In the Loop for Tuesday, March 16, 2010

In the Loop for Tuesday, March 16, 2010
In the Loop is an electronic newsletter distributed via e-mail bi-weekly to provide
members with an update on SAA activities. Please contact the SAA office at
866-SAA-7858 (toll-free) if you have any questions.

Upcoming Deadlines
March 11–April 11: Cast your vote in the 2010 SAA election.
March 31: Deadline for participating in the “Periodicals Redesign Survey.”
May 1: Deadline for proposals for 75th Anniversary issue of American Archivist.

Vote Today!
Online voting for SAA’s 2010 Election is now open. Casting your vote online is
easier than ever by visiting SAA’s home page between March 11 and April 11 to select
the candidates of your choice vying for SAA office. All individual members, student
members, and primary contacts of institutional members who were in good standing on
February 28, 2010, are eligible to vote. Paper ballots may be requested by calling
1-866-722-7858 or e-mailing servicecenter@archivists.org. Paper ballots must be
requested by March 31, 2010, and postmarked no later than April 11, 2010.

2011 SAA Nomination Form
Please take this opportunity to suggest prospective candidates for the 2011 SAA
ballot. All submissions are confidential. Make your nomination today.

Bring a Little Sunshine to Your Week!
Sunshine Week, March 14–20, is a national initiative led by the American Society of
Newspaper Editors to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and
freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, archives and
libraries, nonprofits, schools, and others interested in the public's right to know.
Take this opportunity to participate—and help spread the good word about archives
and archivists. Click here for the 2010 Sunshine Week toolkit and here for a video
of a March 19 event on “Building Governmental Transparency.”

Hey, What Do You Think about SAA Periodicals?
SAA is embarking on a redesign of its periodicals—In the Loop, Archival Outlook, and
American Archivist. Tell us what you think by taking a brief survey (just 9
questions). Click here to participate by March 31.

March/April Archival Outlook Hits the Streets!
Take a look at Jackie Robinson giving batting tips to Connie Morgan, one of three
women to play in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s, and see how Negro League archives
played a role in a new U.S. Postal Stamp. The new issue also gives a peek at the
City of Vancouver’s Olympic archive acquisition and Archives*Records/DC 2010
educational sessions. Login now to read the electronic version. The print edition
will be mailed to members next week.

Tell the Senate Now Why PAHR Is Important to You!
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Carl Levin (D-MI) will introduce the Preserving the
American Historical Record legislation in the Senate very soon. (The House bill now
has 60 co-sponsors!) But first they will send a “Dear Colleague” letter inviting
other senators to join them as sponsors. Now is the time to contact your senators to
tell them that this bill is of concern to you and your organization as their
constituents—and to ask for their support. If we can move PAHR well in the Senate in
the next month or two, the chances are very real that the bill could be voted on in
both houses of Congress this year! See the PAHR web page for all the tools and
information you need to contact your senators!

Call for Papers for 75th Anniversary of SAA
SAA will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2011. If you’d like to contribute to the
celebration—and see your name in print—here’s a great opportunity! The American
Archivist Editorial Board invites proposals for papers to be published in the
Fall/Winter 2011 issue to mark SAA’s 75th anniversary. The deadline is May 1. Read
more here.

New Procedures for Standards Review/Approval
At its February meeting the SAA Council adopted the Standards Committee’s
recommendations for an overhaul of the committee’s charge and procedures for
development and review of standards. To view the new documents, click here.

Preserving Archives and Manuscripts: Order Your Copy Today
Time is running out to purchase Preserving Archives and Manuscripts (2nd ed.) at the
special promotional rate of $36 (plus s/h). Secure your copy of Mary Lynn
Ritzenthaler’s must-read book today!

Other Preservation Resources . . .
Speaking of preservation, the British Library has a couple of resources also worth
investigating:
•        An excellent pamphlet on “Damaged Books” and how to care for them.
•        Helen Shenton’s presentation on strategic challenges for preservation, which
addresses the changing landscape (including user habits, user demands, and the
digital world) as well as outlining the British Library's strategy for preservation
and conservation within this context. Check out this set of two sound files totaling
30 minutes.

