Strategic Priority #2 (Diversity) Desired Outcome #3 - in cooperation with appropriate communities, develop SAA guidelines and resources on managing cultural property that will assist the broader archives community in dealing with cultural property issues.
- Measurable activity a - Identify allied professions / professionals and other whose practices could be considered (FY 2010-2011 - Assigned to CPWG)
- Measurable activity b - Appoint an individual or group to work with the ALA on its Traditional Cultural Expressions initiative and make recommendations regarding additional tasks that SAA might undertake to advance this outcome. (FY 2011 - Assigned to CPWG)
- Measurable activity c - Identify major national / international initiatives about managing cultural property, gathered from multiple sources (FY 2012 - Assigned to CPWG)
- Measurable activity d - Establish an online clearinghouse of information about managing cultural property, gathered from multiple sources. (FY 2012 - Assigned to CPWG)
Activities not assigned to CPWG but useful to consider for projects and/or assigments:
- Measurable activity e - Enter into proactive communication with communities that have created cultural property to share views and, if possible, develop protocols that define mutually acceptable standards for care, access, and use of cultural material. (FY 2012-2014 - Assigned to CPWG)
- Measurable activity f - Identify key cultural property texts and submit proposal(s) to the Publication Board for their addition to the SAA online bookstore (FY 2012)
- Measurable activity g - Develop and implement a strategy for the creation of resources and tools, such as case studies and model policies, that could assist archivists in collecting and developing access policies for property from other cultures (FY 2012-2014)
- Measurable activity h - Identify, develop, and submit proposal(s) to the Publications Board for the addition of appropriate terminology on cultural property issues to SAA's Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (FY 2012-2013)
- Measurable activity i - Promote cultural property issues through the development of annual meeting sessions and articles in American Archivist and Archival Outlook (FY 2012-2014).
