A Talk by Karolina Hedström, Stockholm County Museum, Sweden and Bente Jensen, Aalborg City Archives, Denmark
Wednesday, May 14th 2025, 11am EDT (8am PDT; 4pm BST)
Register for the online event
This talk will present the Connect to Collect, a collaborative network of museums and archives dedicated to collecting and preserving social digital photography. Through the development of the innovative web app Connect to Collect, we aim to explore new methods for gathering and curating this vital form...
Regardless of what institution we work for, we all have the shared experience of archives education. Those long days (and nights) of studying archival theory and principles. What most of us found, however, is that when we started our career in business archives, we had to adapt what we’d learned to the needs of our particular organization. The realities of the corporate world, more often than not, require us to take our knowledge of archival best practices and customize solutions that fit our...
Aug 11: Join in a War of 1812 staff ride (tour) with the to study the Chesapeake Campaign on the 200th Year Bicentennial. Examine the Battle of Bladensburg and Fort McHenry using archival sources such as letters, diaries, and maps that tell the story from individual participants’ points of view. Hear from soldiers, sailors, Marines, British military, and “the bombs red glare!” The Chesapeake Campaign Staff Ride is a free bus tour open to all SAA members. Registration is still open, but the bus...
These case studies are drawn from real life. They address one or more of the areas covered by the Code of Ethics for Archivists: professional judgment in carrying out basic archival tasks, protecting records authenticity, access to and use of records, professional relationships with donors or users, privacy issues, ensuring security against theft, and questions of trust in archivists’ conduct. (For information on how to submit a case study, see our Call for Case Studies.)
Case 1An Online...
Thank you to all of our wonderful candidates for volunteering to run for open SAA Collection Management Section positions.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (or Co-chair), for a two year term
One Steering Committee Member, for a two year term
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Sarah Jones
Head of Special Collections & Archives Technical Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bio:
Sarah Jones has served as Head of Special Collections and Archives Technical Services at the...
A recap of our facinating December Coffee Chat with Dr. Ian Milligan is now live on our blog. Read more about Dr. Milligan's efforts to make web archives easier for historians and researchers to use.
Registration is now open for the joint annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section and the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS). The meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CT).
Please see the event listing on SAA’s website or use this direct link to register for the joint EAS Section / TS-EAS meeting. There are no costs to attend the session and it is open to all; SAA...
Feeling peckish? Graze the Idea Snack Bar during the RAO meeting at SAA! We'll be tweeting throughout our meeting on Thursday, August 14 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm using the hashtags #SAA14 and #SAARAO14. The Idea Snack Bar is a virtual component of the meeting--a place where you can post questions and contribute ideas about the RAO work and issues that frustrate or inspire you! Whether you're at the meeting in DC or following along at home, we invite you to share your expertise and experience...
The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us Friday, March 7, 2025, at 1-2 pm EST for a community chat with oral and public historian Yolanda Hester and oral history archivist Kopana Terry on producing and managing oral history transcripts.
"Preserving Voices: A Community Conversation on the Oral History Transcript Lifecycle from Creation to Preservation"
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 1-2pm EST / 10-11am PST
Speakers:
Yolanda Hester is an independent public historian. She is Project...
SAA’s Technical Subcommittee on Reappraisal and Deaccessioning seeks comment on the revised draft of the standard for reappraisal and deaccessioning.
Please review the draft here.
A short comment form makes it easy to share your thoughts on the draft.
Comments should be received by Friday, May 15th to ensure consideration.
OPEN POSITION: Junior Co-Chair
(Two-year term: First year as Junior Co-Chair and second year as Senior Co-Chair)
Candidates (1 TOTAL):
1. Sandra Varry
Biographical Statement:
Sandra Varry is the Head of the Special Collections Research Center at the NC State University Libraries. She holds an MFA, an MLIS, and has been a member of SAA since 2008, and a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists since 2013. She has participated on committees in the Society of North Carolina Archivists,...
Thank you to our candidates for standing in the 2026 Design Records Section election! Members, please review their candidate statements below.
You will be voting for:
• Web Liaison
Please note that the election will be managed by SAA Governance staff - keep an eye on your inbox for voting information!
Web Liaison Candidate
Josh Conrad, PhD, Digital Initiatives Archival Fellow at the Alexander Architectural Archives at the University of Texas at Austin
Josh received his Ph.D. in...
Submissions are invited for the Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources series sponsored by the Reference, Access, and Outreach (RAO) Section of SAA. This open-ended series of case studies is designed to illustrate the application of the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. To date, seventeen case studies have been published since December 2017, covering many of the objectives from the Guidelines. While submissions addressing any of the objectives are encouraged, we are particularly...
