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...
We can all say by now that business archivists wear many hats. When we’re not working on traditional archival tasks, we’re serving as a researcher, historian, copywriter, IT professional… and often, an exhibits specialist. Developing exhibitions with our collections is a fantastic way to connect to employees and the public. And these displays come in many, many forms.
Have you put your company’s collections on display somewhere? Examples could include exhibits at:
A corporate headquarters or...
Join us for an informal meeting to discuss Section updates, Archives Month, and share your latest news!
When: Friday, October 27 at 2pm Eastern / 1pm Central / 12pm Mountain / 11am Pacific / 10am Alaska / 8am Hawaii
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Please submit newsletter items about archives and human rights (writ broadly) to hilary.h.barlow@gmail.com. These can be recent publications, upcoming events or exhibitions, opportunities and scholarships, or something else entirely as long as it connects to archives and human rights. For the October newsletter, please send you submission by October 24, 2019.
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This link will take you to the PLASC Marketing and Advocacy Toolkit, a Wordpress site.
In April 2019, the Joint Working Group on Issues and Awareness offered the webinar "Archival Advocacy at Home Preparing and Messaging for Visiting District Congressional Offices."
To view this webinar, please click the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-qUNEi-K3Vm8SIqAY0XUM3MJ-BRMnkHU/view?usp=sharing
Recording available. Timestamps for each session have been added to the program below
Museum Archives Symposium
Friday, May 10, 2024
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
Prompted by the 2022 SAA publication, Museum Archives: Practice, Issues, Advocacy, the Yale Center for British Art and SAA’s Museum Archives Section are hosting a one-day symposium to examine the current position and future directions of the museum archives field. The symposium will be held in person...
RAO will host its 6th annual Marketplace of Ideas at the SAA Annual Meeting in Portland, OR on Wednesday, July 26, from 2:30–3:45pm, The Marketplace will kick off with each "vendor" giving a 2-minute infomercial to entice "shoppers." After that, we'll divide up and vendors will "sell" their ideas to shoppers in two 20-minute rounds. If you're interested in participating as a vendor, you'll find more information here.
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.
VICE CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT
Courtney Hopkins, Getty Images
VICE EDITOR/EDITOR-ELECT
Claire Danna, P&G
Michael Zaidman, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
SECRETARY
Natalie Auxier, NBCUniversal
Hannah Adkins, Coty, Inc.
EDUCATION CHAIR
Catherine Acosta, Vans
Joe Stolarick, Clair Global
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Jill Hawkins, Biltmore Co.
Ron Oppenheim, Liberty Mutual
Patricia Thibodeau, Microsoft
Grace Eng, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
The Society of American Archivists Museum Archives Section welcomes your comments on a draft of revised Museum Archives Guidelines. These guidelines have been created by the Section to assist all types of museums in the development and administration of archival programs.
You can view the draft Guidelines here and submit feedback by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/xNp3Ad9QRYwHokX97
Please note that you can sign off on the Guidelines as written using the radio buttons in the first...
Greetings,
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS), I am excited to announce that registration is open for our joint EAS Section and TS-EAS annual meeting, to be held on Tuesday, July 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT/11:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT/17:00-19:00 CEST. This meeting is being held as part of the broader SAA Virtual Annual Meeting.
Please see the event...
SAA RAO Annual Meeting Agenda - As Of May 30, 2018
Date: Thursday August 16, 2018
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Room – as of May 30, 2018 – on the SAA website – is “To Be Determined”. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Business Portion of Meeting: From 4:15 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.
Welcome! - Alison Stankrauff
RAO Leadership and Election Update: - Su Kim Chung
Communication Committee Update: - Rebecca Bizonet, Kris Bronstad, Julie Porterfield,...
Did you pilot a creative, remote project during COVID-19?
As a part of the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, the Reference, Access, & Outreach (RAO) section will host its 8th annual Marketplace of Ideas. The Marketplace of Ideas takes place in conjunction with the annual RAO business meeting, and offers participants a chance to learn more about creative instruction, outreach, and reference programs piloted by colleagues. This year, COVID-19 brought unexpected...
