Are you facing the problem of incomplete data in ArchivesSpace? Is there data missing from your records that you would like to fix one day, only when will you ever have time to do all of that work? Is the missing data threatening to cause much larger problems down the road for your organization? In 2017, George Washington University Special Collections Research Center faced just this problem when we upgraded our instance of ArchivesSpace to version 1.5. The biggest change introduced by this...
SAA Statement on Obama Presidential LibraryFebruary 28, 2019-The decision not to build a federally administered presidential library as part of the Obama Presidential Center has resulted in a robust discussion within and beyond the archives profession. SAA has not taken a position on the matter, but is aware of the many challenges associated with the rapid transition to electronic and born-digital records.President Obama, the "social media president," led an administration that relied heavily...
Read the 2018 joint Section meeting minutes.
This project will gather data about the current state of institutional web-available histories of Special Collections and University Archives. As a result of this data collection, the Archival History Section will be able to promote the writing of online archival histories of research and academic institutions, including archives and special collections in college and university libraries. Please visit Achival History News for more information.
SAA I&A Steering Committee Meeting, 2019-02-06
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Present: Courtney, Steve, Rachel, Samantha, Sara
Not Present: Kristin, Ruth, Summer
Notetaker: Sara
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SAA I&A Steering Committee Meeting, 2019-01-09
11:00am-12:00pm PST
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Present: Courtney, Samantha, Rachel, Steve, Ruth, Summer
Not Present: Kristin
Notetaker: Sara
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Ruth-
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Announcements:
Summer transitioning out of Vice-Chair role and out of field; not renewing SAA membership. Will continue to volunteer and work on...
The J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists is spreading the word about nominations for the 2019 cycle of the award. Can you help us spread the word to GRS members about the award and that we welcome nominations from them? Suggested text for the announcement is below.
The J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists is asking you to create a nomination for the 2019 J. Franklin Jameson...
· What happens when the person responsible for a Corporation's history leaves/retires and takes their knowledge with them?
· How do we preserve and share Corporate Memory and stories with others?
· How do archives shape corporate memory, correct corporate "mismemories" or flawed memories, and assemble corporate legends?
· What tools/processes do we use to encourage employees who retain corporate memory at our institutions to share their corporate memories with...
Arel Lucas
BIO: Arel Lucas is the Metadata & Digital Collections Specialist for the San Diego State University Library in their Information and Digital Technologies Department. Prior to her 5-1/2 years at SDSU, Arel worked for United Airlines as their administrator for the digital asset management system containing their engineering drawings, and before that for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as Special Collections librarian and manager of their Aviation Safety and Security Archives...
SAA I&A Steering Committee Meeting, 2018-12-05
11:00am-12:00pm PST
Call-in Number: (641) 715-0700
Access Code: 767350
Present: Courtney, Steve, Rachel, Summer
Not Present: Sara, Kristin, Samantha
Notetaker: Rachel
Agenda
Introductions
Ruth - next time
Kristin- next time
Check-in on ongoing projects:
Outreach
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter): Samantha
Things are going swimmingly
Blog master: Summer
Needs to post:
Rachel’s Steering Share
Sara’s Steering Share...
Hi ERS, long time listener, first time caller! I am re-working some sections of our Collections Management Policy and considering ways to address born-digital records in this traditional document. Has anyone done this?
Our past Case Studies series sought examples of culturally responsive care and use of Native American archival materials, particularly materials that are housed in non-Tribal institutions after the SAA’s statement endorsing the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials as an external standard of the organization. We are phasing out that approach and have sunsetted that process for anything submitted after October 1, 2025.
Our new case studies will focus on two areas:
Archival...
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section is seeking nominations for the appointed ex-officio positions of New Professionals Blog Editor, Student Blog Editor, Senior Social Media Coordinator, Junior Social Media Coordinator, and Student Chapter Coordinator (see descriptions below). Ex-officio positions are open to all SNAP members.
The term for each office is one year, beginning on December 1, 2018 and ending on December 1, 2019. A second year may optionally be considered after...
This is a new position at the National Gallery of Art. The Media Archivist is responsible for supporting the Gallery Archives program in managing physical (analog) and digital time-based media objects, consisting of a large collection of institutional, unaccessioned audio and moving image materials. The incumbent spearheads the Gallery Archives’ development and implementation of A/V media retention policies; metadata standards for A/V materials; preservation storage of the media collection...
This is a new position at the National Gallery of Art. The Media Archivist is responsible for supporting the Gallery Archives program in managing physical (analog) and digital time-based media objects, consisting of a large collection of institutional, unaccessioned audio and moving image materials. The incumbent spearheads the Gallery Archives’ development and implementation of A/V media retention policies; metadata standards for A/V materials; preservation storage of the media collection;...
RAAC joined the National Coalition for History (NCH) in 2017 and continued its membership into 2018. Below are the reports that were compiled and written by our RAAC-NCH Representative Jan Zastrow for the 2018 year. Reports will be added as they become available.
RAAC joined the National Coalition for History (NCH) in 2017. Below are the reports that were compiled and written by our RAAC-NCH Representative Jan Zastrow for the 2017 year.
The Public Libraries Archives Special Collections Section steering committee is pleased to share the slides of the lightning talks featured during our section meeting which took place August 15 during the SAA Annual Meeting. Our speakers highlighted fantastic community-focused projects by and with public library archives and special collections.
Google Slides (with presenter notes): docs.google.com/presentation/d/...
PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/...
Full presenter list and titles below:...
Congratulations to Tewodros Abebe, Senior Archivist, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, on his election as IAAS junior co-chair, and to Susanne Belovari for being re-elected for a second three-year term on the steering committee. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Latin American and Caribbean Special Collections Librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries, UF, and Mark Peterson, Head Archivist, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, will stay on the steering committee....
A view-only copy of the CMT membership directory is now available at http://bit.do/CMTdirectory. Any questions about its content or use may be directed to Stephanie Bennett, se.bennett@gmail.com.
Below are links to three of the most recent stories from the 20th Century Fox Archive's blog series.
