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SAA Advocacy page - summary of SAA advocacy efforts for public policy, public awareness of the importance of archives, and advocacy within members' own organizations
SAA Issues & Advocacy Section
Toolkits page (2012) - "examples of toolkits created by various organizations in order to direct their advocacy efforts"
"How to Advocate: Tools and Toolkits" (c. 2012) *
Wordpress blog series (2023) - "committed to outreach and advocacy efforts to support archivists and archives"
Archivist's Elevator Speeches page - in conjunction with SAA Business Archives Section
SAA Business Archives Section: Advocating Business Archives Toolkit - portal page to various archival advocacy resources, not just specific to business archives
SAA Museum Archives Section: Outreach/Advocacy page - links to blogs, social media, online exhibits, supporting documents for tours, and printed materials/mailings
International Council on Archives: SPA brochure on Advocacy (2014) *
SAA Reference, Access and Outreach Section
Exhibits and Events Resource Bank (2022) - "a hub for relevant examples of exhibition and event-related policies, procedures, contracts, and other germane materials for archivists, special collections librarians, public historians, and other professionals who hold these work responsibilities"
23 Things for Archivists (2015) - outdated but comprehensive guide to outreach on social media as of 2013-2015
Community Archives Lab UCLA: "Assessing the Affective Impact of Community Archives: A Toolkit" (2018) *
Free Library of Philadelphia: "Blog: Defining Community Engagement and Outreach" (2018) *
Public Libraries Online: "To Engage or Not to Engage? Social Media in Public Libraries" (2019) *
Special Collections/Archives Social Media Sites (2014-2021) - resource created as a clearinghouse of institutional uses of social media, such as Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Great resource for seeing how other institutions are dealing with their social media outreach!
UC Santa Cruz University Library: Digital Exhibits (2023) - tutorials/workshops on digital exhibit software and digital project management *
UNC University Libraries: "Creating and Growing Community-Based Memory Projects" (2020) *
* cited on "LA as Subject: Archives at Risk Help Desk" site, a great general resource for small archives and solo archivists