This timely webinar addressed the dynamics of recording remote interviews. The webinar covered the legal and ethical considerations and implications of oral histories conducted via distance interviewing, aspects of interviewing in a distance environment, and best pratices for recording archival-quality distance interviews.
This webinar was conducted by faculty from Baylor University Institute for Oral History and was supported by the Oral History Association. The full recording of the webinar ...
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section is seeking nominations for a Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, and three At-Large positions. To nominate yourself or someone else, please complete our form.
Serving in a leadership role on the Section is a wonderful way to become more involved with SNAP and SAA and get to know other archivists. Our proposed SNAP bylaws require that to ensure adequate student representation in SNAP leadership, at least two candidates on the slate must...
Jeremy Linden gave a special extended Preservation Week webinar on May 8th, 2 PM E.S.T. (previously scheduled for May 1st)
The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the advent of sustainable practices throughout the cultural heritage community, ranging from redefined standards and best practices to broadened discussions and understanding of what sustainability means in the context of collecting organizations including archives, museums, and libraries. This webinar will:
· Outline...
The Nominating Committee for the Acquisitions & Appraisal Section is seeking individuals interested in acquisitions and appraisal for the following three positions (see below for duties):
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Steering Committee At-Large Member (2 positions available)
Candidates must be members of SAA and this Section at the time of nomination. We encourage candidates of all experience levels and from various types of institutions. Consider nominating yourself or a colleague! Please...
Webinar from March 26, 2020
Authors Among Us: A Conversation with Christina Zamon, Rachael Woody, and Margot Note An hour-long conversation between three archivists about their forays into writing and publishing. Christina Zamon, Rachael Woody, and Margot Note each discuss their impetuses for publishing works on archival topics, such as lone arranging, grant writing, and family archives.
SAA Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section hosted an "Ask Me Anything" web event on Monday, February 24, 2020, with past SAA Nominating Committee members.
Our panel consists of former SAA Nominating Committee members who will be on hand to explain how the Nominating Committee process works. This event, for those newer to SAA, or those who may just need a refresher, aims to demystify how the Nominating Committee works as well as to emphasize the importance of voting in SAA...
StoryCorps is an American nonprofit founded in 2003 by David Isay with a mission to preserve and share the stories of people from all backgrounds. Modeled after the oral history projects conducted by the WPA in the 1930’s, the organization places recording booths and facilitators in accessible spaces to enable anyone to record their story. Among its numerous projects, StoryCorps has permanent recording booths in Chicago, NYC and Atlanta, a mobile booth that travels the U.S. in a retrofitted...
Join us on Wednesday, April 29th 2020 for #PresTC2020, a Preservation Week Twitter Conference hosted by the Society of American Archivists Preservation Section. This free and inclusive conference on Twitter will present a series of lightning talks that we hope will be of interest to librarians, archivists, and anyone who may care about preserving cultural heritage.
Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present their talk, and then take questions from you, the audience. Of course, this is...
With the publication of Frank Boles’ article “To Everything There Is a Season” in the Fall/Winter 2019 edition of American Archivist (sections of the issue are available online, print edition forthcoming in March 2020), the Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) section wishes to bring up some concerns regarding both the initial peer review process the article underwent, as well as the larger question of whose voices American Archivist chooses to uplift.
While we do respectfully...
"The Basics of Branding" will be led by Denver-based artist and designer Amy Ventura of Daring Luna, the design and branding firm she recently launched to help women entrepreneurs (though her tips and knowledge will apply to business people of any gender - I swear!) Amy will discuss the essential components of thoughtful branding to attract the right clients. Please mark your calendars for: "Basics of Branding" Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00 PM CST
Link to webinar
Privacy and Confidentiality Award
The Privacy and Confidentiality (P&C) Section Committee is pleased to announce the establishment of an annual Privacy and Confidentiality Award. The award is intended to encourage engagement in privacy and confidentiality issues related to archives and will recognize individuals, groups, and organizations that advance the professional understanding of and practical approaches to such issues. The following are types of works and activities that may be...
We are calling on our members to share any resources they think should be included. We've created a Submission Form where you can send us your favorite website, book, blog, article, or any other resource that helps you with your work with design records. We would like to cover the following categories:
Acquisition, Donor, Deed of Gift • Processing and Description • Preservation and Conservation (analog and digital) • Storage (analog and digital) • Reference, Outreach, User Instruction •...
Based on the election results, appointments, and the usual rotation of the chairs, here is the STHC Steering Committee membership that will be effective for the 2019-2020 academic year:
Jennifer Ulrich - Senior Co-chair
Jennifer Langford - Junior Co-chair and Newsletter Editor
Alison Oswald - Immediate past chair
DiAnna Hemsath - Web Liaison
Peter Collopy - Newsletter Committee member
Nora Zaldivar - Newsletter Committee member
The At-Large Steering Committee members are
DiAnna Hemsath
Todd...
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section is seeking nominations for the appointed ex-officio positions of Junior Blog Editors (2 positions), Junior Social Media Coordinators (2 positions), Web Liaison, 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, 2019 and ending on December 1, 2020. A second year may optionally be considered after the end of the first...
Good news!
The steering committee has made final revisions based on your comments and the section standing rules are ready for the next step, voting! You will be receiving an email from SAA in the next couple of days, voting will be open November 4-15. Once the section membership approves the standing rules they will go to Council for approval. This is the last step to make the Accessibility and Disability Section an official SAA section!
Please let us know if you have any questions....
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
