May 1, 2019—The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for FY20 includes drastic cuts in federal humanities funding, including elimination of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. NHPRC is a critical source of grants for preserving our heritage and making it accessible to the public.

Now is the time to urge your Members of Congress to support federal programs that are vital to our archives community!

May 1, 2019—SAA has joined with the Council of State Archivists, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, and the Regional Archival Associations Consortium in endorsing the Texas Library Association's statement, HB 4181: An Assault on the Public’s Right to Know.

Take Action on MayDay!

Protecting our collections is one of our fundamental responsibilities as archivists. That's why SAA has long encouraged archivists to do something—even if it's something simple—that will make a difference when and if an emergency occurs in your repository. For ideas about what you might accomplish in just a day, see our MayDay web page.

New Look. More Tools.

Join members of the CoSA/NAGARA/RAAC/SAA Joint Working Group on Issues and Awareness for an informative webcast designed to prepare you with the information, tools, and messaging that you need to have a successful District Congressional Office visit.

April 9, 2019—SAA has endorsed the Council of State Archivists’ (CoSA) statement expressing concern about Texas House Bill 1962, which would change the existing statutes governing archival records of the Texas legislature. Read the statement here.  

BETHANY ANDERSON and AMY COOPER CARY, EDITORS

April 4, 2019—“WIPO must step forward to establish broad standards for [copyright] exceptions that recognize the non-commercial work of archives to preserve and make available the world’s cultural heritage,” said SAA representative Bill Maher at a meeting of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 3. Read the full statement here.