PLASC Meeting Minutes 2022 August 17

Public Library Archives & Special Collections Section Meeting

Society of American Archivists

August 17, 2022, 1pm PST

 

Minutes

Meeting began at 3:02 CST

Present: Laura Carroll, Catherine Oseas Champion, Joanna Kolosov, Matthew Peek

Approve meeting minutes: Approved unanimously

 

Agenda

1.    

Committee make-up and assignments

 .                

Matthew to take up webmaster

a.              

Try to add 2 new at large members with a call on listserv, facebook, twitter, etc

i.

Currently have 435 (approximately) members

ii.

Maybe make at large member (regular) and at large member (communications/outreach)

2.    

Newsletter/Blog 

 

a.    

Upcoming posts - wrap up of section meeting, Get To Know PLASC for each of us

·       

Heather getting us the wrap up

·       

Other three members (aside from Matthew) answer the “Get to Know you” questions

·       

Aim for 2 blog posts/mo

b.    

1 fluff and 1 serious content?

Come up with a rough schedule for posts 

3rd blog post re: microsite combined with call for resource updates

 

3.    

Resources page on Microsite  

See above

 

4.              

Twitter  

a.              

Catherine will take over twitter for now

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Laura will give her login info

 

b.              

People will contribute ideas to the twitter tracking for polls and engagement questions


5.              

Section Annual Report 

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Submitted by Heather

6.              

Action Items

Regions: West, Midwest, South, Northeast

Monthly topics for blog posts:

            September - Hispanic Heritage Month (Catherine)

            October - LGBTQ History Month (Laura)

            November - National American Indian Heritage Month (Catherine)

            December - None (call for holiday photos)

            January - None (Holiday break)

            February - African American (Matthew)

            March - Women (Joanna)

            April - National Arab American Heritage Month (Matthew)

            May - Asian American Pacific Islander Month (Joanna)

            June - Caribbean- American History Month (Laura)

            July - prepping for conference

            August - turnover

Adjourn 4:05CST