The 2016 RAO Program Committee is especially interested in hearing from vendors who'd like to present on the following topics or themes:
Access to Born Digital Collections – This could be a policy discussion regarding privacy or confidentiality, as well as access policy and procedural issues, or the technology and manpower needed to make it happen.
Assessment – What stats do you keep? What’s important? How do you track these stats? How do you use these at your institution?
Archival...
The 2016 Nominations and Elections Committee for SAA’s Reference, Access and Outreach (RAO) Section is accepting nominations for candidates to run for Steering Committee membership (2 positions) and Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. RAO is committed to developing a diverse slate of candidates with a variety of backgrounds, from a range of institutions, and with an array of experience.
Nominees must be current members of the Society of American Archivists and the Reference, Access and Outreach Section to...
SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Statistical Measures for the Public Services of Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries:
SAA Progress Report
(Prepared by: Amy Schindler, SAA co-chair, and Christian Dupont, ACRL/RBMS co-chair)
Summary of Meeting Activities:
The SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Statistical Measures for the Public Services of Archives Repositories and Special Collections Libraries created by the...
Negotiation. The word in and of itself can be terrifying. What to ask for and how to negotiate your salary and new position. Do we as women, negotiate our worth, and what challenges do we face?
Please join WAR (@womenarchivists) for our next live tweet discussion on salary negotiation hosted by steering committee member, Beth Myers, Director of Special Collections at Smith College, (@archivedB) on February 19, 1:00-2:30pm EST. Have you recently been through a job negotiation? How do you go...
The Summer 2014 issue of Descriptive Notes, the newsletter of the Description Section, is now available.
I&A Steering Committee
2015 December 09
Conference Call
Last Meeting Follow-up:
1) Blog (Christine). One “Steering Share” blog post (each one introducing a steering committee member) will be published every two weeks. We have a schedule, and two posts are ready.
2) Website (Laurel). October conference call minutes are ready to be posted.
3) Illinois Museums issue (Wendy). SAA is discussing next steps with the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC).
4) Possible Models...
I am happy to announce the beta release of the EAD 2002 to EAD3 migration style sheet.
The beta release is available on GitHub at https://github.com/SAA-SDT/EAD2002toEAD3/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.
Style sheet documentation is available in the README file, which is included in the release pckage and is accessible at https://github.com/SAA-SDT/EAD2002toEAD3/blob/master/README.md.
The style sheet has been tested extensively against a wide variety of instances of EAD 2002. It is, however, a beta...
OHA@50: Traditions, Transitions, and Technologies from the Field
2016 OHA Annual Meeting
October 12-16, 2016
Long Beach, California
Renaissance Hotel
The Oral History Association invites proposals for papers and presentations for its 50th anniversary meeting in 2016 to be held October 12-16, 2016 at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, California. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2016. (http://bit.ly/1Oprc1P)
The fiftieth anniversary meeting offers at once an opportunity to...
Islandora and Oral History: Improving Access to Interviews at the NCAR Archives
Kate Legg, Archivist and Digital Collections Librarian, National Center for Atmospheric Research
At the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives, we are striving to meet the challenges of fulfilling our users’ expectations in the digital age, especially around access to oral history collections. Beginning in the 1980s, NCAR joined with the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to create the AMS...
The New Roots/Nuevas Raíces Latino Oral History Initiative Launches Bilingual Digital Resources
By Hannah Gill, The Latino Migration Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The growth of Latino communities in the U.S. South is one of the most significant demographic changes in the recent history of the nation. The New Roots/Nuevas Raices Oral History Initiative, established in 2007 to document this history from the perspectives of migrant newcomers, is pleased to announce the...
Recording Life in the Zone: The Panama Canal Museum Collection Oral Histories
Jessica Marcetti, Collections Coordinator, and E. Haven Hawley, Chair, Special and Area Studies Collections Department, University of Florida
The Panama Canal Museum Collection (PCMC) at the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries collects items representing life and work in the Panama Canal Zone, including photographs, documents, 3-D objects, and oral histories.
