The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ACRL (RBMS), and Society of American Archivists (SAA) have formed a joint task force to refine, publish, and own a BIBFRAME ontology extension for the description of special collections materials. This work will build upon the Art and Rare Materials BIBFRAME Ontology Extension established as part of the first phase of the Andrew W.

The following candidates are slated for SAA's 2019 ballot. Information about each candidate will be posted to the SAA website in February.

CHICAGO — Congratulations to the 20 new Digital Archives Specialists (DAS)!  These archivists, who represent a variety of repositories around the country, earned a DAS Certificate from the Society of American Archivists (SAA) after completing required coursework within twenty-four months and passing a comprehensive examination in November 2018.

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