Congratulations to NAAR's newly elected leadership members!
Vice-Char/Chair-Elect (2013-2015)
Gina RappaportHead Archivist/PhotoArchivistNational Anthropological ArchivesSmithsonian Institution
Bio: Gina Rappaport is the head archivist and archivist for photograph collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Anthropological Archives (NAA), a position she has held since 2009. In this position she is responsible for all aspects of the management of the NAA’s photograph collections,...
Many thanks to those of you who have already taken the (short) survey--your feedback is greatly appreciated! If you haven't taken the survey, we invite you to contribute your comments and ideas.
The survey is located here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tiAEL0-7dp7tPNQuJFWtgcFOsBtm-QpqGtYsMYPtI7M/viewform.
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The new WCRT co-chairs are Stephanie Bayless and Leslie Fields. Congratulations Stephanie and Leslie! Thank you to all the candidates who ran in the recent election.
Also, the WCRT proposed by-laws passed unanimously by those members who voted in the election!
The Metadata and Digital Object Roundtable is excited to announce the appointment of our new MDOR Intern, Julie Seifert, whose term will run from August 2013-July 2014. Julie is a graduate student in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, concentrating in Archives and Records management and pursuing the Digital Curation certificate. Among her reasons for applying to the MDOR internship, Julie cited her interest in getting involved in SAA governance and her desire...
Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Oral History Section Live Web Chat:
Lessons Learned from Boston College and the Belfast Case
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern
Featuring guest panelists Clifford Kuhn and Elena Danielson
Learn more
The Nominations Committee this year includes:
Kimberly Anderson
Adriana Cuervo
Jaimie Quaglino
A call for nominations was sent to the section membership in May with June 1 as the response deadline. The section’s by-laws stipulate that all nominees, including self-nominations, are entitled to run for office. The Chair Elect (write-in candidate) will serve as Section Chair in 2014-2015 and Past Chair in 2015-2016. Two seats for the section’s steering committee will be filled for the 2013...
We are pleased to present the 2013-2014 slate of candidates for the Preservation Section leadership:
Chair/Chair-Elect
Cathy Martyniak:
Cathy was named the Audiovisual and Image Archivist at the University of Florida (UF) Special and Area Studies Collection Department in August of 2012. Previously, she was the Preservation Officer for the UF Libraries for 14 years. She chaired numerous groups in the Preservation and Reformatting Section of the American Libraries Association including the...
The Research Libraries Roundtable is holding its 2013 election for the position of Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. The Vice Chair/Chair Elect shall be elected annually for a two-year term, serving in year one as Vice Chair and in year two as Chair.
Candidates for the 2013 Election
Benjamin Goldman Digital Records ArchivistThe Pennsylvania State University
Stephanie L. KaysArchivist for Collections ManagementUniversity of Oregon
Information About...
(revised 6/17/2013)
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
STUDENTS AND NEW ARCHIVES PROFESSIONALS ROUNDTABLE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE ONE: MISSION
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Roundtable exists to focus attention on and give voice to the needs and concerns of its members--and, in particular, students, interns, new professionals, early-career archivists, and individuals seeking professional employment--within the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the field in general....
Candidate Statement for Co-Chair of the Labor Archives Roundtable
Ben Blake
6/27/2013
After working a variety of jobs and being an active member of a number of unions, including as a steelworker at US Steel Gary Works and a teamster at UPS in Chicago, I developed a strong interest in labor history and archives. I subsequently earned a BA form Hampshire College focusing on labor economics, an MA from Cleveland State in labor history and an MLIS specializing in labor archives at the University...
Candidate for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect:
J. Gordon Daines
Biography: J. Gordon Daines III is the University Archivist and Assistant Department Chair, Manuscripts in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. Gordon holds an undergraduate degree in history from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in history from the University of Chicago, and a certificate in archives and records management from Western Washington University. He has worked for the Oregon Historical...
Vice-Char/Chair-Elect
Gina RappaportHead Archivist/PhotoArchivistNational Anthropological ArchivesSmithsonian Institution
Bio: Gina Rappaport is the head archivist and archivist for photograph collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Anthropological Archives (NAA), a position she has held since 2009. In this position she is responsible for all aspects of the management of the NAA’s photograph collections, as well as general oversight of NAA operations and outreach. Before joining...