Generations of Americans working on...
A Cowboy in Every County Oral History Project at the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program
By Sarah Milligan, Associate Professor and Head, Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, Oklahoma State University
In conjunction with the 125th anniversary of Oklahoma State University’s founding, the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program (OOHRP) is interviewing at least one alumnus in in each of Oklahoma’s 77 counties during 2015-2016, with the goal of leveraging an anniversary event to the long-...
Using Oral Histories to Create Campus Collaborations
Beth Ann Koelsch, Curator of the UNC Greensboro Women Veterans Historical Project
The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP), part of the University Libraries at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), recognizes the contributions of women veterans with an annual November luncheon. The purpose of the event is to honor the service of women who served in the United States armed forces and the American...
I&A Steering Committee
2015 October 14
Conference Call
Last Meeting Follow-up:
1) Website (Laurel). Minutes from the August SAA meeting and September conference call are posted.
2) Blog (Christine). Everyone signed up for the “Introducing the Steering Committee” blog posts; we’re ready to write them and post in November.
3) Surveys (Wendy). Affinity group survey was done. Dues increase was discussed among Steering group and with Lisa.
4) Project ARCC. Wendy will...
Remembering Cliff Kuhn
Todd Moye, Professor of History and Director, University of North Texas Oral History Program
We are very sorry to have to share with you the news that our friend and Oral History Association (OHA) Executive Director Cliff Kuhn passed away on November 8 in Atlanta, surrounded as he usually was by loved ones.
Surely we do not have to tell you what a loss this is—not just to his family and the OHA but to the worldwide oral history movement, to the fields of southern...
Hello,
First, I would like to thank Mary Larson for stepping in at the last minute to help produce this newsletter on time. We are looking for volunteers to take over the role of newsletter editor, so please contact me or anyone on the Steering Committee if you are interested in this responsibility.
Last year may have seemed quiet for the Oral History Section, but behind the scenes, section leadership was working hard to close out the SAA Oral History Project and coordinate transfer of...
Have you taken leave from work to raise your family, or returned to work after maternity leave? How have employer policies and work environments accommodated your needs, flexible work hours, and leaves? What challenges have you encountered when trying to re-enter the workforce after an extended leave? We want to hear from you, WARriors!
Co-hosted by WAR Co-chair Leslie Van Veen McRoberts (@lslevanmac) and steering committee member Helen Kim (@hlnkim), follow @womenarchivists for our next live...
I&A Steering Committee
2015 September 9
Conference Call
New Business:
A. Plans for feedback from members:
1) Proposed affinity group changes—survey? (due to SAA 9/15) [done]
2) Proposed dues increase—survey? (SAA vote is 10/21 or after)
B. Plans for the year:
1) Wendy (Chair) continues work with SAA leaders to clarify role of I&A within SAA’s advocacy agenda; identify concrete ways to support our mission, vision, values. Goal: establish model of action...
The results are in, and we are pleased to announce that Holly Smith (Spelman College) and Jenny Gotwals (Schlesinger Library) will be serving as co-vice-chairs in 2015-2016 and co-chairing the roundtable in 2016-2017.
We were delighted with the great turnout, and it really was a close race. A big thank you to Erin Lawrimore and Lori Birrell for also throwing their hats into the ring.
Please find attached the minutes for the steering committee meeting on 9/13/2015.
Standards and Best Practices Working Group Meeting Minutes
Friday, August 21, 2015 [Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, OH]
Rachel Chatalbash and Susan Hernandez, S&BP Working Group Co-Chairs convened the meeting.
Introductions were made. Emily Perkins and Margaret Huang would like to be added as Working Group members.
The Group's work for the year was discussed. Scope was addressed; are the projects too big? The Working Group Co-Chairs may ask others to lead particular projects in the...
