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For all RAAC representatives, current and new, please plan to attend our annual general meeting.  If you are unable to attend, please send someone from your organization as a representative. Wednesday, August 3, 2016, 2:00–3:30pmThe Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, GA (exact room to be announced).  Note: This meeting is being held during SAA's conference for convenience, but you do not need to be registered for the SAA meeting to attend our RAAC meeting. Please rsvp using this form by Monday, July 4,...
As a reminder, your candidates are:   Vice Chair/Chair Elect (vote for one):   Jean Green   Alison Stankrauff   Steering Committee (vote for two):   Greta Browning   Kristen Chinery   Josue Hurtado   Mandy Mastrovita   Julie Porterfield   Rachel Seale   Florence Turcotte   Joshua Youngblood
CANDIDATE FOR VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT: Janet Hauck, CAI would like to nominate myself, Janet Hauck, CA, for the position of Vice Chair/Chair Elect of the Archives of Religious Collections Section of SAA. I am very interested, as well as highly qualified, for this position. I am currently in my 18th year as the University Archivist at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, where, along with our institutional records, I curate the Pacific Northwest Protestantism Collection. This collection is...
The Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable of SAA is extending the call for nominations for our male self-identified co-chair to serve the Roundtable, 2016-2018. As per our bylaws, the current male self-identified co-chair must step down at the close of our annual business meeting, 2016; and we hope to replace him at that time. The new co-chair will work with the current female self-identified co-chair in organizing meetings, sub-committees and task forces, as well as investigating our bylaws,...
SAA’s Recorded Sound Roundtable is seeking submissions for this year's issue of our newsletter, Recorded Sound. Suggested topics for contributions include:  Archive profiles Current preservation and/or access efforts Best practices from the field Member spotlights Collaborative efforts Reports on conferences/workshops Challenges for archivists working with recorded sound Opportunities for sound archives Student forum News announcements: collections, grants, professional achievements, etc. Any...
This CoE Orientation document was enhanced following the February 2016 midwinter meeting of CoE in Chicago.
May 27, 2016   Education Committee
In March 2015 the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, received a $37,982 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund a planning project for the conservation and digitization of 120 linear feet of archival records documenting Moravian mission work in the eastern West Indies, with an emphasis on the history of the Caribbean’s enslaved populations. The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant awarded by the NEH will serve to improve accessibility to the...
The Acquisitions and Appraisal Section is seeking nominations for candidates to run for the following three positions: Vice-Chair / Chair-Elect Steering Committee At-Large Member (2 positions available) In order to be nominated for these positions, candidates must be a member of the Society of American Archivists and a member of the Acquisitions and Appraisal Section.  You are invited to nominate yourself or someone else for any of the above positions. The duties of these appointments are...
The SAA Preservation Section is sending out a call for nominations. Thistime around, we are looking to fill two positions.From a practical standpoint, we meet for an hour on the 2nd Friday of themonth and the meetings occur via conference call.We need a Vice Chair/Chair Elect, described as follows:B. Vice Chair/Chair Elect The Vice Chair/Chair Elect is elected by themembership through a balloting process and holds the position for one year,becoming Chair the following year. The responsibilities...
May 21, 2016   Preservation Section
Please consider nominating yourself or someone else for a leadership position in the Security Roundtable. We need a Secretary (1 year commitment) and Junior co-chair (2 year commitment, second year will be Senior co-chair). This year’s Senior co-chair will be Bryan Whitledge from Central Michigan University. He has been Junior co-chair and Secretary in the Security roundtable. We are a pretty low-key roundtable and as a former secretary, former junior co-chair, and soon to be former senior co-...
May 16, 2016   Security Section
The Women Archivists Roundtable is looking for WARriors! We are currently seeking nominations for one Co-chair and four Steering Committee members. Terms begin this August at the close of the annual meeting in Atlanta.  (1 position) - Co-chairs share leadership of WAR and work with the Steering Committee members on WAR events and projects, plan the annual meeting, and lead the overall direction of the roundtable. The Co-chair serves a two-year term, followed by one year on the steering...
May 12, 2016   Women Archivists Section
Labor Archives Roundtable Colleagues,  ​It's the time of year when we send out the call for nominees to fill the staggered, two-year term as Labor Archives Roundtable co-chair. This term will be for 2016​-2018, and will begin in August. Co-Chair Catherine Powell’s co-chair spot will be expiring, and she is not eligible to serve another consecutive term under the roundtable bylaws. If we have more than one candidate, we have the option of holding an election. If there is only one nominee,...
May 12, 2016   Labor Archives Section
The SAA Women’s Collections Roundtable is currently seeking nominees for the roles of Vice Co-Chair/Co-Chair Elect. For the first year of the two year term, the two elected officers will hold the positions of Vice Co-Chairs. The second year in office, the elected officers will hold the positions of Co-Chairs. Newly elected officers will assume office immediately following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting in August. Candidates for election must be members of SAA and the WCRT. Self-...
May 10, 2016   Women's Collections Section
The Steering Committee is pleased to present an amended  set of bylaws for the membership to review and vote upon in the upcoming election. The main reasons for amending the bylaws are to: Clear up inconsistencies in language Clarify processes and address concerns regarding elections Formalize the Section web intern position duties Formally share Section duties across the leadership Per the bylaws, the amendments shall  be available for review on the Section’s website for 30 days before...
Please join WAR at the SAA Annual Meeting to create and improve Wikipedia articles related to women archivists, in order to highlight the past and present accomplishments of women archivists, recognizing the importance of the history of the women who have shaped and were shaped by the archival profession. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary! Bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. However, you don't need to be at the annual meeting to...
May 3, 2016   Women Archivists Section
The Archival History Roundtable is pleased to solicit nominations for four open positions:  Roundtable vice chair/chair-elect.  Three steering committee members.  Steering committee members serve for one year. The vice chair/chair-elect serves for two years (one year as vice chair, and one year as chair). For more details, please see the roundtable's bylaws. Nominees must be current members of the Society of American Archivists to be considered by the Steering Committee for election.  You...
May 2, 2016   Archival History Section
Check out the latest post to bloggERS!, the blog of the SAA Electronic Records Section: Preservation beyond the bits: An interview with Linda Tadic.
Apr 28, 2016   Electronic Records Section
The 2016 Preservation Week poster is available for download! Please click here!
Apr 23, 2016   Preservation Section
The Government Records Case Studies are drawn from real life and address challenges faced by archives responsible for government records, including but not limited to: advocacy, (re)appraisal, custody issues, starting a records program, digitization projects, born-digital records, preservation, access, accountability and transparency. The goal is to develop a set of cases from a broad range of repositories, representing all levels of government: local, state, provincial, territorial, tribal,...
Apr 21, 2016   Government Records Section
Check out the third post in our Spring 2016 series on processing digital materials by Michael G. Olson, Service Manager for the Born-Digital/Forensics Labs at Stanford University Libraries.
Apr 19, 2016   Electronic Records Section