor history and archives. I subsequently earned a BA form Hampshire College focusing on labor economics, an MA from Cleveland State in labor history and an MLIS specializing in labor archives at the University...
Candidate for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect:
J. Gordon Daines
Biography: J. Gordon Daines III is the University Archivist and Assistant Department Chair, Manuscripts in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. Gordon holds an undergraduate degree in history from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in history from the University of Chicago, and a certificate in archives and records management from Western Washington University. He has worked for the Oregon Historical...
Vice-Char/Chair-Elect
Gina RappaportHead Archivist/PhotoArchivistNational Anthropological ArchivesSmithsonian Institution
Bio: Gina Rappaport is the head archivist and archivist for photograph collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Anthropological Archives (NAA), a position she has held since 2009. In this position she is responsible for all aspects of the management of the NAA’s photograph collections, as well as general oversight of NAA operations and outreach. Before joining...
The Archival History Roundtable is seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for officers and steering committee members. Positions available are Chair (1-year term), Vice-chair/Chair elect (2- year term), and three steering committee positions (1-year term).
The Archival History Roundtable recently held a referendum to approve the group's proposed bylaws, attached. The bylaws were approved by the membership with no negative votes and will be forwarded to the SAA Council for final approval.
Candidate for Vice Chair
Sarah Quigley
Sarah Quigley, CA, is a Manuscript Archivist at Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. She has a B.A in History and a M.S. in Information Studies, both from the University of Texas at Austin. From 2007-2009, she was a project archivist at the Jesse Helms Center, focusing on the arrangement of the former Senator's congressional records. In 2009, she joined the staff at MARBL as a project archivist working with the records of the...
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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
STUDENTS AND NEW ARCHIVES PROFESSIONALS ROUNDTABLE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE ONE: MISSION
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Roundtable exists to focus attention on and give voice to the needs and concerns of its members--and, in particular, students, interns, new professionals, early-career archivists, and individuals seeking professional employment--within the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the field in general.
ARTICLE...
