In case you missed the October 16th forum "Welcome Back to the Archives," the recording is now live on YouTube! Listen to our discussion about how pandemic-related closures have affected us all, and how we have handled returning to the workplace.
Click here for the YouTube link.
If you have questions or discussion points regarding the intersection of these standards with collections management, please post to our listserv! Plese follow the link below to learn more about the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standard.
“It's Not as Bad as You Think – Navigating Privacy and Confidentiality Issues in Archival Collections”
Tuesday, December 8th at 1pm ET/10am PT
Please join us for a lively conversation with Heather Briston, JD, MSI - Head of Curators and Collections, and UCLA University Archivist. Come with your questions and get ready to learn about how you can address thorny privacy and confidentiality issues at your archive. This conversation will go over:
How to spot whether you're looking at a legal issue...
Museum Archivists, the latest issue of the newsletter is available, the summer 2020 issue!
The Museum Archives Section's Standards and Best Practices Working Group held its annual symposium at the SAA Annual Meeting in Austin on August 3rd, 2019. The symposium formalized the “Updates from the Floor” portion of the Section meeting and focused on projects currently underway or recently completed in museum archives. The symposium provided a forum for sharing pilots, in-progress projects, and recently completed projects, initiatives, and activities at our repositories with our colleagues...
We have gathered small pieces, that would otherwise be posted on our blog, together in a single, short, PDF document. It includes definitions of terms and quotations, Items that were requested in the past by non-members of the Security Section.
Please enjoy it and let us know what you think.
Protect to Preserve: Information, Observations, and Things to Ponder
Contents:
Secure Your Stuff Section Research Volunteer, Jeff Lundgren, asks “how do we secure our stuff when it comes to “cyber”, and...
A4BLiP stands in solidarity with Don’t Shoot and its disassociation from and opposition to Portland Wall of Moms (WOM). Don’t Shoot Portland has called out WOM, and specifically WOM leader Bev Barnum, for failing to protect vulnerable Black women protestors after marching, filing for 501c3 status without consulting newly installed Black leaders, and using the cover of Black leadership to further an agenda unrelated to Black Lives Matter.
As a primarily white group, A4BLiP largely seeks to...
The Web Archiving Section is excited to announce the 2020-2021 Steering Committee leadership! The new roster is as follows:
Chair: Tori MachesVice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Melissa WertheimerEducation Coordinator: Ryder KoubaCommunications Manager: April FeldmanSecretary: Kiera SullivanStudent Member: Allison Fischbach
Congratulations and best of luck to those newly elected!
Register Now for the Event: https://bit.ly/3deypX3
As we have begun returning to our collections over the past few months, there are sure to have been surprises waiting for us! Join the SAA Preservation Section for an informal virtual coffee klatch to catch up with each other and talk about the “new normal” in our workplaces.
We are hosting an hour-long forum on Friday, October 16th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET to talk about pandemic-related closures and the aftermath, with guided...
As we have begun returning to our collections over the past few months, there are sure to have been surprises waiting for us! Join the SAA Preservation Section for an informal virtual coffee klatch to catch up with each other and talk about the “new normal” in our workplaces.
We are hosting an hour-long forum on Friday, October 16th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET to talk about pandemic-related closures and the aftermath, with guided conversations about what is like to be back and group problem...
2020 Special Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to our excellent candidates for standing in the 2020 Collection Management Section special 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 Steering Committee member (three-year term). Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Steering Committee Candidate Statements...
Nominees for Vice-Chair
Andrew Hinton - Head of Collection Development, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Andrew Hinton joined the Vietnam Center and Archive in 2015 as Assistant Archivist. In this role, Andrew manages the Archive of Modern American Warfare, which collects and preserves the records of modern veterans. Andrew works closely with post-9/11 veterans to ensure that their records – especially born-digital records – are made available for...
Our 2020 SAA virtual section meeting recording is now available! This recording is free and open for anyone to view: Local Government Records Section | SAA.Complete list of section meeting recordings here: SAA Section Meetings | SAA
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2020 Local Government Records 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 (or Co-chair), for a two-year term; and
2 Steering Committee members (three-year terms).
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens! ...