CLIR Requests Pre-proposals for Hidden Collections Grant
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has opened the pre-proposal
application period for its Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant
program. CLIR expects to award about $4 million in grants that range from $75,000 to
$500,000 to institutions holding collections of high scholarly value that are
difficult or impossible to locate through existing finding aids. The deadline for
submitting pre-proposals is April 23, 2010. Click here for more details.

International Relief for Haitian Cultural Heritage
SAA has received updates from several sources on international efforts to provide
relief for Haitian cultural heritage. For information from UNESCO, the International
Council on Archives, and the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, click here.

Feeling Groovy? Journal Issues from ‘70s and ‘80s Now Online!
Eighty back issues of the American Archivist—from January 1970 through Fall
1989—were added in February to the American Archivist Online website. Check out the
treasure trove of research articles, as well as interesting reports documenting
SAA’s evolution on the eve of its 75th anniversary.

Volumes 33 through 72 of the journal are now available digitally. With the exception
of the three most recent volumes (70–72), which are reserved for SAA members and
journal subscribers, this content is freely available to the public for the first
time. The remaining 128 back issues, from 1938 through 1969, are in various stages
of digitization, review, and posting. The next batch, including issues from 1951
through 1969, should be launched online by April, and the final batch (1938–1950) is
slated for June. The issues are being scanned by Backstage Library Works.

DC 2010 Registration Fees, Hotel Reservation Site Now Available
Begin planning for DC 2010! Click here for information about registration fees and
to access the headquarters hotel’s guest room reservation site.

Richard A. Baker Graduate Student Travel Grant Available
The Association of Centers for the Study of Congress (ACSC) is accepting
applications for the 2010 Richard A. Baker Graduate Research Travel Grant, which
supports graduate-level research conducted at member repositories of the Association
of Centers for the Study of Congress. An award of up to $500 may be used to
underwrite travel, lodging, copying, and other research expenses. For application
details, click here. Apply by April 18, 2010.

Check Out New Book on Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections by Kate Theimer
demystifies essential Web 2.0 concepts, tools, and buzzwords, and provides a
thorough introduction to new ways to interact with traditional audiences and attract
new ones.
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2010 / 246 pp., Soft cover / Product Code:
BOOKRES-0565 / List Price: $79.95 / Member Price: $65.

Continuing Education
We’ve added more workshops from April to June—and more are in the works! With so
many topics to choose from, this is a great time to invest in your professional
future with continuing education from SAA. Take a look at the complete calendar.
Don’t see the topic of your choice? Contact us to bring a workshop to your location.

April/May/June Workshops—there’s space!
•        Implementing “More Product, Less Process” in Washington and Georgia
•        Describing Archives: A Content Standard: in Chicago and Tampa
•        Oral History: From Planning to Preservation: early discount through 3/30
•        Digital Libraries and Digital Archives: Just added
•        A Guide to Balancing Legal Issues in Photograph Collections
•        Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal: Just added
•        Style Sheets for EAD – Delivering Your Finding Aids on the Web
•        Advanced Appraisal for Archivists

Web Seminars
•        Register now for “Basics of Managing Electronic Records…Getting You Started!”
March 30 at 1:00 p.m. (US CT) with Geof Huth of the New York State Archives.
•        If you missed live presentations of SAA’s topical Web seminars, they’re now
available Online On Demand. Access the Education Calendar under the Education and
Events menu on the home page and register to gain access for two months. OR, if
you’d rather have an audio CD to listen to while driving, go to the Publications
Catalog and check for CDs.

Attention Job Seekers!
Check out the following career opportunities posted to SAA’s Online Career Center:

•        Appraisal Archivist / Bermuda Government Archives (Nationwide)
•        Archival Digital Internship / San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco)
•        Director / RBMSCL Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
•        Director of Information Services Librarian / American Philatelic Society
(Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
•        E-archivist / Inter-American Development Bank (Washington, D.C.)
•        Grateful Dead Archive Project Manager / UC Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California)
•        Head of University Archives & Area Research Center / University of Wisconsin,
River Falls (River Falls, Wisconsin)
•        Project Archivist / Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles)
•        Tenure-Track Faculty Position / St. John's University (New York)
•        University Archivist / University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro,
North Carolina)
•        Video Archiving Summer Internship 2010 / Glenstone (Potomac, Maryland)
•        Western History Archivist / Casper College (Casper, Wyoming)

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