The SAA Public Library Archives and Special Collections Section (PLASC) has been working to raise awareness of, and advocate for, the unique collections, staff, and work of public library archives and special collections. Some of our projects have included hosting coffee chats, managing and updating microsite resources, writing and publishing to the section blog, and collaborating with other sections to create holistic programming.
Students, new professionals, and mid-career welcome! Open to...
The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Section (DSGS) Steering Committee is seeking nominations for three openings. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of these positions.
The Junior Co-Chair/Chair-Elect is a two-year term, serving the first year as Junior Chair and the second year as Senior Chair. The Chair-Elect assists the Chair in conducting section business. In the absence of the Chair, the Chair-Elect assumes the duties of Chair. The Chair-Elect becomes the Chair of...
We strive to provide a forum for discussion where user communities, developers, and service providers can comfortably share knowledge and expertise that will ensure collection managers can utilize the features and functions of their tools to full potential.
Would you like to help share the direction of collection management standards, practices, tools, and more? We are currently accepting nominations for the following positions:
One Vice-chair/Chair-Elect (2-year commitment; one year as vice-...
Here’s our slate of candidates and their information:
Vice Chair / Chair Elect:
(Select One)
William Coates I work as a freelance archivist in Los Angeles and around the country, specializing in the collections of writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers. I am completing 2 years service as an at-large member of the Independent Archivists Section steering committee.
Candidate Statement:
Throughout my term in the Chair positions, I would like to make the...
The Performing Arts Section is seeking your contributions for our first issue of the revived Performance! newsletter, which will be published in August 2025.
Please see our guidelines for contributors (attached) for more information about the various types of content we are seeking.
Open Positions
Co-Chair, vote for two
Steering Committee member, vote for one
Co-Chair (3 candidates)
Alphabetical Order
Mary Grace Kosta
Archival Consultant
Bio
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...
Please join the Science, Technology, and Health Care (STHC) section of SAA for a special webinar on April 24, at 1pm (central). Dr. Trevor Owens, Chief Research Officer at the American Institute of Physics, will present From Collections to Connections, Centering Belonging in Work with STEM Collections.
For additional information about this free webinar, visit the registration page at the link below:
https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WZ3VE0uHQt2gAFB6qlhwHg
March 18, 2025 - The SAA Foundation is excited to offer support for attendance at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025 in Anaheim, CA. Join us on August 25-26, 2025, for a gathering of like-minded professionals and to enrich your knowledge in archives and records management. Our awards cover conference-related expenses, including registration fees, travel, lodging, and meals. We prioritize applicants with demonstrated financial need, in line with our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion...
In this coffee chat Felicia will discuss the use of Airtable for managing complex data sets and workflows for audio and moving image materials; after the presentation the discussion will be opened up to the group for questions, or other solutions for managing a tracking AMI.
Felicia Boretzky is a Media Collection Specialist for the Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative (AVMPI) within the Smithsonian Libraries & Archives, Felicia is also the vice chair of the AMI section.
Meeting Minutes: AT/ARCHON Roundtable meeting at SAA Roundtable Meetings II
Aug 24, 2011 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
BUSINESS
1.) Recap of AT/ARCHON RT 2010-2011 activities from past year:
AT/ARCHON webpage on SAA site now includes:
Annual reports
Presentations
User profiles
Revised mission, goals, and merged name
Bylaws
Online elections
2.) Tom Hyry: SAA Council and Liaison announcements:
SAA annual meeting taskforce established
Deadline to volunteer is September 26, 2011
http://www2....
Nominees for Vice Chair:
Tori Maches, Digital Archivist, UC San Diego
Running for Vice Chair of SAA’s Web Archiving Section represents an opportunity to use my past, local-level leadership experience, as well as my current role as UC San Diego’s digital archivist, to support the section’s internal efforts, and its collaborations with the wider professional community. In addition, my work managing UC San Diego’s web archiving program has given me a sense of both the progress the archival ...
Title: Creating and Conducting Focus Groups for Archivist Researchers
Start date: March 19th 1pm Eastern
End date: March 19, 2:30pm Eastern
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Registration: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ld9Jny_oRxi0nwSjMGYLxA
Workshop description:
This workshop introduces how to design and conduct focus groups on topics relevant to archivists who are interested in conducting research. The workshop helps participants understand qualitative research basics with emphasis on what...
