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Council Exemplary Service Award: Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment (CORDA)

Society of American Archivists
Council Exemplary Service Award
Honoring

COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH, DATA, AND ASSESSMENT (CORDA)

 

WHEREAS, the Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment (CORDA) has established and grown multiple initiatives to coordinate and advance the research initiatives of the archival profession since 2016; and

WHEREAS, this group established the SAA Dataverse in 2021—a repository that supports the reuse of data sets for purposes of fostering research, knowledge, insights, and a deeper understanding of archival organizations, the status of archivists, and the impact of archives and archival work on broader society; and


WHEREAS, they assumed management of the annual SAA Research Forum in 2023, supporting the dissemination and discussion of research, including in-progress research; and 

  

WHEREAS, since 2020, they have provided training on gathering, analyzing, interpreting, and using data, including subjects such as quantitative data analysis, navigating the Institutional Review Board process, and creating and conducting focus group research; and 

  

WHEREAS, they launched a redesigned Facts and Figures microsite in 2022 to provide up-to-date and reliable basic facts and figures about archives and archivists; and 

  

WHEREAS, starting in 2018, they extensively surveyed the landscape of research initiatives across the archives profession and built out a Research and Innovation Roadmap that was adopted by SAA Council in 2023; and 

  

WHEREAS, in 2024, the working group (composed of Project Director Chris Marino, Jane Fiegel, Jennifer Gunter King, Emily Lapworth, Sarah Martin, and Dennis Meissner) was awarded a $150,000 IMLS grant to convene thirty-five leading subject matter experts to collectively establish a Research Agenda for the profession; and 


WHEREAS, their work has been exemplary in analyzing research progress, gaps, needs for infrastructure, and collaboratively building a vision for the future innovation;


NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that CORDA be honored with a 2025 SAA Council Exemplary Service Award for their persistent, creative, and collaborative efforts to advance the research initiatives of the archival profession.