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April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day, established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to publicize how copyright, patents, trademarks, and designs affect the world. Their focus this year is on innovating towards a “green future.” This is a welcome goal, but we must not forget the threat to the world's cultural heritage posed by the disastrous effects of climate change, and aggravated by the lack of appropriate copyright legislation supporting the institutions that preserve our common knowledge and heritage.
April 23, 2020—Thank you to the 155 donors who contributed more than $26,000 during Wednesday’s matching campaign for the Archival Workers Emergency Fund. With the AWEF Organizing Committee’s generous match, we raised more than $31,000 for the fund in just one day!
We have unlocked the full AWEF Organizing Committee match!
THANK YOU to the 61 donors who contributed more than $7,150 this morning. Any further donations will help us support the 70+ applicants in need! Any amount helps.
April 20, 2020—Dear Colleagues:
I have represented SAA for several years at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to advocate for creation of archives-friendly exceptions in copyright law. Although in the midst of this pandemic our attention is rightly on caring for our health and that of our families and friends, I write to encourage you to add (virtually) the name of your archives to this letter.
Support your colleagues in need!
The SAA Foundation welcomes and encourages donations to support the Archival Workers Emergency Fund, established to provide financial assistance for archival workers experiencing acute, unanticipated financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 6, 2020—A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President. In "How Do You Measure a Volunteer?," SAA President Meredith Evans shares her President's Message article that originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Archival Outlook. Read the blog post here.