The Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) is pleased to announce the publication of the first post in a collaborative series on the current EAD revision process.
In "Shape the Future of EAD: A Call to Action – Part I," published in the Description Section's online newsletter, we provide updates about the ongoing revision of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and examine why the EAD standard needs revision and provide an insight into the revision process.
The second...
A Talk by Dr Jennifer Douglas, University of British Columbia
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, 10am PST (1pm EST; 6pm GMT)
Online - Recording of Presentation (YouTube)
AbstractTamarin Norwood is a writer, a life writing scholar, and a bereaved mother. In an award-winning essay published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, Norwood reflects on the care she received in hospital after the death of her newborn son and introduces the notion of institutional love. Referring to how nurses...
On International Roma Day, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum welcomes efforts in Congress and in US embassies around the world to recognize the genocide against Europe’s Roma at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators, to honor the Romani community and culture, and express concern about continuing violence directed against Romani populations.
In light of the history of the persecution of Roma, which culminated during the Holocaust when at least 250,000 Roma were targeted and...
Louisville Underground Music Archive Project Oral HistoriesHeather Fox, Archivist for Manuscript Collections and Co-Director of the Oral History Center, University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky has a rich musical heritage, including an underground scene that influenced the sound of not only punk, indie, and hardcore, but also popular music regionally, nationally and internationally. In 2013, after the loss of several members of this scene, archivists in the University of...
It’s time to Vote! Please take a moment to vote for the 2025-2026 PLASC section Steering Committee!
Ballot link: https://mysaa.archivists.org/myballots
Ballots will remain open for 3 weeks, closing on Tuesday, July 15th.
You will be voting for:
- One Co-Chair, for a two year term
- One Secretary, for a one year term
2025 - 2026 Cadidates
Nazelie Doghramadjian
Secretary
PhD Candidate, University of Michigan School of Information
Bio
Nazelie Doghramadjian is a doctoral candidate at the...
Reconciliation is rewriting Canada's memory banks as archivists across the country work to make their collections more open to and sensitive towards Indigenous people.
Library and Archives Canada is leading the way with a $12-million project to hire Aboriginal archivists to work in First Nations communities and to give more control over materials gathered there to the people who created them.
"Decolonization" is a hot topic among those charged with storing, organizing and making accessible the...
This is a new position at the National Gallery of Art. The Media Archivist is responsible for supporting the Gallery Archives program in managing physical (analog) and digital time-based media objects, consisting of a large collection of institutional, unaccessioned audio and moving image materials. The incumbent spearheads the Gallery Archives’ development and implementation of A/V media retention policies; metadata standards for A/V materials; preservation storage of the media collection;...
Cliff Hight, Candidate for VP/Chair-Elect
Biographical statement:
Cliff Hight has been the university archivist at Kansas State University Libraries since 2011. His primary stewardship is the preservation and accessibility of historically-significant university records in all formats. He holds an MSIS in archives and records administration and an MA in history from the University at Albany, State University of New York. He was the archivist/curator at the Royal Gorge Regional Museum and...
Please join the Technical Subcommittee on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (TS-DACS) for our annual business meeting on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 12-1:30 PM (EST). This meeting will be held via Webex. Please remember to register for the event through the SAA Connect event site.
There are no costs to attend the session and it is open to all; SAA membership is not required.
The annual meeting will include updates from TS-DACS on a variety of work, including TS-DACS educational videos...
On Saturday, August 3 11:30-12:45, RAO will host its Section Meeting and 7th Annual Marketplace of Ideas at the SAA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. Please join us for our Business Meeting followed by the Marketplace!
Saturday, August 3rd from 11:30-12:45
Business meeting
Committee Reports
PSAC (Public Services Assessment Committee)
TPS (Teaching With Primary Sources)
E2 (Events and Exhibits)
Accessibility
Chair update
“Interested in contributing to RAO?”
Marketplace “pitches...
The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section invites applications for four unpaid internships. See the flyer below for position descriptions and application information. The deadline to apply is April 5.
Calling Privilege a Right is Just Plain Wrong
Greetings and salutations, all. Christine Anne George here. Perhaps you remember me from post #5 where I wrote about the Belfast Project back in November. Well I’m back to talk about it again in light of the document from the Government Affairs Working Group (GAWG) on the subject and the latest post on SAA president Jackie Dooley’s blog, Off the Record (OtR). In the interest of full disclosure, there are a few things you should know. I believe that...
VICE CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT (Select 1)
Danielle SangalangArchivist and Records Manager, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Biography:
Danielle Sangalang is the Archivist and Records Manager at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Danielle is an active member of the Digital Commonwealth Board of Directors and Past President (July 2019-June 2020). In 2020, she had the opportunity to help guide...
