On January 25, the SAA Council approved our petition to form the Military Archives Roundtable.
On January 25, 2012, the SAA Council approved our petition to form the Students and New Archives Professionals Roundtable.
The Preservation Section will be accepting nominations for the following positions in 2012:
Vice chair/chair elect
Nominating committee member
Steering committee member-at-large
Anyone interested in running for these office, please contact Shelby Sanett (shelby.sanett [at] nara [dot] gov) or Greg Schmidt (schmigr [at] auburn [dot] edu).
The Winter 2012 RAO Newsletter is now available! Kathryn Otto, Chair, thanks past officers, introduces current members, and provides an update on the section’s ongoing progress on its work, including, the National History Day and Archives Toolkit, the newly renamed Working Group for Data-Driven Decisions in Processing and Public Services, the Teaching with Primary Resources group, results from the Skill Survey, and outreach efforts with C-SPAN. Read more about it on the newsletter! Kathryn...
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Meeting Minutes: AT/ARCHON Roundtable meeting at SAA Roundtable Meetings II
Aug 24, 2011 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
BUSINESS
1.) Recap of AT/ARCHON RT 2010-2011 activities from past year:
AT/ARCHON webpage on SAA site now includes:
Annual reports
Presentations
User profiles
Revised mission, goals, and merged name
Bylaws
Online elections
2.) Tom Hyry: SAA Council and Liaison announcements:
SAA annual meeting taskforce established
Deadline to volunteer is September 26, 2011
http://www2....
In conjunction with the Social Media Forum to be held Thursday, August 25, 2011, CTWG invites individuals to contribute feedback regarding SAA's use of communication technology. Please review the following talking points copied from the slideshow presentation (see attachment below). Add your comments at the bottom of the screen.
Why are we here?
We want your input!
How can communications technology help SAA communicate better with its members?
Which communication technologies should SAA use?...
The Human Rights Archives Roundtable has been approached by three panels who are seeking endorsemsents. Since the Roundtable can endorse up to two panels, I would like Roundtable members to vote on the two panels that resonate the most with the membership's interests.
Below are the panel names and abstracts with the full proposals attached. After reading the proposals, please click on the Survey Monkey link to vote on which panels you believe should receive the Roundtable's endorsement....
VOTE HERE: http://www2.archivists.org/groups/electionsNote: You must be an SAA member to vote.
TESSA FALLONWeb Curator, Columbia University
I am a web collection curator at Columbia University Libraries and I am currently focused on building our Human Rights Web Archive. In addition to my work at Columbia, I am currently the co-director of the International Council on Archives Human Rights Working Group archives directory project. I earned a MLIS and a certificate in Archives and Records...
September 22, 2011
To fill the vacant Vice Chair/Chair Elect position, the Steering Committee appointed Jen Eidson.
With this shift in section leadership, the Newsletter Editor/Web Liaison position was then vacant and also needed to be filled. The Steering Committee appointed Margaret Fraser to fulfill these section duties.
These Steering Committee appointments were implemented in accordance with the Section Bylaws.
Please contact Section Leadership if you have any questions or concerns...
The SAA Program Committee has extended the deadline for session proposals for next year’s annual meeting from October 3, 2011 to October 11, 2011.
The deadline for pre-conference proposals to the Committee on Education also has been extended to October 11, 2011.
The deadline for seeking endorsement from RAO will also move to October 11, 2011.
We hope this extra time encourages a cornucopia of fabulous reference, access, and/or outreach sessions to spill forth.
September 14, 2011
Unfortunately, this week Howard Levin, Oral History Section Chair, stepped down from his position as Chair. The Steering Committee asked Vice Chair/Chair Elect Doug Boyd if he would be willing to step into the Chair position one year earlier than normal. Doug Boyd agreed to do this and will serve as Section Chair for the 2011-2012 term.
The Vice Chair/Chair Elect position is now vacant.
In accordance with the Section Bylaws, the Steering Committee will appoint a new...
Proposal (see attachment below)
In February 2009, the Acquisition and Appraisal Section Steering Committee presented a proposal to develop guidelines for reappraisal and deaccessioning to the Standards Committee. With the support of the Standards Committee and Council, the section leadership has begun moving forward with the effort. Since these guidelines will have broad professional application, interested professionals from across SAA, not just those who are members of the...
There are two ways to submit comments on the Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessionng.
1. Review the attached PDF here and submit feedback to luglean@uwyo.edu.
2. Go to http://rddrt.forens.es/ and post your comments directly online. Please note that comments posted here will be seen by anyone who visits the page.
Comments must be received by October 16, 2011. The RD-DRT will discuss all comments after this date.
The following individuals were (re)elected to serve in AT/Archon Steering committee leadership roles.
Chair: Cassie Schmitt
Co-Chair: Genie Guerard
Web Liaison: Kat Stefko
Member: Nancy Enneking
Member: Kyle Rimkus
Member: Rachel Wise
Ex-officio: Scott Schwartz
Ex-officio: Brad Westbrook
The AT/Archon RT steering committee recently announced the ballot of candidates for the upcoming election. The ballot is below, along with supplemental material submitted by the candidates.
CANDIDATES...
This year's business meeting will feature remarks from the David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and a panel discussion that explores holdings protection -- balancing access to holdings with safeguarding them -- with an emphasis on strategies that are scaleable for custodial institutions of all sizes. We are pleased to present a panel of security experts and archivists who will discuss best practices, training, and the development of holdings protection programs. Scheduled...
The Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Description (TS-EAD) issued a call for comments on the revision of EAD 2002 in October 2010. The comment period ended on February 28, 2011.
One hundred and twenty-seven comments were received. The submissions received during the comment period have been compiled into a spreadsheet and made available through the SAA standards portal EAD Revision page.
The Steering Committee of the SAA Preservation Section invites all members to consider, confer and collaborate—and propose preservation-focused sessions for the SAA 2012 Annual Meeting, August 5-12, in San Diego, California.
The 2012 theme “Beyond Borders” enables us to envision new opportunities beyond our institutions and specializations, to expand our perceptions of history, culture, memory, and recordkeeping to arrive at a more inclusive and holistic view of the great work of archives. See...
Roundtable Meetings II
Aug 24, 2011 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Archivists’ Toolkit ™ / Archon ™
To promote and facilitate support for users of archives management tools, ArchivesSpace developers and staff present an update of the AT/Archon integration. We will also learn how some repositories are using AT or Archon for managing digital objects and providing reference services. Please join us!
BUSINESS3:15-3:30
Recap of AT/Archon RT 2010-11 activities, governance
Tom Hyry: SAA Council and...
The 2011 CPR Preconference Program, Membership Meeting, and 25th Anniversary Celebration will take place on Wednesday, August 24th from 9-5 p.m. in Rooms 303-304 Terry Student Center in Baumhart Hall on Loyola University’s Water Tower Campus, 26 E. Pearson Street, Chicago, IL Follow the links below for full details and registration. Please note, advanced registration is required for the preconference program. Deadline is August 1, 2011. CPR25 Program Overview CPR25- Preconference Program...
