PLASC Meeting Minutes 2022 November 16

Public Library Archives & Special Collections Section Meeting 

Society of American Archivists 

November 16, 2022, 4 pm EST 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting began at 4:05

Present: 

Laura Carroll

Catherine Oseas

Matthew Peek

Biz Gallo

Approve September Minutes

Minutes Approved Unanimously

Agenda

1) Blog

      Recent posts:

·       Queer History Month

·       Posts seem to be getting many hits.

·       Oregon feedback positive

·       Get to Know PLASC - Joanna

·       Posted but not promoted

·       Call for submissions for Dec/Jan for holiday photos

·       Laura to post on listserv

      Upcoming posts

·       Native American Heritage Month

·       Catherine will finish this week

·       Get to Know PLASC - Laura 

·       Call for series on exhibits - Matthew

·       Matt will put together call for blog/listserv

2) Communications Documentation - needs updated     

·       Laura will start updating

·       Put a “last revised” date

·       remove/ move newsletter information to the bottom

3) Twitter update

·       Still slow

·       Still need poll ideas

4) Section

Meeting planning - Newspaper Digitization 

·       Start reaching out for speakers

·       Biz knows Justin Clarke

·       Cast a wide net and then limit scope

·       Should we address smaller scale (ie not big project) projects

·       Building relationships with the publisher

·       Digital NC - Matt

5) Section meeting time

·       Laura will send out survey for moving the time

Action Items

·       This is Catherine’s last meeting until April 2023

Adjourn 3:40