The SAA Performing Arts Section is happy to announce our next Meet & Greet on February 6, 2025 @1:00PM EST / 10:00AM PST with Melissa Ziobro, Curator of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM).
Join Melissa Ziobro for Meet the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, an overview of the Center's history, programmatic and exhibition efforts to date, and an inside look at ongoing efforts to manage a major traveling exhibitwhile planning for a...
2024 Election Candidates
It is that time of the year again, SAA election season! Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024 Oral History 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
Two Steering Committee members; for two year terms
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when...
Hello everyone. The Oral History Section's Annual Meeting is on Wednesday, June 28th from 12pm-1:30pm EDT/9am-1030am PDT.
You must register to attend the meeting, which you can do by going to the event page for our meeting here: https://connect.archivists.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=3e726686-f4b8-494d-8982-01879f4ab9cd&Home=%2fhigherlogic%2fccadmin%2fadmin%2fevents%2fmanagecalendarevents.aspx
The agenda for our meeting is as follows:
1. Business Meeting (12-12:15...
We are in need of a new Digital Archivist here to manage our DSpace repository, as well as support our other technology needs. Here is a piece of the job description:
Reporting to the Director of Archives & Records Management, the Digital Archivist holds primary responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of all in-house programs and databases used by the Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Archives, including the DSpace digital repository and the Inmagic DB/TextWorks image database. The...
The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us for a collaborative talk to help you decide if oral history is right for you!
Taking a Step Back: Guidance for Determining Oral History Project Goals and How to Reach Them
Thursday December 5, 11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElc-GpqDstG9NsNQJFPCFXxw3BLNVPqshr#/registration
Please contact Kristin Morris with questions about this event at kristinmarie.morris@gmail.com.
This talk will help you...
On December 5, 2024, the Oral History Section Steering Committee hosted "Taking a Step Back: Guidance for Determining Oral History Project Goals and How to Reach Them" with presenters Natalie Milbrodt and Kristin Morris.
Thank you to all who could join. A pdf of the presentation slides is available.
HOW TO SUGGEST THAT SAA TAKE ACTION ON AN ISSUE
If you encounter an issue on which you think SAA should comment (or advocate for in another way), here’s how to bring that issue forward.
Review the SAA Public Policy Agenda to determine if your issue is included among the priorities outlined there. Use this review to note the types of issues that SAA addresses and also to ensure that your issue is not already being addressed.
Also review the Criteria for Advocacy Statements, SAA Strategic...
Did you miss the Solo Archivists Section's first "UnBOXED: Small Digitization Projects" event on March 28? If so, the recording is now available here.
Also, remember to register (if you haven't already) for Part 2!
In the Part 1 recording, you will hear from the following panelists:
Katherine Banks, Milligan University (Tennessee)
For almost ten years, the archivist and archives student workers at Milligan University's archives have been digitizing institutional photos for their digital...
One Steering Committee Member-at-Large (3-year term):
Jenifer Monger, MSIS
Title: Institute Archivist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Candidate Statement:
I have been a member of the Society of American Archivists since 2012, enjoying the wonderful professional benefits of so much that SAA offers the archives profession. Throughout the years I’ve been affiliated with numerous sections, but most currently I am the Chair of the Membership Committee and liaison to the Diversity Committee. My...
A new issue of SOLO, the newsletter of the Solo Archivists Section, is now available.
If you are interested in submitting to SOLO, you can send submissions for highlights through this Google Form. Highlights are a quick and easy way to share with fellow archivists what you have been up to - current projects, successes, or other accomplishments. You can also send any ideas or articles to soloarchivists.saa@gmail.com
The Performing Arts Section invites you to our next Meet & Greet meeting, which will take place on on January 9, 2025 @ 3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST.
Our special guest will be dance and costume historian, Dr. Caroline Hamilton, curator of the current exhibition at the McNay Art Museum, Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy. This will be a wonderful opportunity to hear about the Ballet Russes holdings that are part of the museum's Tobin Theatre Collection, as well as a last...
Hi all,
I am excited to share our election results-- Denise Gallo will be serving as Member-At-Large and Gailyn Bopp as Co-Chair/Chair Elect. Their bios are listed below to learn more about them.
Thank you again to all the candidates on the ballot this year and section voters!
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...
