Established: February 28, 2010
Disbanded: 2018
Group Web Page: http://www.arma.org/standards/development/index.cfm
Established: 1993
Disbanded: 2020
Group Web Page: http://www.niso.org/home/
I. Purpose
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) develops and promotes consensus-approved standards used in library services, publishing, and other information-related industries. NISO standards are American National Standards that address the communication needs of its membership in areas such as information retrieval, preservation of materials, information transfer, forms and records, identification systems, publication formats, and equipment and supplies. NISO standards are developed through voluntary committees where most of the research, discussion, and drafting takes place. Once the standard has been drafted, voting members review and approve or reject it. NISO's membership includes professional associations, libraries, publishers, corporations, and state and federal organizations. Many of the standards developed, approved and promulgated by NISO affect the way in which information about and in archival records is preserved and accessed. It is critical that archivists' views be represented in deliberations that ultimately affect our most basic professional practices. SAA is a voting member of NISO.
II. Number and Length of Appointments
A single representative is appointed for a two-year term and may serve successive terms. Given the range of work performed by NISO, the representative should have broad archival experience.
III. Duties
A. Circulate proposed standards to the Standards Committee, relevant component groups of SAA, and members with appropriate expertise; assist the Standards Committee in gathering and compiling comments from membership; cast SAA's vote on proposed standards.
B. Inform the SAA membership (through the Standards Committee, articles in Archival Outlook, and other means) of draft NISO standards coming up for vote and of the formation of committees or working groups to revise or develop new standards, thus encouraging SAA membership to become involved in standards work.
C. Represent archival interests at NISO annual meeting and in discussions relating to development and composition of committees to work on standards.
D. Serve as an ex officio member of SAA’s Standards Committee.
IV. Reporting Procedures
The representative reports to the Standards Committee after each NISO annual meeting, prepares an annual report for inclusion in the Standards Committee's annual report to the Council in accordance with established procedures, and reports to the Council when needed on other occasions.
V. Meetings
NISO holds a major annual meeting in various locations. Other meetings of working groups and committees are held as needed; the NISO representative, substitute, or other SAA members may be involved on one or more standards development committees. (Note: SAA does not fund attendance at NISO meetings.)
VI. Related SAA Bodies
A. Standards Committee
B. SAA/ALA/AAM Joint Committe on Archives, Libraries, and Museums
C. Preservation Section
D. Description Section
E. Electronic Records Section
F. Visual Materials Section
G. Metadata and Digital Object Roundtable
VI. Group Contact Information
National Information Standards Organization
3600 Clipper Mill Road
Suite 302
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: 301-654-2512
Fax: 410-685-5278
VII. Review Date
This charge should be reviewed five years after its date of approval.
Approved by the Council: January 1993
Revised: August 2013
Established: October 17, 2013
Disbanded: 2020
Group Web Page: http://alcts.ala.ccdablog/
Secondary Email List: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/advisory.html
I. Purpose
It is important for the views of archivists to be represented in deliberations about standards for description and access promulgated in the library world.
The Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) is the body within the American Library Association (ALA) responsible for developing official ALA positions on additions to and revisions to RDA: Resource Description and Access (RDA). The standards embodied in RDA are used in catalog records found in national data bases and in local catalogs. This is a non-voting liaison.
The MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) advises the Library of Congress concerning changes to the MARC 21 format. The committee responds to proposals for changes in the format proposed by the community, including national libraries, bibliographic networks, and the ALCTS/LITA Metadata Standards Committee. As seen by the change from AACR to RDA, it is important that the archival perspective be represented in discussions about descriptive metadata standards that are used by many archivists.
II. Number and Length of Appointments
A single representative to CC:DA and MAC is appointed for a two-year term, and may be re-appointed for successive terms.
The representative should have expertise in description and access, and experience as a cataloger of archival collections and manuscript material, including non-paper formats.
III. Duties
IV. Reporting Procedures
The representative reports to the Standards Committee after each CC:DA and MAC meeting, prepares an annual report for inclusion in the Standards Committee’s annual report to Council in accordance with established procedures, and reports to Council when needed on other occasions.
The representative has no reporting requirements to CC:DA or MAC.
V. Meetings
The committees meet twice a year during the ALA's annual meeting in June and at the ALA's January midwinter meeting. (Note: SAA does not fund attendance at these meetings.)
VI. Related SAA Groups
VII. Group Contact Information
ALCTS Executive Director
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2795
Phone: 1-800-545-2433 x5030
Approved by the SAA Council (separate reps): 1991
Revised (reps combined): October 2013
Established: September 30, 2014
Disbanded: 2018
I. Purpose
The purpose of the Coalition is to work in deliberate coordination across organizational boundaries to devise and strengthen sustainable continuing education and professional programs that will transform the archives, library, and museum workforces in ways that lead to measureable impact on our nation’s communities.
As of formation of the Coalition in 2013, three working groups have been established to address that purpose (descriptions prepared by the Coalition):
II. Number and Length of Appointments
SAA is represented by up to three individuals appointed by the SAA Vice President, in consultation with the Executive Committee and the Committee on Education, for two-year terms that are renewable.
One individual will serve as “lead” representative to the Coalition and as representative to the “Governance and Coalition-Building” working group. Criteria for serving in this role are the following:
Up to two individuals will serve as representatives to the Coalition’s “Assessing the Field” and “Developing a Prototype” working groups. Criteria for serving in these roles are the following:
III. Duties
IV. Reporting Procedures
Each representative prepares an annual report to the Council in accordance with established procedures. (The annual reports shall be compiled and submitted as a whole by the lead representative.) Additionally, each representative provides a written report to the Council within 30 days of attending a Coalition or working group meeting. All reporting requirements are the responsibility of the appointed representative, regardless of whether she/he is able to attend meetings.
V. Meetings
The Coalition will seek funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Gates Foundation for support of its work, including funding for meetings. (Note: SAA does not fund attendance at Coalition or working group meetings.)
(The Coalition will meet in person in October 2014 to review and assess progress, refine directions, and consider further plans for collaborative action in professional development and continuing education.)
VI. Related SAA Bodies
Approved by the Council: September 2014