Courses

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Advocating for Archives 1509 Washington, DC.pdf87.61 KB
Planning New and Remodeled Archival Facilities 1514 Washington, DC.pdf76.87 KB
Managing Storage Environments 1511 Washington, DC.pdf71.33 KB
Copyright Law for Archivists 1513 Washington, DC.pdf81.65 KB

Arrangement and Description Track


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A&D Track Considerations_0.docx27.4 KB
AD Proposed Courses Sorted by Tier and Priority.docx13.89 KB
2014 March Proposed Curriculum for Arrangement and Description Program.xlsx16.16 KB
EAD3workbookFINAL.docx281.15 KB
SAA I Creation of Design Records.ppt6.27 MB
Implementing DACS Workbook.doc4.94 MB
Style Sheets EAD Workbook.doc964 KB
Style Sheets EAD Agenda, TX.docx14.61 KB
EAD Evaluation for AD Track.docx61.76 KB
1-Rights & Permissions Workbook_Full.pdf2.93 MB
Email to SAA CoE Liaison and Developer _1_16_2015.docx13.65 KB
AD Curriculum Final_9_24_15.xlsx13.38 KB

Archivists’ Guide to Balancing Legal Issues in Photographic Collections

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Legal Issues in Photo Collections_Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.18 KB

Copyright: The Archivist and the Law

This 2-day workshop will provide you with the basis for administration of copyright in daily archival work.  The instructor will bring you up to date on issues you need to track in the current age of information commerce—including an assessment of the bad news and the good news in the Supreme Court's Eldred decision.

 

Upon completing this workshop, you’ll have:

 

  • Recognized the complex issues relating to authors', owners', and users' rights in intellectual property;
  • Obtained a grounding in the historical rationale for copyright law, including major legislative and judicial developments;
  • Discovered the relevance of U.S. federal law for archives and manuscripts; and
  • Examined the current law; and
  • Determined the sequence of decision making needed for your management of copyright issues.

 

Participants are invited to submit specific questions related to copyright within their own institutions up to 2 weeks prior to the workshop start date.

 

Who should attend?  Archivists and other professionals who have copyright concerns.

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Copyright Evaluation for AD Track.docx63.26 KB
CHRONOUT.pdf94.17 KB
Cir92forSAA2006.pdf646.72 KB
circ922007forSAA2008.pdf1.42 MB
Copyright Workshop Handbook 2012.pdf373.12 KB
Copyright_Special Processes.doc23.5 KB
Description_Copyright.doc23.5 KB
Handout_01GREEN10.pdf14.38 KB
Handout_02SALMON.pdf65.04 KB
Handout_03BLUENOTICE.pdf84.04 KB
Handout_04BLUEPHOTO.pdf95.74 KB
Handout_05LAVENDER.pdf79.9 KB
Handout_06LTGREY.pdf8.05 KB
Handout_07YELLOW.pdf7.75 KB
Handout_08PINK10.pdf66.95 KB
Handout_09WHITE1008.pdf1.48 MB
Introductory Letter-copyright class.pdf104.26 KB
Memo-Curriculum and pre-readings.doc28.5 KB
Outline0507.pdf13.59 KB
OUTLINE0808.pdf103.11 KB
Reading list2006.doc27.5 KB
READINGS0507.pdf96.87 KB
Welcome Letter and Pre-Readings - Copyright (September 2010).doc43 KB

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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DACS Evaluation for AD Track_0.docx63.15 KB
CE_Audit_form_2013 (DACS Daines).docx26.34 KB

Encoded Archival Context - Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF)

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EAC-CPF Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.34 KB

Encoded Archival Description

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Workshop Evaluation Form for AD Track - EAD - Nelson.docx62.06 KB

Financial Management Basics for Archivists

This is where the abstract would go.

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Financial Management Evaluation for AD Track.docx60.57 KB

Fundamentals of Encoded Archival Description and XSLT Stylesheets

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EAD Day 1 Workbook.docx285.82 KB
XSLT Day 2 Workbook.docx897.93 KB
Description_XSLT.docx15.08 KB
Fundamentals of EAD and Stylesheets Evalution for A&D Track.docx60.77 KB
2014 Fundamentals of EAD and XSLT for A&D Track Eval.doc84 KB

Implementing DACS in Integrated Content Management Systems: Using the Archivists’ Toolkit

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Agenda AT Claremont, CA.docx15.2 KB
AT Workshop Evaluation Form for AD Track Clemens.docx60.18 KB
AT Workshop Evaluation Form for AD Track Faulder.docx63.68 KB

Implementing “More Product, Less Process”

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MPLP EvaluationForm_for_AD_Track.doc82.5 KB

MARC According to DACS: Archival Cataloging to the National Content Standard

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MARC According to DACS Evaluation for AD Track_0.docx63.71 KB

Managing Architectural, Design and Construction Records

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Description ArchRecords Final.docx13.25 KB
Evaluation Managing Architectural Records for A&D Track.docx60.42 KB

Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices

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Photographs_Archival_Standards__Practices Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.52 KB

Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices

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UPP Workbook Day1.pptx10.69 MB
UPP Workbook Day2.pptx9.64 MB
Photographs_Archival_Standards__Practices Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.52 KB

Project Management for Archivists

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Project Management Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.94 KB

Research Skills Tutorial

From SAA 2009 pre-conference abstract:

Interested in really practical research methods for archivists? This tutorial provides participants with practical approaches, techniques, and tips for conducting research and evaluation. Tutorial materials include a guide, an extensive bibliography,and hands-on exercises. The instructors discuss common research methods (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, and model building) as well as approaches and opportunities for presenting research results. If youre interested in conducting in-house evaluation and research for presentationand publication, this full-day session is for you!

