A recent change has been made to the 2019 SAA election ballot. Due to unforeseen circumstances, candidates for Council Janet Bishop and Andrea Jackson as well as candidate for Nominating Committee Ashley Stevens have chosen to step out of the election.

January 30, 2019—SAA is delighted to present Season 1 of Archives in Context, a podcast highlighting archival literature and technologies, and most importantly, the people behind them. Cosponsored by SAA's Publications Board and American Archivist Editorial Board, the podcast offers a new medium for exploring the often moving and important work of memory-keeping. 

January 24, 2019—The SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force seeks member comment on the revised Guidelines on Access to Research Materials in Archives and Special Collections Libraries. These guidelines outline the responsibilities for researcher access, as well as legal and institutional obligations, for a repository in preserving collections for use. 

January 22, 2019—The Society of American Archivists supports all archivists, federal employees, and others who are affected by the ongoing government shutdown. With closure of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the National Park Service, and other government agencies, the livelihoods of thousands of people who work with archives are severely compromised.

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.