One open Vice Chair position
Autumn Oakey
Autumn Oakey is a Library Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she has worked in archives and libraries for three years. She manages physical records transfers, provides staff and departmental records management training, and updates university retention schedules. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in history from UW-Whitewater in 2021. Additionally, Autumn is working toward a master's in library and information science...
Junior Co-Chair (2-year term):
Jennifer Dantchev, MSLIS
Title: Graduate, Long Island University
Candidate Statement:
I have served on the IAAS committee for two years, first as an Early Career Member and then as a Steering Committee Member. I also have previous experience on the Records Management
Section as an Early Career Member and then as a Steering Committee Member. My previous experience on the IAAS has allowed me to learn and better understand the section, its purpose, and how the whole...
In 2024, the SAA Solo Archivists Section (SAS) will elect new leadership to fill the following positions: Vice Chair/Chair, Events Coordinator, Regional Representative, and Web Liaison.
Meet the 2024 Candidates:
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Kim Bradshaw
Records Manager, Art Museum of the University of Memphis
Bio: Kim Bradshaw is the Records Manager of the Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM). She earned a Master’s degree in Art History and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from...
We are excited to announce our slate of candidates for the 2024 Preservation Section election. Although both of our candidates are running unopposed, we encourage you to review their candidate statements and get to know them. Thank you to our candidates for volunteering!
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (1 year term as Vice-Chair; following two years as Chair and Past-Chair)
One Member-At-Large (Two-year term)
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff, with ballot information...
2024 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of the candidates for the 2024 Description Section election. Please read below for candidate biographies and statements of interest.
You will be voting for:
Vice Chair / Chair-Elect
Secretary
One (1) Steering Committee Member-at-Large
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Vice Chair / Chair-Elect
Max Goldberg
Bio:
Max Goldberg is the Creative Arts Archivist in the Technical...
Mary Grace Kosta obtained her MA in linguistics from the University of Calgary, and worked for 25 years as a linguist, museum registrar, government manager, and teacher. She then obtained her MLIS with a specialization in archives from the University of Western Ontario. She worked as an archivist for 13 years before retiring and now serves as an archival consultant. She currently co-chairs the Joint US-Canada AtoM Users Group, the Archives Canada Working Group, and serves on the NDSA...
CANDIDATE STATEMENT
Conor M. Casey, MA, MLIS, CA Head of the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
With 23 years of archival experience, I began my career as an assistant at the Labor Archives & Research Center, San Francisco State University, eventually becoming an archivist and visual materials curator (2001-08). I later served as a research archivist at Pixar Animation Studios before joining the University of Washington Libraries Special...
2024-2025 Candidates & Referendum
Thank you to our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024-2025 Public Library Archives and Special Collections (PLASC) Section election! Please take some time to review the candidate statements below so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
one Co-chair, for a two-year term; and
one Secretary, for a one-year term.
We are also holding a referendum on revisions to the Section’s standing rules, as detailed below. The proposed...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024 Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) 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:
Three year terms:
Co-Chair (vote for 1)
Steering Committee Member (vote for 1)
Two year term (completing term for previous member):
Communications Liaison (vote for 1)
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024 Archives Management 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 Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, for a three-year term (Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair cycle);
One Secretary, for a one-year term; and
2 Steering Committee members, for three-year terms.
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey;...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024 STHC 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 Junior Co-Chair (two-year term)
One At-Large Steering Committee Members (three-year term)
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff, so please keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Junior Co-Chair Candidate
Allison Fischbach
Digital Archivist...
The recording from the May 23 SAS event, "UnBOXed: Instruction for Solo Archivists," is now available here. In addition, presenter Micaela Terronez has generously provided her slides for review and download as well!
Speaker:
Micaela Terronez is a Special Collections Librarian and Instructor at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. She received her M.L.I.S. from The University of Iowa in 2019. Before her most recent position, she previously instructed class sessions in primary source literacy...
Help shape the future of the Society of American Archivists' Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) by joining the Steering Committee!
Service on the MDOS Steering Committee is a manageable time commitment that offers you valuable experience as you contribute to our profession. You can help foster discussion, education, and collaboration among archivists interested in digital archival objects and the metadata that enables their access, management, and preservation.
The MDOS Steering...
The Metadata and Digital Object Section invites you to vote on a referendum that proposes updates to elected positions in the Standing Rules. This will allow the steering committee to be more nimble with balancing the workload of its members.
