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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November 9, 2018—Affirming the goals laid out in previous strategic plans, the SAA Council took action at its November 2-3 meeting in Chicago to address Goal 3 (Advancing the Profession) proactively in SAA’s Strategic Plan 2019-2021 by creating a new Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment whose principal charge is to “provide access to significant and useful data and research about SAA, American archives, and their users that evidence the value of archives for society and help us improve our services to SAA me

The SAA Foundation Board invites individuals, groups, and organizations—especially practicing archivists, SAA component groups, and allied professionals—to submit grant proposals to fund research, projects, or initiatives that will benefit our profession. The SAA Foundation awards grants (ranging from $500 to $5,000) for projects that meet the mission and goals of the SAA Foundation and SAA’s strategic planning priorities.