The Web Archiving Section is excited to accept nominations for the following Steering Committee positions for the 2019-2020 year! If you or someone you know would like to run for a position on the the Web Archiving Section Steering Committee please fill out this form by May 31, 2019:
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Dear Section Members,
As was announced earlier this year, the Collection Management Tools Section Steering Committee is proposing significant changes to the mission, goals, and name of this section. The overall vision is to move from a narrow focus on collection management tools to a broader focus on all aspects of collection management of archival materials. Major changes include:
Changing the section name from Collection Management Tools Section to Collection Management Section
An increased...
Hello, everyone!
The P & C Steering Committee is proposing updates to the Standing Rules to officially create a Past Chair position and add a fourth Steering Committee member.
The majority of other sections also have Past Chair positions and P & C has informally done this as well for many years. The Past Chair can serve a valuable role by providing continuity and institutional memory, and traditionally within the P & C leadership works closely with interns and spearheads special...
Please send any nominations by Friday, May 31st! Self-nominations are encouraged!
Are you seeking an opportunity to expand your network and get further involved in the oral history community? If so, consider running for an open position on the Steering Committee.
Benefits of providing your time and expertise to the Steering Committee include:
Networking with engaged colleagues.
Cultivating leadership skills in a real world setting.
Driving trends in the field.
Gaining service credit...
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section is seeking nominations for a Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, and three At-Large positions.
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 be students at the time of the election.
In order to hold a...
We're excited to reach out and ask for nominations for next year’s BAS Steering Committee. Self-nominations are encouraged!
We have 5 positions (listed below) available and you can read more about their respective duties in Section IV of the Governance page of the BAS website. Better yet, please reach out to any of the current Steering Committee Members (you can see their current position here and grab their contact info here) to learn more.
Steering Committee Positions:
Vice Chair (3 year...
Hello RAO Members!
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 RAO Nominations and Elections Committee is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the RAO Steering Committee; we invite you to volunteer yourself or someone you know as a candidate! We value a variety of ideas and perspectives in RAO, and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, institutions,...
Join us on Wednesday, April 24th 2019 from 1:00 - 3:20 PM EDT for #PresTC19, 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...
ml4arc - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Natural Language Processing Applications in Archives
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 9:00am Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room
The RATOM Project will host “ml4arc - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Natural Language Processing Applications in Archives” July 26, 2019, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Wilson Library, Pleasants Room on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. The event will focus on applications of machine learning, deep learning, and natural...
Welcome Whitney Miller & Michael Law!
Whitney Miller is beginning as our Disaster Chair, taking over from Liz Francis. Whitney is RAAC’s Michigan Archival Association representative and works at Michigan State University in Archives and Historical Collections. Her research interests include Southern History, particularly South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida as well as New York City history, in particular architecture and transit history.
Michael Law began earlier this year as our...
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Would anyone like to share their collection development policy? I wrote one for a university a couple of years ago so I generally know what it should cover, but I would like to see a couple of examples of local government collection development policies.
Thank you.
Kelly Smith
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
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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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Introductions
Ruth-
Kristin
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
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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...