Title: Preparing Strong Conference Presentations
Start date: June 10th, 12pm Eastern
End date: June 10th, 1pm Eastern
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Link for Zoom registration
This workshop will help SAA members prepare and feel confident about any upcoming conference presentations at the SAA Annual Meeting, Research Forum, and any others. First-time, experienced, and future presenters are all encouraged to join us.
Topics covered include:
online v. in-person conference talks
creating...
The Spring/Summer LACCHA Newsletter is now available.
A few highlights include:
"Access to Cultural Property and Heritage: The Puerto Rican Civil Court Documents Case Story" by Marisol Ramos
"Tejiendo la Memoria: A Post-Custodial Archival Collaboration between the University of Texas Libraries and the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen" by T-Kay Sangwand
"Encounters in Chile: A Perspective on the International Archives Community" by Amanda Strauss
"Memory and Cultural Heritage in Lucas do Rio...
Member-At-Large
Denise Gallo Provincial Archivist of the Religious of Jesus and Mary
Denise Gallo has served as Provincial Archivist for the Religious of Jesus and Mary in Warwick,R.I. since 2018. Prior to that, she held the same position for the Daughters of Charity, Provinceof St. Louise, Emmitsburg, MD. Dee’s transition to religious archives came after 10 years asHead of Acquisitions and Processing at the Music Division of the Library of Congress. Dee has been a member of ARCS, having...
2026 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2026 Description Section election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One (1) Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, for a term of three (3) consecutive years: one (1) year as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, one (1) year as Chair, and one (1) year as Past Chair.
One (1) Secretary, for a term of two (2) years....
Topics:
What kinds of experiences have you had with online access with other organizations and what would you like to see SAA offer, with the caveat about expense?
What types of session formats would you like to see offered?
What types of networking opportunities should be available at the annual meeting?
What are you looking for in a plenary session?
Should the Annual meeting be shortened to contain attendees’ costs...
Standards and Best Practices Working Group Meeting Minutes
Friday, August 21, 2015 [Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, OH]
Rachel Chatalbash and Susan Hernandez, S&BP Working Group Co-Chairs convened the meeting.
Introductions were made. Emily Perkins and Margaret Huang would like to be added as Working Group members.
The Group's work for the year was discussed. Scope was addressed; are the projects too big? The Working Group Co-Chairs may ask others to lead particular projects in the...
The SAA Statement of Core Values and Code of Ethics includes eleven core values. Among them is Social Responsibility. In fulfilling its charge to investigate and recommend changes to SAA’s annual meeting, the Social Responsibility Subgroup has been looking into ways in which the annual meeting can help us to be better local, national and global citizens. We've been focusing mainly on three areas:
Fair labor practices
A labor dispute at the Hyatt Regency during SAA's 2011 meeting in Chicago...
Colleagues:
Registration is now open for the annual Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) meeting to be held online on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11 AM to 12:30 PM CDT (12-1:30 PM EDT). This meeting is open for all interested parties, and will include an update on all TS-EAS activities. The meeting will also feature a discussion of the preliminary results of a community survey on encoding standard use and implementation.
To attend, please click here or copy and paste the...
This year's Design Records Section annual meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 27th from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (CT).
Our agenda can be found here: https://connect.archivists.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=4ff5f217-0700-49c8-a244-188f0e5b62d2&CommunityKey=3f130ed5-241d-4380-9775-eb85a8ea2cd0&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar
You can register for the Section meeting here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcuGhrzsuGN3cnMPospe11BbOiVBtGmGl
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Society of American Archivists' (SAA) Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS), in collaboration with the Encoded Archival Standards Section Steering Committee, will be hosting an April webinar to introduce proposed changes to the EAC-CPF standard.
Encoded Archival Context - Corporate bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF) is an international standard maintained by SAA for encoding contextual information about persons, corporate bodies, and families related to...
The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section (RAO) of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) seeks proposals for the 2024 Marketplace of IDEAs to be held during the Virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4pm EDT/3pm CDT/2pm MDT/1pm PDT.
Topics related to the sub-committee areas of Teaching with Primary Sources, Exhibits and Events, and Public Services Assessment are encouraged.Proposals addressing topics or themes related to the following will also be prioritized:- evolving the...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section election. The EAS Section has three open positions for the 2021 election and three candidates running unopposed. Please take some time to review each candidate statement below.
You will be voting for:
One Junior Co-chair, for a two-year term, serving in year one as Junior Co-chair and in year two as Senior Co-chair; and
Two Steering Committee members, for two-year terms.
SAA staff...
