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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.
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.
The SAA Council has accepted the Local Government Records Roundtable bylaws that were amended May 28, 2015 and approved by the Roundtable membership on August 21, 2015.
Following some section updates, we heard presentations from Joel Wurl, Senior Program Officer, Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Christine Wiseman, Unit Head – Digital Services, Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center.
We then enjoyed lightning presentations from a variety of institutions on selection criteria and tools used to select collections or items for preservation and conservation treatment. Our speakers include: Tommy Brown – Auburn...
The votes have been counted and the section has chosen!
Janet Carleton for Chair Elect & Anastasia Matijkiw for Member at Large will be taking their places on the Steering Committee of the Preservation Section. Congratulations to you both.
Thanks to all the great candidates we had this year and to the section for casting your votes.
-Alix BentrudOutgoing Chair
Note from the Chair
Hello,
As we approach the 2016 annual meeting, I’m not only looking forward to meeting many of you in Atlanta, but also to the official launch of the SAA Oral History Project Digital Collection. Please join us at the section meeting on Thursday, August 4, 3:30-5pm in Room 204/205 to learn more from project intern Treshani Perera.
This collection was made possible by the hard work of more than 35 members of the section who coordinated and conducted interviews, created...
Welcoming Our New Steering Committee Members
The Oral History Section wishes to congratulate the newest members of our Steering Committee! In our online section election which ran from July 8th-July 22nd, the following candidates were elected:
Vice Chair/Chair-elect
Amanda Pellerin
Amanda Pellerin holds a Masters in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University and a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Valdosta State University. She received SAA's Digital Archives...
Announcing the launch of the SAA Oral History Project Digital Collection at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2016
Treshani Perera, SAA Oral History Project Intern, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Archives
The SAA Oral History Project Digital Collection at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) will be launched during the ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2016 Oral History Section meeting (Thursday, August 3, 2016 3:30pm-5:00pm). The project intern, Treshani Perera, will discuss her experience processing and creating the...
Aerial Dance and Oral Histories – An Innovative Celebration of Archives
Catherine Powell, Director, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University
The Labor Archives and Research Center at San Francisco State University celebrated its 30th anniversary this year in a big way. The Archives had been off campus in a remote location for most of its history and we saw the anniversary event as a great opportunity to make our hidden collections more visible - and what’s more...