VOTE NOW!
NAAS is holding a special election for two vacancies on the Steering Committee. Check out candidate statements and check your email inbox to vote by SEPTEMBER 17.
The Native American Archives Section (NAAS) is holding a special election to fill two one-year vacancies on the Steering Committee. We have four candidates running for these positions:
Selena Ortega-Chiolero
Eric Hung
Jackie Beckey
Katherine Meyers Satriano
SAA staff emailed section members their ballots on September 3, so...
On August 12, 2020 the Military Archives and Records Section held its annual meeting.
The program portion of the meeting featured two presentations:
Bill Carpenter and John Powers from the Information Security Oversight Office at NARA led an informative and engaging conversation about declassification. Their presentation on declassification realities is attached to this post.
Professor Edward Benoit, III and Gillian Brownlee from Louisiana State University gave an update on their Virtual...
Meet our wonderful candidate for the 2020 WCS election! The individual will serve as Co-Vice Chair during 2020-2021 and as Co-Chair of the section in 2021-2022.
Alex McGee
Biography
Alex McGee is the Women@MIT Project Archivist in the Department of Distinctive Collections at the MIT Libraries, where she seeks to add the records of women faculty, staff, students and alumnae to the historic record by collecting, preserving, and sharing their life and work with MIT and global audiences. Prior,...
AES candidates - 2020-2021
Chair
Ashley Todd-Diaz
Ashley Todd-Diaz, Ph.D. is Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections and University Archives at Towson University. She also teaches as an adjunct professor in Emporia State University’s Master of Library and Information Science and Archives Studies Certificate programs. Ashley has served on the Archival Educators Section Steering Committee for the last two years and is interested in taking the next step with her work on the...
Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC)
Annual Meeting Minutes
Friday, July 31, 2020
3:30 pm EDT
Online: Zoom
Introductions
The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) provides an official venue for information exchange among the leadership of regional archival organizations, and among the Regionals and the Society of American Archivists. Our aim is to foster collaboration and offer formal channels to coordinate efforts among the Regionals, and between the Regionals and...
Link for meeting registration: https://sched.co/dRI5
Meeting Agenda:
Introduction of section leadership; brief overview of section initiatives of the past year; announcement of election results (Helice Koffler)
SAA Council Representative report (Steven Booth)
Round robin introductions by attendees and announcements
Show-and-tell of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Archives collection highlights (Frank Villella)
Discussion with Chicago Dance History Project Executive Director Jenai Cutcher (moderated...
Thanks to all who attended and presented at the Section's (Virtual) Annual Business Meeting! The meeting minutes and slides have been posted to the microsite.
Join the Science, Technology and Healthcare Section for our annual section meeting on Thursday, August 20th at 1:00pm-2:15pm CDT! Please register for free to receive the Zoom information.
We will discuss how our institutions are impacted by COVID-19 and the challenges with documenting our communities, specifically to Science, Technology, and Health Care institutions. We will have breakout sessions so all can contribute. We will also hold our annual business meeting. Here is a list of...
Please join the Accessibility & Disability Section for our first annual section meeting this week on Thursday, July 30th, at 2pm ET/1 CT/12 MT/11 PT. Please register for free to receive the call information! Here is the agenda. We are pleased to feature two presentations:
Nicole Joniec: Universally Designing for Accommodations: Accessibility at the Science History Institute
Tyler Stump: Collecting Intellectual Disability Records in a Time of Deinstitutionalization
Following the...
AGENDA
IAAS/LACCHA JOINT MEETING
July 30, 8:30-10:30 am CT / 9:30:11:30am EST
Advance registration required: https://bit.ly/IAASLACCHA2020
Welcome/thank you for joining
Council Update by Petrina Jackson
IAAS Business (Margarita Vargas-Betancourt)
Election Results
Plans for 2020-2021
LACCHA Business (Amanda Moreno and Christina Bleyer)
Election Results
Webinar Recap
Upcoming plans
IAAS Presentation
Title of talk: Accessibility in Times of Turmoil at NYU Abu Dhabi and...
