Read the May/June Issue of Archival Outlook

Like many organizations, SAA has been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To best navigate this difficult time, the May/June 2020 issue of Archival Outlook will not be distributed in print. As always, the digital editions of Archival Outlook are open access. Love what you’ve read? Share it with a friend or colleague!

In this digital-only edition of Archival Outlook, find advice for dealing with feelings of impostor syndrome in the archives profession, gain strategies for tracking reference statistics, and learn about successful collaborations—from interdepartmental to international—that are preserving at-risk sound recordings—plus so much more! Browse the table of contents, kick up your feet, and start reading now. 

• “President’s Message: We Are Resilient”
  by Meredith Evans
• “A Human Rights Issue: The Records of Native American Boarding Schools”
  by Natalie Bond, Rose Buchanan, Itza Carbajal, Christine Diindiisi McCleave, Caitlin Haynes, and Stephen R. Curley
• “The Challenges of Preserving Glass Plate Negatives”
  by Matthew Noojin
• “Teaching Research Strategies through Social Media Outreach”
  by Kathryn Slover
• “Writing Our Comeback Stories: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome in the Archives Profession”
  by April K. Anderson-Zorn, Drew Davis, Rebekah McFarland, Beth Myers, Danielle Nowak, and Alison Stankrauff
• “A Newcomer’s Guide to Participating in SAA: An Interview with Carli Lowe,”
  by Abigail Christian
• “Research by the Numbers: Strategies for Tracking Reference Statistics” by Katy Sternberger
• “Preserving Sound Collaboratively”
  by Brandon Burke, Kathleen Carter, Guha Shankar, Shawn VanCour, and David M. Walker
• “SAA 2020 Election Results”
• “SAA’s New Dictionary of Archives Terminology Launched”
  by Teresa Brinati
• “From the Archivist of the United States: Providing Services During a Pandemic”
  by David Ferriero
• “Apply for—and Give to—the Archival Workers Emergency Fund”
• “From the Executive Director: Zooming”
  by Nancy Beaumont

The May/June issue is sponsored by TandD, Academy of Certified Archivists, Aeon, Hollinger Metal Edge, Scene Savers, and Lucidea.