Proposals for SAA-Archival History Section Publication Infrastructure (01.11.2017)
Proposed by Eric Stoykovich, Chair, AHS
Considered at January Phone Conference, January 19, 2017
1)
Based on recommendations of the Archival History Section Publications Working Group, the Chair proposes that the Archival History Section move forward with the creation of an Archival History Newsletter.
If this option is approved, the following sub-proposal would then be considered:
a)
Based on...
Volume 31, No. 2: Winter 2017
SNAP RT 2017 Special Ballot
Due to a resignation, SNAP is holding an election for the vacant secretary position. The new secretary's term will start immediately and run through the Annual Meeting in July 2017. Please find below the candidates' statements.
Secretary Candidates
Hannah Jellen
Candidate statement: My name is Hannah Jellen and I am both a student and a new professional. I have been a member of SAA for two years. I expect to graduate with my MSLIS this coming May from the...
The SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries is pleased to invite comments on its proposed “Level 1 Count” for quantifying and sharing information about the holdings of archival repositories and special collections libraries. The Guidelines are available here.
Comments are due on or before Friday, 3 March 2017. Please direct comments to the Task Force co-chairs:
Martha O’Hara...
Keep up-to-date on what labor archives are doing across the country by "liking" the Labor Archives Section Facebook page! Visit the page and click the like button to receive updates in your feed.
Please send your news to Conor Casey or Meghan Courtney to have items added.
After some conversations on the listserv, our web home here as part of the SAA main site has gotten a refresh. Under the "Quick Links" menu to the right, you can access Solo, view our leadership and current work under "Governance" and get the links to our Facebook, LinkedIn, and listserv presence under "Connecting Online."
The Resources menu has also been updated, with new and updated information available in the Outreach, Membership, and Processing and Preservation pages.
If you have a...
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
