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...
Society of American Archivists Museum Archives Section Business Meeting
Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1:00pm [Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, OH]
Minutes submitted by Tamara Gaydos, Recording Secretary
There were 75 people in attendance.
Greetings and Introductions
Outgoing chair Lorraine Stewart welcomed everyone to the meeting and reviewed the activities of the section over the past year. She thanked the working group and the steering committee as well as SAA staff.
Barbara Mathé...
"In May of 2014 the University of Minnesota Libraries charged the Electronic Records Task Force with developing initial capacity for ingesting and processing electronic records; defining ingest and processing workflows as well as tasks and workflows for both technical and archival staff. The Electronic Records Task Force (ERTF) is pleased to announce the final report is now available here through the University Digital Conservancy."
Read the entire post at bloggERS!
The Web Archiving Roundtable conducted an informal poll of our membership to gather feedback on the proposed affinity group changes. We had 41 respondents in the 2 weeks the poll was open, expressing a diversity of opinions.
The results of the poll were forwarded to the SAA Council on September 16th for consideration during their deliberations on this issue.
Web Archiving Roundtable Membership Poll
For those who couldn’t attend the Records Management Roundtable meeting at SAA 2015, I wanted to provide a summary. We had about 60 people turn out for the meeting on August 21, 2015. I started the meeting by describing some of our activities from the past year, such as our revised bylaws, the contributions of the steering committee to The Schedule blog, and changes to the newsletter. We only had one Google Hangout over the last year and we would like to hold more. This is a good opportunity...
For those of you who missed our annual business meeting, Stasia Karel from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives gave a wonderful presentation about her discovery of Gloria Stavers, rock journalist and editor and chief of 16 Magazine. Unfortunately, due to A/V issues, we could not show her slides at the meeting. Fortunately, Stasia agreed to share them here. Check out her slides for tons of amazing images!
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2015 IAART election. Our new steering committee members are:
Ryder Kouba (American University in Cairo) is our incoming Junior co-chair (2015-2016)
Susanne Belovari (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is our new member-at-large (2015-2018)
Thank you again to all of our candidates!
We are seeking your help with review of the SAA Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessioning. The Technical Subcommittee on Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessioning (TS-GRD) welcomes any and all feedback!
Deadline for comments: December 15, 2015.
Feedback can be submitted directly to lugleanj@uci.edu or made directly in the Google Doc found at: http://tinyurl.com/nd4ut68
We ask you to consider the following when reviewing the guidelines:
How have you used them?
What did you do...
This link will take you to the PLASC Marketing and Advocacy Toolkit, a Wordpress site.
The video and slide presentations from CMTRT's annual meeting at SAA 2015 are now available online,
http://www2.archivists.org/groups/collection-management-tools-roundtable...
2015 CMTRT Election Results
Jasmine JonesVice Chair / Chair-Elect
Martha O'Hara ConwaySteering Committee
Daniel H. WeddingtonSteering Committee
Caitlin WellsSteering Committee
