Attend the Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts Discussion with the Authors!

In the new SAA book Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts, editors Audra Eagle Yun and Chela Scott Weber note that today, we operate in an environment of records abundance, with far more documentation created than can reasonably kept. Thoughtful selection and appraisal is both a balancing act and a vital skill for modern archivists. In this virtual book discussion, Eagle Yun, Weber, and other book contributors discuss practical ideas grounded in best practices, informed by the past, and aspirationally moving our profession forward.

Editors: 

Audra Eagle Yun, Head of Special Collections and Archives and University Archivist, University of California, Irvine
Eagle Yun is a co-editor of Selecting and Appraising and editor of Archival Accessioning (SAA, June 2021).  

Chela Scott Weber, Senior Program Manager – Data Governance, Sound Transit
Weber is a co-editor of Selecting and Appraising and a contributor to Archival Accessioning. 

Panelists: 

Maureen Cresci Callahan, Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut 

Jillian Cuellar, Director of Special Collections, Tulane University

Melissa Gonzales, Head of Library and Archives, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) 

Carrie Hintz, Associate Director, Stuart. A Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University 

Michelle Light, Associate University Librarian for Yale Library Special Collections and Director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

David Staniunas, Archivist, Presbyterian Historical Society 

Moderator: 

Stacie Williams, Chair, Publications Board of the Society of American Archivists and Publications Editor, SAA