Who should attend? Archivists who are interested in conducting in-house evaluation and research for presentation and publication.

Attendance is limited to 50.

 

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Research Skills Tutorial Evaluation for A&D Track.docx60.86 KB
SAA Research Skills Workshop-resources.doc27.5 KB
SAA ResearchSkillsTutorial-SampleProjects.doc47 KB
SAA-research-skills-2008_final.ppt610.5 KB
SAAResearchSkillsTutorial-ExerciseScenarios.doc28.5 KB
SAAResearchSkillsTutorial-LearningObjectives.doc23.5 KB
SAAResearchSkillsTutorial-Schedule.doc23.5 KB

Linked Open Data Principles and Practices

Certificate Eligibility: 
A&D
Credits: 
1 ARC
Length: 
90 minutes
Format: 
Webcast
Tier: 
Transformational
Description: 

This webcast is an introduction to linked open data (LOD) and provides an overview of current LOD adoption in the information professions, with a focus on archives. Archivists who are new to LOD or wish to reacquaint themselves with LOD are encouraged to take this webcast. The course begins with an introduction to LOD, including standards and formats used in implementation. It will conclude describing some significant LOD projects and efforts in archives, and provide references to selected resources for those wanting to learn more about this technology.

Related courses: Crosswalking Metadata; Encoded Archival Context (EAC-CPF)

Learning Outcomes: 
Define linked data
Define open data
Explain fundamentals of linked data and open data
Describe current standards for expressing linked data
Determine when linked data is useful in an archival context
Identify and use appropriate techniques to make the process easier
Identify social and cultural implications of representation in linked data
Identify barriers to implementation
Who Should Attend: 

practicing archivists, librarians, IT specialists, managers

What You Should Already Know: 

Should be familiar with the concept of structured data.

A&D Core Competency: 
3. Descriptive Standards: Apply rules and practices that codify the content of information used to represent archival materials in discovery tools according to published structural guidelines.
5. Discovery: Create tools to facilitate access and disseminate descriptive records of archival materials.
Required for A&D: 
Required for AD
Instructor(s): 
Lori Lindberg
Retired: 
Retired
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Reparative Description Fundamentals

Certificate Eligibility: 
A&D
Credits: 
1 ARC
Length: 
90 minutes
Format: 
Webcast
Tier: 
Foundational
Description: 

Do your archives contain legacy finding aids that employ outdated or derogatory language? Are you planning to embark on a descriptive project representing an underrepresented group of people? Describing records related to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities, and those with disabilities can present a challenge to traditional archival values like “neutrality” (which was never really neutral) and “objectivity” (impossible!). With the recent rise in attention to issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in description, many archivists are interested in redressing the harms and erasures caused by inaccurate and disrespectful language.
This webinar provides practical guidelines for embarking on a reparative description project. Through examination of real-life examples and a review of existing resources, we explore the key issues and best practices for making your collection descriptions more accurate, representative, and respectful of the people they represent and serve.
Upon completion of this course, you will understand how to:

  • Propose and secure buy-in for a reparative description project
  • Identify and prioritize collections for review and re-descriptionResearch and identify both derogatory and appropriate descriptive language
  • Prepare and implement a harmful language statement
  • Respectfully and transparently make descriptive changes

This webcast made possible by a grant from NHPRC.

Learning Outcomes: 
Propose and secure buy-in for a reparative description project
Identify and prioritize collections for review and redescription
Research and identify both derogatory and appropriate descriptive language
Prepare and implement a harmful language statement
Respectfully and transparently make descriptive changes
Who Should Attend: 

Librarians and archivists who want to begin repairing harmful descriptions of materials but aren’t sure where or how to begin. This webcast is meant to assist information professionals in the practical implementation of reparative projects.

What You Should Already Know: 

 

Attendees should be familiar with basic DEIA concepts and understand the importance of reparative work to descriptions of materials.

A&D Core Competency: 
2. Description: Analyze and describe details about the attributes of a record or collection of records to facilitate identification, management, and understanding of the work.
6. Ethics: Convey transparency of actions taken during arrangement and description and respect privacy, confidentiality, and cultural sensitivity of archival materials.
Required for A&D: 
Required for AD
Instructor(s): 
Stephanie Luke
Sharon Mizota
Retired: 
Retired
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