Please use the below ballot link to cast your vote. You must be logged in to access the page. Within the Ballot page, the “View Ballot” link under the Metadata and Digital Object Section will direct you to the SurveyMonkey election ballot. There are also...
Thank you to everyone who shared and participated in the 2024 Accessibility and Disability Section election call for candidates! We appreciate all seven of the nominations that we received and are glad to see a full slate and another competitive election. The names and statements of the candidates are posted below. Please take a few minutes to review them.
Section members will be voting for:
3 Steering Committee members (two-year terms)
1 Student/early-career member (one-year term)
1 Vice...
Good day, colleagues,
The International Archival Affairs Section (IAAS) of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is seeking nominations for:
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2-year term; serving year one as Junior Co-Chair and year two as Senior Co-Chair); and
One Steering Committee Member-at-Large (3-year term)
Our Steering Committee provides a great venue for your leadership! With two active virtual program series, we look forward to continuing these in the next few years as well as developing...
It's that time of year again: SAA election season! Since we recently wrapped up a special election, this is your second opportunity this year to stand for section leadership. If you would like to get more involved with SAA and expand your leadership experience, this is your chance!
We are seeking candidates for two positions:
Vice-Chair/Chair Elect
Member-At-Large
If you are interested in nominating yourself, or would like to nominate someone else, please send the name and a 4 or 5...
New to writing and research? Looking for a writing partner or need inspiration for your next project?
Explore research interests and opportunities with the recently launched Research Matching Spreadsheet. This newly created spreadsheet aims to connect interested writers, researchers, and scholars of all archives activities into one place. Stay tuned for announcements from College & University Archives Section leadership for casual meetups to discuss this new resource.
The SAA Archivists of Religious Collections Section has openings for two leadership positions:
Vice Chair (serves 1 year as Vice Chair and then 1 year as Chair).
Duties:
Send out call for Steering Committee nominations – request name, affiliation, bio, and statement of interest,
Submit candidate biographies to Newsletter Editor and Microsite Coordinator.
Send ballot information (listing of offices, number of vacancies, names of candidates, links to candidate...
The Performing Arts Section is seeking nominations for two open Steering Committee Member positions:
Steering Committee Members serve a two-year term, participate in steering committee meetings, and provide input and general support. They may be assigned to specific tasks as needed by the Co-chairs.
To learn more about these positions, please see our standing rules.
In the 2024-2025 year, the Section will focus on reactivating our newsletter/blog, continuing our outreach efforts, and pursuing...
Please join the Solo Archivists Section for an event on primary source instruction with Micaela Terronez!
UnBOXed: Instruction for Solo Archivists
Thursday, May 23, 2024
2pm Eastern / 1pm Central / 12pm Mountain / 11am Pacific / 10am Alaska / 8am Hawaiʻi
Register:
northeastern.zoom.us/meeting/register/...
Speaker:
Micaela Terronez is a Special Collections Librarian and Instructor at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. She received her M.L.I.S. from The University of Iowa in 2019. Before her...
Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
The Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) at the Society of American Archivists (SAA) held an introductory webinar on the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standard on 21 May 2024, 10.30am UTC, with a focus on the East Asian archival community.
EAD is the international metadata transmission standard for hierarchical descriptions of archival records. Maintained and continuously developed further by TS-EAS, EAD is an...
The SAA Public Library Archives and Special Collections Section seeks members to serve in leadership positions for the next fiscal year, 2024-2025! Getting involved in PLASC leadership is a great way to engage in professional development and public service, and connect with colleagues throughout the United States.
Time commitment is approximately 3 hours/month, including attendance at a virtual monthly meeting. SAA Annual Meeting attendance is NOT required. An individual SAA membership is NOT...
The Archival History Section (AHS) Steering Committee is seeking nominations for the following five vacancies:
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: one vacancy, one year as Vice-Chair and one year as Chair
Member-At-Large: three vacancies, one year term
Student/Early Career Member: one vacancy, one year term
The Steering Committee meets up to 1 hour once a month from September through June and holds a public business meeting in the summer. The Steering Committee is primarily responsible for planning and...
The Accessibility and Disability Section (ADS) Steering Committee is seeking nominations by Monday, May 27th for the following five (5) vacancies:
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: one (1) vacancy; one year as Vice Chair and one year as Chair.
Steering Committee member: three (3) vacancies; two-year term.
Student/early-career Steering Committee member: one (1) vacancy; one-year term.
The Steering Committee meets for up to 45-minutes once a month from September through May (nine meetings) and holds an...
