Meeting Minutes, 2020 January 31 (I&A Steering Ctte.)

SAA I&A Steering Committee Meeting, 2020-01-31
11-12pm PST


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Meeting ID: 802-942-681


Present: Courtney, Joanna, Samantha, Genna, Sara, Sheridan

Not Present: Holly

Notetaker: Sara


Agenda


  1. Housekeeping / General Announcements

-Today is Samantha’s last day! :( Genna will take over her social media duties. Joanna will be in charge of blog.

-Sheridan has data set for project archivist funding study. She is looking at possible pop-up for annual conference.

-Christina George may write article about controversial presentation at last annual meeting.

  1. Projects updates

    1. Outreach

  • Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)

  • I&A Liaison

-Will post December minutes but hasn’t yet

  • I&A Monthly Recap

-Recap is a little sparse. Suggestions?

  • Blog: Bradley Wiles will write 3 Archivists on the Issues posts

-Blogger writing about conference in Italy says they are busy right now

-Digital records and climate change blogger will send something soon

  1.  
    1. Research Teams: 

n/a


  1.  
    1. Blog Series 

  • Steering Shares: 

    • Ideas for upcoming posts? Hopefully discuss over email within next few weeks

  • Archivists on the Issues: 

    • Bradley Wiles will have posts around March 5, 2020, May 14, 2020, July 16, 2020

    • Laura Alagna working on post re: environmental consequences of digital archives (Sheridan recruited)

  • ICYMI: Looking for ideas. Genna suggested link roundup. She will send to Joanna.


  1. Special Projects


  1. Other things?

  • Archivists & Archives of Color Section's summary of the addition to the 2020 election ballot and the reaction (no official response from SAA yet) to it

-Joanna will resend responses

-We will frame this as continuing discussion/roundup of resources

-Courtney will ask for info about this in monthly roundup

ACTION ITEMS


-Links and summaries will be sent out

-Email thread for next steering share ideas