In the latest post on bloggERS! Nat Wilson, Digital Archivist at Carleton College, discusses the need to move towards automation in descriptive metadata creation. What are your thoughts?
In its efforts to learn more about how archives and special collections repositories are currently quantifying their holdings, the SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries is seeking examples of survey instruments, worksheets, methodologies, etc. that have been used to:
Provide a number for collections [of archival and/or manuscript material], titles [bibliographic units], and/or...
RAAC Steering Committee meeting minutes from the January 12, 2015 meeting are available online at:
Meeting Minutes
BloggERS! is the blog of the Electronic Records Section. Developed as a forum to share information, resources, and ideas within the electronic records community, bloggERS! will feature news, research, and writings as well as opportunities for discussion and collaboration. Initial topics include digital preservation, electronic records management, and issues related to born-digital and digitized content.
Are you ready to get involved? BloggERS! needs both contributors and editors....
In the November/December "Archival Outlook" (see "A Call to Action: The Cultural Heritage Working Group Seeks Your Input," page 11) we highlight the recent work of the CHWG and encourage all members to take a brief survey to gather baseline data about your largest concerns and needs regarding cultural heritage archives to determine new initiatives and projects.
UPDATE: Due to other SAA surveys underway, the CHWG survey has been postponed to Fall 2015. The link to the survey will be included...
Send a scan of the photo, your name, and the citation information to Jennifer Sharp.
RAAC Steering Committee meeting minutes from the November 17, 2014 meeting are available online at:
Meeting Minutes
This document details the proposed changes to the bylaws with track changes. Please contact Beth Cron with any questions bethany.cron@nara.gov.
Vice Chair/Chair Elect Candidate Statements
Roxanne Dunn
I am currently employed as the Special Collections and Archives Librarian at Southeast Missouri State University. Having recently been elected to serve on SNAP's steering committee, I have enjoyed the limited time I have worked "behind the scenes" with SNAP and feel I can step up to help lead our RT. I have gained much experience during my first year of employment and I feel that will translate well to assist others with job hunting...
Statistics about Key Contact/SAA membership distribution is now available under About this Subcommittee.
The Key Contact subcommittee recently revised the FAQ document and it is now available via the link under About the Subcommittee.
As archivists and special collections librarians, we are becoming increasingly mindful of the need to gather, analyze, and share evidence concerning the effectiveness of the operations we manage and the impact of the services we provide. Yet the absence of commonly accepted statistical measures greatly impedes our ability to conduct meaningful assessment initiatives and the evaluation and establishment of best practices. Recognition of this two-pronged challenge has manifested itself in a...
EAD3
Seek clarity in relationship with the Technical Subcommittee on EAD (TS-EAD) and how we can work productively on the release of EAD3 this winter. Communication and lowering barriers to adoption the focus of this group.
Assigned to this initiative: Ruth Kitchin Tillman, Suzanne Maggard
EAD3 Study Groups
Link to groups: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ead3-study-group
Part of laying groundwork for EAD. Priority project for fall-winter.
Assigned to this initiative: Jodi Allison-...
Serving in a leadership role on the Roundtable is a wonderful way to become more involved with SNAP and SAA and get to know other archivists. Our proposed SNAP bylaws require, to ensure adequate student representation in SNAP leadership, that at least two candidates on the slate must be students at the time of the election.
In order to hold a position as an officer and/or member of the Steering Committee, you must be both a member of SAA and the SNAP Roundtable. The term for each office is one...
http://snaproundtable.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/saa-2015-session-proposals/
As archivists and special collections librarians, we are becoming increasingly mindful of the need to gather, analyze, and share evidence concerning the effectiveness of the operations we manage and the impact of the services we provide. Yet the absence of commonly accepted statistical measures greatly impedes our ability to conduct meaningful assessment initiatives and the evaluation and establishment of best practices. Recognition of this two-pronged challenge has manifested itself in a...
Do you have a great idea for a session proposal for SAA 2015, but you aren't sure where to find other participants? Looking for a like-minded group with which to form a lightning talk? Or are you interested in presenting your work, but you're not sure that it will work as its own session?
The Electronic Records Section is aggregating SAA 2015 session ideas with electronic records/digital preservation themes into this Google spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/...
RAAC Annual General Meeting minutes from August 13, 2014 are available online at:
Meeting minutes
At the annual meeting, Frank Boles of SAA's Committee on Archives and Public Policy (CAPP) led a discussion before the roundtable on the archival implications of the NSA mass surveillance. The undated draft document produced by CAPP outlines a possible reponse by SAA to issues raised by this controversy. It is based on a memo from April 2014 by the leadership of the P & C and Issues & Advocacy Roundtables.
Both documents are available here.
Candidate statements for 2014 Human Rights Archives Roundtable elections follow below. Please remember to vote!!!
JUNIOR CO-CHAIR
Jr. Co-Chair Candidate Statement: Emily Gibson
I learned about human rights from my mother. Through her activism, she showed her love, and through her example I learned to have compassion for the marginalized and underserved. As a library and information science student, I focused on serving poor and urban communities. Internships at the Walter P. Reuther...
Thank you to all who attended our roundtable meeting, both in person and online. If you missed it, here is a link to the recording. The Powerpoint presentations that go along with it are available on Slideshare:
Ryan Edge, Preservation Self Assessment Program
Mark Greek, DC Punk Archive
Christina Moretta, Social media at the San Francisco History Center
Katie O'Connell, City of San Bruno Centennial timeline
A reminder: if you have any photos from your local history collection that you would...
