The overwhelming response from a communications survey in 2016 was that people enjoyed the newsletter format to get news and information about other lone arrangers. After a lot of work and deliberation, we are so pleased to continue offering this publication. We expect Solo to be a mixture of solicited content, news from the Council and other advocacy groups, as well as quarterly highlights of the most interesting or fruitful conversations from the listserv and the knowledge that was gained...
The Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) is pleased to share the first of two pages aimed at supporting the Truth and Reconciliation process and improving access to Indigenous focused archival and cultural resources. Toward Truth and Reconciliation (http://aao-archivists.ca/truth-and-reconciliation) is a dedicated page aimed at assisting Ontario's archival community to navigate the path toward the decolonisation and Indigenization of our practice. The page consists of free and openly...
Operation Condor, the trans-border, multinational effort by Southern Cone secret police services to track down and “liquidate” opponents of their regimes in the 1970s, targeted officials of Amnesty International as well as other human rights groups, and planned overseas missions in Paris and London, according to a comprehensive CIA report on Condor operations just released by the Obama administration. “The basic mission of Condor teams to be sent overseas,” according to the CIA, was...
The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominations (including self-nominations) for the 2017 award.
This award recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents through compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public presentation of archives or manuscript materials for educational, instructional, or other public purpose. Archives...
January 27, 2016 6:00-8:00p.m. The Burke Library Reading Room (3rd Floor)
Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway
Panelists: Larry Cox, Co-Director, Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice and former Executive Director, Amnesty International USA; Gail Hovey, Former member of the Southern Africa Committee, American Committee on Africa; Rev. William Wipfler, Former Director of the Latin American Department of the National Council of Churches
Moderator: Carolyn...
A group of "engineers, designers, business executives, and others" created and signed a pledge vowing not to create a database of individuals based on their religious beliefs. In doing so, the writers of the pledge acknowledge the role of technology in human rights abuses throughout history and vow to identify and advocate against the targeting of marginalized communities such as Muslims and immigrants.
The full pledge can be found at http://neveragain.tech/
Please submit newsletter items about archives and human rights (writ broadly) to hilary.h.barlow@gmail.com. These can be recent publications, upcoming events or exhibitions, opportunities and scholarships, or something else entirely as long as it connects to archives and human rights. For the January newsletter, please send you submission by January 15, 2017.
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...
by George Apodaca (Harvard University) and Ana Rodriguez (University of Florida) Co-chairs, Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Heritage (LACCHA) Section
Mexican archivist Enrique Chmelnik, president of the Association of Mexican Private Archives and Libraries (AMABPAC) and director of the Center for Documentation and Jewish Research in Mexico (CDIJUM) was the guest speaker and presenter at the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Heritage Section (LACCHA) gathering during Archives*...
What happens when depository librarians look beyond our SuDoc “Y” collections? Are the real gems of Congressional information filed in archival boxes or in the open stacks of depository libraries? In every state, Congressional archives are the perfect complement to federal depository libraries. As documents librarians learn about local Members of Congress and their papers, we can bring increased focus to our own collection development, LibGuides, reference, and instruction. In this session, two...
C-SPAN3 interviews Robert Spindler, Arizona State, about the Carl Hayden and Barry Goldwater papers and Maurita Baldock, University of Arizona, about Morris Udall, Stewart Udall and Gabby Giffords.
SAA's Science, Technology and Health Care Section has initiated a project to highlight underrepresented and diverse persons and groups documented in archival collections on the history of STEM and medicine. The hope is that the shared information will be a useful resource for researchers. All archival repositories are encouraged to contribute information for inclusion on the STHC "Unsung Heroes" webpage.
The 2015-2016 Collection Management Tools Roundtable annual report is now available online.
The Basics of Disaster Preparedness: In Case “It Will Never Happen to Us” Happens Tomorrow
While we cannot cover the vast amount of information related to disaster preparedness, it is our hope that we can give PLASC members enough information to get started. Basic information covered will include who to call for help, where to find resources, what supplies they should have on hand, how to handle wet items, and the importance of documenting your event.
The video recording and slide decks from the 2016 annual meeting of the Collection Management Tools Roundtable are now available online. Visit our Annual Meetings page to view the presentations and download the slides.
Update: The comment period for Version 1 closed on August 22, 2016. Version 2 is open for comments January 18-February 18, 2017. Archivists and special collections librarians should direct further comments to Task Force co-chairs Amy Schindler amycschindler@gmail.com (SAA) and Christian Dupont christian.dupont@bc.edu (ACRL/RBMS).
Comments Sought
The SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Statistical Measures for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special...
Please welcome Christina Bryant as the LGRRT Interim Vice Chair. She responded to a call for a volunteer to fill this role at the roundtable meeting in Atlanta on August 5, 2016. Christina is the Archivist of the New Orleans Public Library.
