ARCS webinars now approved for ACA recertification credits!

The SAA ARCS Models and Resources Committee is happy to announce that 36 webinars are now approved for recertification credits through the Academy of Certified Archivists:

 Domain 1: Selection and Appraisal

• Archival Appraisal for Beginners (08/22/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25068
• How to Start an Archive (12/13/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25061
• Introduction to Deaccessioning - ACA Recertification Code: CA26056

Domain 2: Arrangement and Description

• Social Justice and Catholic Nuns (01/31/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25054
• Archival Arrangement for Beginners: What They Don’t Teach You in School (11/20/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25060
• Archival Arrangement for Beginners (07/11/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25060
• Controlled Vocabulary (01/18/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25062
• Privacy and Access Restrictions (02/15/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25063
• More Product Less Process (06/13/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25066
• Making Archive Digital Spaces More Accessible (05/20/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25025
• Digitization to FADGI Standards (10/19/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25029
• Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) (07/06/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25030
• Archival Description for Beginners (Canada) - ACA Recertification Code: CA26053
• Archival Description for Beginners (USA) - ACA Recertification Code: CA26054
• Encoded Archival Standards (04/23/2026) - ACA Recertification Code: forthcoming
• Introduction to OpenRefine (06/04/2026) - ACA Recertification Code: forthcoming

 Domain 3: Reference Services and Access

• Access and Accessibility (07/20/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25058
• How to Start and Archive (12/13/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25061
• Discovering Enslavement in Catholic Church Records (02/29/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25055
• Ancestry Digitization (03/21/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25064
• Outreach Lesson Planning (08/12/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25026
• Archival Reference Services (09/02/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24049
• A Primer on Flickr Commons (02/16/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24052

 Domain 4: Preservation and Protection

• How to Start and Archive (12/13/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25061
• Ancestry Digitization (03/21/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25064
• Preserveing Film and Outsourcing Digitization (09/26/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25069
• Analog Videotape Preservation: Best Practices & Options (10/03/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25071
• Film Preservation (10/17/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25072
• Keeping Bits Together (05/18/2023): ACA Recertification Code: CA25027
• Environment, Storage, and Integrated Pest Management (2023/09/18) -  ACA Recertification code: CA25028
• Digitization to FADGI Standards (10/19/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25029
• The Construction of an Archival Vault (07/08/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24048
• Web-Archiving with Archive-It (11/18/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24051
• NDSA Levels of Preservation (2023/04/19) - ACA Recertification code: CA24054
• A Primer on Flickr Commons (02/16/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24052
• Email Preservation - ACA Recertification Code: CA26052
• Introduction to Digital Preservation and 2 Tools (05/28/2026) - ACA Recertificaiton Code: forthcoming

 Domain 5: Outreach, Advocacy, and Marketing 

• How to Start and Archive (12/13/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25061
• Outreach Lesson Planning (08/12/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25026
• Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) (07/06/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25030
• A Primer on Flickr Commons (02/16/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24052
• Reaching Out (06/03/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24047

 Domain 6: Managing Archival Programs

• Introduction to AtoM (10/05/2022) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24050
• Introduction to ArchivesSpace (04/09/2025) - ACA Recertification Code: CA26055
• Introduction to OpenRefine (06/04/2026) - ACA Recertification Code: forthcoming

 Domain 7: Professional, Ethical, and Legal Responsibilities

• An Introduction to Canadian Copyright (08/17/2023) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25060
• AI Copyright and Education (01/24/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25065
• Privacy and Access Restrictions (02/15/2024) - ACA Recertification Code: CA25063
• How to Write for American Archivist (11/16/2023) -  ACA Recertification Code: CA25031
• Copyright and Archives (2023/04/14) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24053

 Domain 8: Cultural Competency

• Reading Old German Script (2023/05/04) - ACA Recertification Code: CA24055

If you were unable to attend a live webinar, you can view the recording here: SAA ARCS Resources YouTube

Instructions for obtaining ACA recertification credits:

• Log into Prolydian (ACA Certification Maintenance).
• Select “applications” document icon on the left panel, then “my applications” briefcase icon.
• Select “apply now” button on the upper left of the screen.
• Select “Certification – ACA Continuing Education Credit Request” then “apply” button in the pop-up window.
• Enter date of webinar in the “start date of activity” box, then its preapproval code. The webinar title should self-validate.
• Enter “1” in the “Activity Units” box.
• Select “submit”.