We are pleased to present the candidates for the 2020-2021 RAO election ballot. We hope you will carefully review the candidate statements before voting.
Thanks to the nominations and election subcommittee and to our steering committee members who have finished their terms.
The following positions are up for election:
1 Vice Chair / Chair Elect (3 year term, serving 1 year each as vice chair, chair, and immediate past chair)
2 Member at Large positions on the Steering Committee (2 year term...
Greetings,
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS), I would like to remind everyone that registration is open for our joint EAS Section and TS-EAS annual meeting, to be held on Tuesday, July 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT/11:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT/17:00-19:00 CEST. This meeting is being held as part of the broader SAA Virtual Annual Meeting.
Please see...
The Reference, Access, & Outreach section of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominations for election to the following roles:
Steering Committee Member-at-Large (2)
2 year commitment
Vice-chair/Chair-elect
3 year commitment
All roles begin at the conclusion of the 2022 Annual Meeting. Nominations can be made via our 2022 Nominations Form by the end of the business day on June 24, 2022. For more information and details on roles and responsibilities you can review the...
The Reference, Access, & Outreach section of the Society of American Archivists seeks additional nominees for election to the following roles:
Chair, incoming replacement for Vice-Chair resignation
2 year commitment, chair role to start by Jan 2024
Steering Committee Member-at-Large
2 year commitment
Vice-chair/Chair-elect
3 year commitment, chair role to start August 2024
All roles begin September 2023 or at the conclusion of the election. Nominations can be made directly via...
by Jill Severn
Regular review of an organization’s bylaws is a great way to ensure that the organization remains nimble, responsive, and current. (It is also a great way to make sure that the organization’s image isn’t marred by the presence of typos.) Last year the RAO steering committee included this review as one of its tasks for the year. After careful scrutiny, the group determined that a few revisions would clarify and reflect current practice and a broad slathering of spell check...
Seeking a few good members!
Please send us any nominations for Steering Committee for the Reference, Outreach, and Access Section. And of course, you’re welcome to nominate yourself!
Here are the (short) by-laws that explain the duties and terms of the officers: http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/rao/bylaws.asp
Serving as a section leader is a great way to get involved with—or continue to be involved with—SAA, and a chance to benefit your profession. The Nominations Committee would be...
The 2013 RAO Program Committee seeks Hot Topics and Cool Demonstrations for provocative conversation and deep thinking in a hotel in New Orleans. On August 15th 2013 RAO will host its second annual Marketplace of Ideas and seeks purveyors of hot topics and cool demonstrations to sell their wares to a savvy audience of RAO archivists.
What is an RAO Hot Topic?
An RAO hot topic is an issue, a concern, an idea that has sparked recent attention in RAO circles. It can be something that seems...
Are you looking to shape the future direction and activities of the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section? Put yourself forward for an elected RAO position!
The Nominating Committee seeks nominations from all current RAO members for these vacancies:
Two Steering Committee members, for two-year terms
One Vice-Chair / Chair Elect, for a three-year term. (The successful candidate will serve one year as Vice-Chair, one year as RAO Chair, and one year as Immediate Past Chair).
We value a...
Ballots are now available for the 2023 RAO Steering Committee election.Candidate bios and election statements can be found on the RAO website: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/reference-access-and-outreach-section/2023-steering-committee-nominees-and-biographical-statementsElection Timeline + LogisticsRAO ballots will remain open until Tuesday, October 24. All ballots will be listed on a common page on MySAA, the SAA user profile space.
How to VoteLogin to your SAA account and visit this...
The Reference, Access, & Outreach section of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominees for election to the following roles:
Steering Committee Member-at-Large (2)
2 year commitment
Vice-chair/Chair-elect
3 year commitment
All roles begin at the conclusion of the 2023 Annual Meeting. Nominations can be made via our 2023 Nominations Form by the end of the business day on June 16, 2023. For more information and details on roles and responsibilities you can review the...
