December 15, 2021—Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. Even though a major disaster has been declared only for Kentucky (to date), the Heritage Emergency National Task Force is prepared to support state cultural agencies, arts organizations and cultural institutions, and local and state government entities that have been affected.

Archival Virtue: Relationship, Obligation, and the Just Archives, a new book by Scott Cline published by the Society of American Archivists, explores ideas of moral commitment, truth, difference, and just behavior in the pursuit of archival ideals. Drawing from the writings of philosophers, religious scholars, progressive activists, historians, poets, and archivists, Cline makes a compelling argument for incorporating the multilayered idea of virtue in archivists’ everyday work.

December 2, 2021—A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President.

Rose Buchanan, archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and Stephanie Luke, metadata librarian for special collections at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), have been named joint Reviews Editors of American Archivist, the journal of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the leading publication in the archives profession.