The Archival History Roundtable is seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for officers and steering committee members. Positions available are Chair (1-year term), Vice-chair/Chair elect (2- year term), and three steering committee positions (1-year term).
The Archival History Roundtable recently held a referendum to approve the group's proposed bylaws, attached. The bylaws were approved by the membership with no negative votes and will be forwarded to the SAA Council for final approval.
Candidate for Vice Chair
Sarah Quigley
Sarah Quigley, CA, is a Manuscript Archivist at Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. She has a B.A in History and a M.S. in Information Studies, both from the University of Texas at Austin. From 2007-2009, she was a project archivist at the Jesse Helms Center, focusing on the arrangement of the former Senator's congressional records. In 2009, she joined the staff at MARBL as a project archivist working with the records of the...
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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
STUDENTS AND NEW ARCHIVES PROFESSIONALS ROUNDTABLE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE ONE: MISSION
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Roundtable exists to focus attention on and give voice to the needs and concerns of its members--and, in particular, students, interns, new professionals, early-career archivists, and individuals seeking professional employment--within the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the field in general.
ARTICLE...
As you know from the daily news, there is a national debate on privacy in general and specifically government access to big data warehouses that are collecting information on private citizens. The Privacy & Confidentiality Roundtable is posting a couple of links about the issues from The Guardian and the Federation of American Scientists, but -- as they say -- we do not endorse the views expressed. We do think they might serve as a springboard for discussion.
Feel free to post your views or...
BYLAWS: In June 2013, we cast votes for and against the new Bylaws for the Roundtable. The election results were: a total of 19 people voted, with 18 votes for adoption, and 1 vote against adoption. The Bylaws were therefore approved. Please see the page link below with the newly adopted Bylaws.
ELECTION OF CHAIR: The call for nominations for Chair yielded one nomination. Please see the page link below for information on the candidate. An official ballot message and link will be sent by SAA in...
Rachel Seale has been working at the Alaska & Polar Regions Collections & Archives at the University of Alaska Fairbanks since December 2009. She began as an Assistant Archivists, and is now the Associate Archivist, Associate Curator. Her responsibilities include accessioning, collection and research room management, and donor relations. Rachel also represents her institution as a committee member of the Northwest Digital Archives, is Secretary of the SAA Security Roundtable (2014) and...
Bryan Whitledge is a Reference Assistant at the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University, a position he has been in since 2011. He holds a Bachelor's degree in political science and a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois (2011), where he worked in the University Archives in a variety of capacities from 2006 to 2011. Among his coursework at the University of Illinois was a course in library and archives theft, a topic that he has continued...
Daniel Hammer is Curator and Head of Reader Services at the Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection. In 2011 he led and completed a review and revision of the Research Center’s rights and reproductions policies and procedures, and is currently leading an on-going review of the Center’s policies and procedures for patron access to collections materials in the reading room. He has a Bachelor’s degree in German literature from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and a...
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidate: Gabrielle M. Dudley
Gabrielle M. Dudley serves as the Research Library Fellow for Reference and Instruction at the Manuscript, Archive, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) at Emory University. In May 2012, Gabrielle graduated from the University of South Carolina with a MA in Public History and a MLIS with an emphasis in African American history and archival administration. She also holds a BA in History from the University of Montevallo. Gabrielle has been a member...
In a “Joint Letter on the National Library and Archives of Grenada,” the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable and the Issues & Advocacy Roundtable of SAA applaud the newly elected Minister for Education and Human Resource Development, the Honorable Anthony Boatswain for his “efforts to reopen and restore the Sheila Buckmire Memorial Library,” which serves as the national library and national archives center. It has been closed to the people of Grenada since July 2011. The letter to...
Anna Kephart
Anna's interest in women's history began when she scandalized the rest of her sixth-grade class by giving a National History Day presentation on the history of the development of the birth control pill, and its impact on women's lives since the 1960s. Since then, she has had a strong interest in learning about and preserving the history of women, which was strengthened by attaining a BA in History and Classics from Kenyon College, focusing on female perspectives in both...
The following is the bio statement from the candidate for Junior Co-Chair, Natalie Baur.
"Natalie Baur joined the University of Miami Libraries as the Archivist for the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2012. In her role as archivist, Natalie coordinates processing and description of manuscript, audio visual, and oral history collections held at the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Natalie is enthusiastic about outreach and enjoys teaching introductory...
