SAA Web Archiving Section Meeting Minutes
2017.11.07
Present: Karl-Rainer Blumenthal, Chair; Alexis Antracoli, Vice Chair / Chair-elect; Nikki Thomas, Secretary; Sam Abrams, Social Media Manager
Section business
- Microsite needs updating to reflect newly amended Standing Rules and SAA Governance changes
- Shared doc re: procedures for further standing rules changes that affect elections
- 2018-19 Standing Rules proposed
- Discussion of whether we may want to consider switching some positions to 2 or 3 year appointments to improve continuity (or staggered position changes)
- Karl has discussed requirements for any changes with Felicia Owens at SAA
- Would want to have position descriptions and terms determined before election cycle begins
- Alexis volunteers to do some research & fact-finding re: other sections in order to try to make a decision by the end of the year (Nikki will start a spreadsheet to track)
- Nikki: Updates on archiving in response to tragedies vis-a-vis Diversity of Gender and Sexuality Section
Communications
- Kevin and Sam: Bi-weekly(?) round-up procedures and expectations
- 1st round-up - Fantastic!
- 2nd round-up up now - Super great!
- Who sends round-up info to the list? Sam volunteering since compiling info
- Will take discussion to smaller email discussion group
Discussion of why non-web archivists not considering web archives as part of their domain
** missed a bit of this last discussion between Karl & Sam (got called out of room by supervisee)
Education Survey results
- How do we provide virtual training?
- Previous webinar Karl conducted (3 parts: intro, case study, guided tour)
- Ideas potentially pursued by IIPC (Sam); just formed a working group
- Continue to aim for offering in late winter / early spring
- Potentially coordinate around needs of Tragedy Response Working Group (if approved)
Next meeting: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 2 pm EST / 11 am PST
