Archival Landscapes virtual seminar series began in 2020. In each seminar, an international guest speaker introduces participants to the issues and advancements in their local context, describing the history, operating environment and unique aspects of archival practice in their country.
Click here to view Archival Landscapes seminars.
Archival Vistas Briefings virtual program series began in 2023 and discusses a topic or theme of international focus. The theme for 2024-2025 is archival...
ARCS Steering Committee Nominations 2025
VICE CHAIR:
1.
Alex Palma
Lasallian Legacy Baltimore District
Philadelphia branch of Lasallian DENA Archives
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bio:
Alex Palma is an Archivist for the Lasallian District of Eastern North America and works out of La Salle University. Prior to his current role, Alex served in a variety of different capacities at Museums and Historic Sites throughout Philadelphia. He is a proud member of the Organizing Team for...
The election is now open! You can view the candidate statements here.
Important Dates:The elections will open on Monday, June 23 and remain open through Monday, July 15.
When you're ready to vote, please use this link and click on the Native American Archives Section ballot.
Please note that you must be a current member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) to participate in the election.
Thank you for supporting NAAS leadership. Your voice matters!
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Lori Schwartz
Hagel and Technical Services Archivist, University of Nebraska at Omaha
I have worked at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Archives and Special Collections for ten years. I was first hired to manage the U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives. In 2021, I picked up additional responsibilities of directing arrangement and description for the rest of the department's manuscript collections. Prior to 2015, I was Special Projects Archivist at South Carolina...
The Webinar was hosted by Rachael Woody of Rachael Cristine Consulting LLC. Rachael discussed how she set up her business, reviewed business and financial logistics, revealed how to select an appropriate consulting rate, and offered her tips and tricks for successfully entering the consulting world.
Rachael presented for about 45 minutes and then answer questions from the audience. If you have a question you’d like to ask Rachael, connect directly at 503-922-3402, consulting@rachaelcristine.com...
The next edition of the Business Archives Section Quarterly (BASQ) is in the works!
This time we are dealing with the ways in which corporate archives are managing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unusual time for us all, and we are interested in hearing how business archivists are supporting their companies. We've had some great conversations on the message board about this topic and want to take it to the newsletter.
You can check out the threads “Your Responses to COVID-19” (March 19...
Hello,
My company is looking at changing its current servers and backups to Amazon WorkDocs. I do not have any experience with this so I am looking for feedback from people who do. I need to be able to maintain security, access, and digital preservation over our records, which includes over 27TB of dervived digital images, born digital images, and moving images. Any thoughts positive or negative would be appreciated. I have cross posted my question, I do apologize if you receive it multiiple...
The Accessibility & Disability Section has launched a refreshed and revamped website with resources, information about the section, and the ADS blog. Find the new ADS site at saadisabilityarchivists.wordpress.com.
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2025 Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
Three year terms:
Co-Chair (vote for 1)
Steering Committee Member (vote for 3)
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Co-Chair Candidate
The following...
VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT
Alex Palma
Lasallian Legacy Baltimore District
Philadelphia branch of Lasallian DENA Archives
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alex Palma is an Archivist for the Lasallian District of Eastern North America and works out of La Salle University. Prior to his current role, Alex served in a variety of different capacities at Museums and Historic Sites throughout Philadelphia. He is a proud member of the Organizing Team for Archives 4 Black Lives in...
"Community Chat on Student Involvement in Oral History Projects"
Date: April 24, 2025
Speaker: Gillian Goldberg (they/them), University of the Pacific; Elisa Villalpando (she/her), University of the Pacific
Recording available!
The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 1-2pm EST for a community chat with Archivist David Olson about his recently published article in the American Archivist, “Forms, Formations, and Reforms,” on the evolution of the oral history release form from its origins to current practices and future trends. The event will consist of a conversation between Olson and OHS Chair Cyrana Dowell, followed by an audience Q&A. We encourage you to read the...
Pride month is here! Do you want to learn about the latest on LGBTQIA2S+ oral history projects and their archival considerations? Join us at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Diverse Sexuality and Gender Section (SAA-DSGS) on July, 7th, 2025 from 11am to 12.30pm (central). Following brief Section’s business meetings, we’ll hear from two young professionals on this topic:
01-“Visibility is Survival”: Changes to the LGBTQ+ Oral History Inventory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by David...
Vice Chair/Chair-elect
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Elizabeth.m.wilkinson@yale.edu
Yale Center for British Art
Biography:
Elizabeth Wilkinson is the Chief Archivist for the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA). Before joining the YCBA she served as the Archivist at Southern Connecticut State University, was the Archivist at the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, the Archivist at Small Special Collections Library at UVA, Curator of Manuscripts at the Booth Family Center for Special...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for participating in the 2025 Native American Archives Section election.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, for a two-year term
One Steering Committee member, for a two-year term
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through SurveyMonkey. Please keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballots open!
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidates
The following candidates are running for the Vice Chair/ Chair-Elect position:
Candy Navarrete...
The SAA ARCS Models and Resources Committee is happy to announce that these 16 webinars are now approved for recertification credits through the Academy of Certified Archivists:
Making Archive Digital Spaces More Accessible (2022/05/20) - ACA Recertification code: CA25025
Outreach Lesson Planning (2022/08/12) - ACA Recertification code: CA25026
Keeping Bits Together (2023/05/18) - ACA Recertification code: CA25027
Environment, Storage, and Integrated Pest Management (2023/09/18...
Nominee for Communications Manager (1-year term)
Brenna Edwards, Manager for Digital Archives, Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Having served in multiple roles on several Society of American Archivists sections, I am interested in the Communications Manager position with the Web Archiving Section steering committee because coordinating communications in a timely manner is the key to having successful events and section health. My knowledge of figuring out the right time...
Thank you to all of our wonderful candidates for volunteering to run for open SAA Collection Management Section positions.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (or Co-chair), for a two year term
One Steering Committee Member, for a two year term
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Sarah Jones
Head of Special Collections & Archives Technical Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bio:
Sarah Jones has served as Head of Special Collections and Archives Technical Services at the...
2025 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2025 Performing Arts election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One (1) Co-chair, 2024-2026
Please make sure to carefully read all the candidate biographies and statements of interest and make your selections. Ballots are managed by SAA through SurveyMonkey; you will receive a message in...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2025 User Experience Section Election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
Candidates
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Fatemeh Rezaei
Job Title and Institution: Archivist, University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives
Bio and Candidate Statement:
I am currently serving as an archivist at the University of Baltimore’s Special Collections and Archives...
Thank you to everyone who shared and participated in the 2023 Accessibility & Disability Section election call for candidates! We appreciate all of the nominations that we received. The names and statements of the candidates standing in the election are posted below. Please take a moment to review them.
Section members will be voting for:
3 Steering Committee members (three-year terms)
1 Early-career member (one-year term)
Ballots will be sent by SAA through Survey Monkey — keep an eye on...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2025 Issues & Advocacy Section election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (or Co-chair), for a two-year term; and
[3] Steering Committee members (two-year terms).
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Vice Chair/...
The Solo Archivists Section (SAS) will elect new leadership to fill two positions for the 2025-2026 term - Vice Chair/Chair and Newsletter Editor.
Ballots will be managed by SAA and will be open June 25 - July 16.
Meet the 2025 Candidates:
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Hilary Swett, Archivist, Writers Guild Foundation
Bio: I am a solo archivist at the Writers Guild Foundation, a non-profit entertainment special collections library and archive in Los Angeles. Like all of us in small shops, I wear many...