A press release announcing the approval of the Standardized Statistical Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries was jointly issued by ACRL and SAA on January 25, 2018.
The new document was approved by the ACRL Board of Directors in October 2017 and by the SAA Council in January 2018. Standardized Statistical Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries is available on the ACRL...
The Society of American Archivists’ Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) are excited to announce the availability of “Encoded Archival Standards: A Primer”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYWQeBRnhz0
This brief video tutorial introduces new users--archivists, curators, administrators, educators, and beyond--to Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and Encoded Archival Contexts - Corporate Bodies, Persons...
Last call for nominations! Please send any nominations by Thursday, May 31st!
Are you seeking an opportunity to expand your network and get further involved in the business archives community? If so, come join the Steering Committee and see what the fun is all about! Joining the Steering Committee is a small-time commitment, providing you with valuable experience as you contribute to vital services for your colleagues.
Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of these...
Join us for a joint meeting of the Museum Archives (MAS) and Science, Technology, and Health Care (STHC) Sections on July 23, 2025 from 11am-12:30pm (central). Following brief section business meetings, we’ll hear from two speakers on the topic of incorporating archives into exhibits and leave plenty of time for questions.
View the Recording here:
Science, Technology, and Health Care and Museum Archives Sections | 2025 Joint Annual Meeting | SAA
Agenda (central time):
11:00-11:05 -...
Algoma University’s Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) has been awarded the National Trust of Canada Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Resilient Places Award for their impressive work on the Shingwauk site.
The Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Awards bring national attention to exemplary projects and places that contribute to quality of life and sense of place, and illustrate the viability of heritage buildings and sites for traditional or new uses. The awards are presented in...
Dear IAAS Members and SAA Community,
Please give a warm welcome to our newest International Archival Affairs Section (IAAS) Member-at-Large: Elaine Akin!
Thanks to everyone who voted in the special election, and a big thank you to all the candidates. We really appreciate your passion and desire to contribute to the IAAS!
Thanks again for all your support and participation! If you are not yet a member of IAAS, please join us by becoming an SAA member, navigating to your profile, then selecting...
We are very excited to announce the details of our meeting at SAA 2013 in New Orleans. Our time slot is Friday, August 16th from 4:00-5:30.
This year we are experimenting in a joint program with the Science, Technology and Health Care Roundtable. Our joint program is a memorial to Joan Warnow Blewett, documentation strategy pioneer, and SAA Fellow: http://www.aip.org/history/historymatters/warnow.htm
Speakers include Jennifer Head (Blessed Virgin Mary Congregation Archivist); Tanya Zanish...
The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us Friday, March 7, 2025, at 1-2 pm EST for a community chat with oral and public historian Yolanda Hester and oral history archivist Kopana Terry on producing and managing oral history transcripts.
"Preserving Voices: A Community Conversation on the Oral History Transcript Lifecycle from Creation to Preservation"
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 1-2pm EST / 10-11am PST
Speakers:
Yolanda Hester is an independent public historian. She is Project...
What is an RAO Hot Topic?
An RAO hot topic is an issue, a concern, an idea that has sparked recent attention in RAO circles. It can be something that seems novel or cutting-edge; it can be an enduring issue that is garnering new attention or approaches.
What Makes an RAO Hot Topic HOT?
An RAO hot topic can be provocative and even fractious; it can also be surprising and funny. Above all else, a hot topic should engender passion, engagement and excitement.
What is an RAO Cool Demo?
An...
If you missed the annual section meeting on July 24, catch-up with the chair’s report slides, minutes, and presenters’ slides from our program on reparative description of institutional records. Full Winter 2024 survey results are also online.
The meeting featured presentations about steps archivists at three museums are taking to implement reparative description practices on institutional records. Though the principles discussed in articles and conference presentations apply to and inform...
The Donald Peterson Student Travel Award given by the SAA was established in 2005, supporting students and recent graduates from graduate archival programs within North America to attend SAA’s Annual Meeting. The goal of the scholarship is to stimulate greater participation in SAA events, such as presenting research or joining a committee or section.
Inoue is the Pratt Archives and Digital Initiatives graduate assistant. In this role, she processes archival collections, digitizes black and...
Hi everyone,
I am excited to announce our newly elected steering committee members- Denise Gallo and Gailyn Bopp. Denise Gallo will serve as Member-At-Large and Gailyn Bopp as Co-Chair/Chair-Elect. Listed below are their bios as refresher.
I want to thank all the candidates again for stepping up to support the section as well as all the section members who participated in our elections.
Denise Gallo Provincial Archivist of the Religious of Jesus and Mary
Denise Gallo has served as Provincial...
