SAA's Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment (CORDA) is thrilled to announce that SAA has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish the "SAA Dataverse"!
Launching later this year, the SAA Dataverse will support active data reuse and reevaluation on behalf of the entire archival community and will welcome data deposits from our designated communities.
In celebration of "Love...
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the SAA 2022 Annual Meeting for the conversation lounge. Here are the slides -- which include links to the google form for your feedback on the beta version of the Research and Innovation Roadmap.
New V1.2 of the SAA Research and Innovation Roadmap -- an active and evolving document, developed by the SAA Committee on Research, Data and Assessment, and asserts the critical research needs and gaps that have been identified by members across the profession. The roadmap reflects an analysis of current and emerging research, assessment, and data needs, to frame and inform work the profession might undertake in the years to come.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIFuSyKWOoPPNLHFiEwvRH9pC-...
The roadmap is an active and evolving document, developed by the SAA Committee on Research, Data and Assessment, and represents research interests that have been identified by members across the profession. The roadmap will help shape priorities and opportunities that advance broader professional interests.
Adopted SAA Research and Innovation Roadmap, v 1.4
Your feedback is sought on Roadmaps ongoing development -- please share your input using this survey.
The SAA Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment (CORDA) will be hosting our annual business meeting on Thursday, July 28th from 4:00-5:30 pm EST/3:00-4:30 pm CST/2:00-3:30 pm MST/1:00-2:30 PST.
VIDEO RECORDING HERE
https://www.pathlms.com/saa/events/2923/event_sections/12433/video_presentations/239422
CORDA is finishing an action-packed year and the year ahead looks to be equally ambitious. Many of its early objectives are coming into fruition, and committee members are eager to...
Version 1.3 of the SAA Research and Innovation Roadmap -- an active and evolving document, developed by the SAA Committee on Research, Data and Assessment, and asserts the critical research needs and gaps that have been identified by members across the profession. The roadmap reflects an analysis of current and emerging research, assessment, and data needs, to frame and inform work the profession might undertake in the years to come.
Roadmap 1.3
FEEDBACK WELCOME! Please share your feedback on...
Research and Innovation Roadmap Update 1.4, adopted by SAA Council & Updated July 2023.
The Diversity Committee of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) recognizes that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs and initiatives are essential to our work as archivists. Such programs and initiatives have been under reenergized, politically motivated attack across the United States since Inauguration Day, when the Executive Order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” was issued by the White House. This was followed by “Ending...
The Key Contact subcommittee recently revised the FAQ document and it is now available via the link under About the Subcommittee.
Statistics about Key Contact/SAA membership distribution is now available under About this Subcommittee.
Standards Annual Report, 2022-2023
If you missed the event, or you attended and did not have a chance to look at and contribute to the shared document created by the TS-GRD, please do so! The document will be open until September 30, 2021.
The Technical Subcommittee on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (TS-DACS) recently requested feedback on its proposal to adopt two new single-level minimum required descriptive elements:
· 8.2. Rights Statement for Archival Description
· 13.10. Rights Statement for Archival Authority Records
As noted in the request, these elements were proposed by Alston Coburn (East Carolina University) and Patrick Galligan (Rockefeller Archive Center). They would require archival...
TS-DACS is thrilled to announce that SAA Council unanimously approved their proposal for two new required elements for DACS.
Chapter 8 (Description Control) will now include required element 8.2, Rights Statement for Archival Description. Chapter 13 (Authority Record Management) will include a new required element 13.10, Rights Statement for Archival Authority Records. Chapters 1 and 9 will also be updated to reflect the new required elements.
TS-DACS will begin work to add the new...
Please join the Technical Subcommittee on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (TS-DACS) for our annual business meeting on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 12-1:30 PM (EST). This meeting will be held via Webex. Please remember to register for the event through the SAA Connect event site.
There are no costs to attend the session and it is open to all; SAA membership is not required.
The annual meeting will include updates from TS-DACS on a variety of work, including TS-DACS educational videos...
Please join TS-DACS for our Annual Business Meeting Tuesday July 16 at 2pm Eastern time/1pm Central. Please register for the meeting through the SAA Connect website. The meeting will include a summary of TS-DACS activities for the year and a discussion of Records in Context (RiC)
The members of the Technical Subcommittee on Archival Facilities Guidelines seek public comment on its proposed revisions to the Archival and Special Collections Facilities Standards.
Last published in 2009, the committee has worked diligently over the last several years - navigating numerous unforeseen circumstances - to update and revise the entire standard. This has been a mammoth undertaking, and we're excited to finally share the draft for public review!
Here are a few highlights of our...
VOTE HERE: http://www2.archivists.org/groups/electionsNote: You must be an SAA member to vote.
TESSA FALLONWeb Curator, Columbia University
I am a web collection curator at Columbia University Libraries and I am currently focused on building our Human Rights Web Archive. In addition to my work at Columbia, I am currently the co-director of the International Council on Archives Human Rights Working Group archives directory project. I earned a MLIS and a certificate in Archives and Records...
The Human Rights Archives Roundtable has been approached by three panels who are seeking endorsemsents. Since the Roundtable can endorse up to two panels, I would like Roundtable members to vote on the two panels that resonate the most with the membership's interests.
Below are the panel names and abstracts with the full proposals attached. After reading the proposals, please click on the Survey Monkey link to vote on which panels you believe should receive the Roundtable's endorsement....
Candidate Statement for Web Liaison
I am currently a student at Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science in the Archives and History dual-degree program. In addition to being a full-time student, I am the Social Media Intern with the Archives and Archivists of Color Roundtable, as well as a founding member of the Core Working Group for Archivists without Borders, U.S. Chapter. My interest in human rights developed prior to my entry into the information science field,...
The Roundtable has endorsed the following two proposals for SAA 2013:
1. Displaced Archives
Nations and peoples have suffered throughout history from the removal of their documentary heritage. Records have been removed during war, revolution, and other conflicts for purposes ranging from plunder to propaganda to intelligence to documenting war crimes to the rescue of archives threatened with destruction. Such "displaced archives" are scattered in institutions across the globe; access to...
The Human Rights Archives Roundtable is seeking nominations for the positions of Co-Chair and Web Liaison, both 2 year terms. Help us plan for the coming year, engage members, manage our web presence, and organize our participation in the annual meeting. If you are interested, please submit a brief bio and candidate statement to Theresa Polk at tepolk@gmail.com by Friday, May 30.
For more information about the Human Rights Archives Roundtable, visit our Wordpress blog or our Twitter account, @...
Candidate statements for 2014 Human Rights Archives Roundtable elections follow below. Please remember to vote!!!
JUNIOR CO-CHAIR
Jr. Co-Chair Candidate Statement: Emily Gibson
I learned about human rights from my mother. Through her activism, she showed her love, and through her example I learned to have compassion for the marginalized and underserved. As a library and information science student, I focused on serving poor and urban communities. Internships at the Walter P. Reuther...
The human rights archives blog is making a comeback and we need your contributions! Is there an issue that really irks you and you have something to say? Is there something in the news that can benefit from an archival perspective? Did you work on an incredible project related to archives and human rights and you want to share you insights?
Send blog post pitches to hilary.h.barlow@gmail.com. Include a short summary of your idea and why you're the best person to write it. Publication...
