SAA Fellow, past president, and bibliophile William L. Joyce, 79, passed away on June 6, 2021, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  

June 9, 2021—Jacqualine Price Osafo, MBA, CAE, vice president of membership for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), has been selected as the new executive director of the Society of American Archivists and will officially assume the post July 15, 2021.

June 1, 2021—The SAA Foundation Board awards grants that meet the mission and goals of the Foundation and/or SAA’s strategic planning priorities. Now in its sixth year of the program, the Foundation is pleased to announce the following grant projects:

The Power of Archival Accessioning

Book launch and critical conversation sponsored by the SAA Publications Board

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm Central Time

FREE virtual event  |  

May 26, 2021—At its May 2021 virtual meetings, the SAA Council:

May 19, 2021—SAA's appointed groups are now seeking to mentor early-career members! Students and new professionals (with three or fewer years of experience in the profession) are encouraged to apply for this unique mentoring and leadership development experience.

A recording of this event is now available here.

Thank you to those who filled out SAA's four-question survey in mid-April on how and why you read Archival Outlook. Of the 391 respondents, 52.19% prefer the print edition with another 26.22% indicating they prefer both print and digital editions. Further, 84.50% would be on board if Archival Outlook transitioned from a bimonthly magazine to a quarterly magazine, so long as there is the same amount of high-quality content.