Upcoming Deadlines
April 14: Deadline for proposals for Business Archives Colloquium.
May 1: Do one thing to help “save our archives” for MayDay!
May 1: Deadline for proposals for 75th Anniversary issue of American Archivist.
May 4: Deadline for participation in American Archivist survey.
Watch Us Grow…
Our website is evolving—right before your eyes. This week we begin a phased launch
of the new site, which is powered by Drupal, an open-source content management
system. The home page now sports our new look. In the coming months we will
systematically evaluate and convert all website content into the new system, with a
goal of completing the project by early 2011.
MayDay! MayDay!
Now’s the time to decide on one thing you can do—even if it’s something simple—to
help “save our archives” on May 1. The SAA website has lots of ideas and tips for
you to consider.
What Do You Think About The American Archivist?
Let your opinion be heard! The Editorial Board is conducting an evaluation of SAA’s
semiannual journal, American Archivist, and would like your input. Please complete a
brief survey that queries your satisfaction with the journal. Tell us how it can be
most useful to your professional practice and development. Click here to participate
by May 4.
Tell the Senate Now Why PAHR Is Important to You!
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Carl Levin (D-MI) will introduce the PAHR bill in
the Senate very soon. They have sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to invite 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!
Swing by SAA Table at MAC
Make sure to stop by the SAA table at the 2010 Midwest Archives Conference Annual
Spring Meeting, April 22–23, in Chicago. SAA staff members will be in the exhibit
area selling a number of new releases and popular titles at reduced rates. Spring
for a book this season—the special pricing on books like Preserving Archives and
Manuscripts and Photographs is hard to beat!
Cheers to 75 Years!
Seventy-five years of growth and achievement are good reasons to celebrate—and in
2011 SAA will do just that as the Society toasts its 75th anniversary. Chief among
the priorities of the task force charged to oversee the anniversary celebration is
to provide opportunities for member participation in development of materials. Watch
this space for ideas about what you can do to join in the fun.
Call for Papers for 75th Anniversary of SAA
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.
DC 2010 Registration Fees, Hotel Reservation Site Now Available; Program Goes “Live”
on April 15
Begin planning for DC 2010! Click here for access to the full conference website
(beginning April 15), including the preliminary program, registration fees and
forms, and the headquarters hotel’s guest room reservation site.
Call for Speakers for Business Archives Section
The Business Archives Section is looking for speakers for its Colloquium on August
11, 2010. If you’re interested in speaking about one of the topics below, submit
your presentation proposal by April 14. Topics: digital archives and preservation;
social media and corporate archives; work-life balance; and advocacy.
Haiti's Declaration of Independence Found in British Archives
Canadian graduate student Julia Gaffield was researching in Britain's National
Archives and stumbled upon the only known copy of Haiti's Declaration of
Independence. In 1804 former slaves proclaimed the independence of their country
Saint-Domingue from France, declaring the new nation be named Haiti. Although it was
known that documents declaring the country's emancipation were printed, none had
ever been found. The discovery gives a look into the only country in the Western
Hemisphere in which slaves successfully revolted to gain national independence.
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.
National Preservation Week Clinic
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the Washington
Conservation Guild and the Library of Congress, will host a free Preservation Clinic
for Books, Papers, and Photographs on May 15 from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. The event is
held on the last day of Preservation Week, an initiative to raise public awareness
about preservation of personal, family, community, and public collections. Click
here for details on how to sign up for the clinic.
Protecting Cultural Heritage Course: Sign Up Now
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of
Cultural Property (ICCROM) just announced its training course on First Aid to
Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict. The six-week course will take place
September 17 to October 29, 2010, and train participants on how and when to protect
endangered cultural heritage. Application deadline: May 14. For more details, click
here.
“The Story of Us” Contests Call for You!
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, with HISTORYTM and the President's
Council on the Arts and the Humanities, invites U.S. libraries and students to flex
their creative muscles and share their passion for American history by participating
in “HISTORY America: The Story of Us” contests. The contests involve projects that
promote learning about American history and explore the nation's heritage. For
details, click here.
I-CHORA 5 This Summer in the U.K.
I-CHORA 5—“Records, Archives, and Technology: Interdependence Over Time”—will be
held in London, July 1–3, 2010. Thirty speakers from North America, Europe, and
Australia will address subjects ranging from the early recordkeeping technologies of
Peru, to medieval recordkeeping in Venice, to nineteenth century British civil
service and twentieth century Spain. Among the four keynote speakers is SAA member
Barbara Craig (University of Toronto). Read more details 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. View the new documents here.
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.
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.
Continuing Education
We’ve added three more workshops in June/July—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 (Yes, some still have space available!)
• Implementing “More Product, Less Process” (Washington and Georgia)
• Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Tampa and Los Angeles)
• Oral History: From Planning to Preservation (Early discount extended to 4/16!)
• A Guide to Balancing Legal Issues in Photo Collections (Early discount through 4/21!)
• Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal (Early discount through 4/19!)
• Style Sheets for EAD: Delivering Your Finding Aids on the Web
• Advanced Appraisal for Archivists
• NEW! Archival Overview (Macomb, Illinois)
Web Seminars
• Register Now! “Disaster Planning for Electronic Records,” June 22, at 1:00 pm (US
CT) with William LeFevre of Wayne State University.
• 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.
Preconference Workshop Schedule at DC 2010
• Managing Architectural, Design, and Construction Records (8/8-8/9)
• Understanding Archives: Introduction to Principles and Practices (8/8-8/9)
• Planning New and Remodeled Archival Facilities (8/8-8/9)
• Managing Electronic Records in Archives and Special Collections (8/9-8/10)
• Copyright: The Archivist and the Law (8/9-8/10)
• Emergency Management for Archivists (8/9-8/10)
• A Guide to Balancing Legal Issues in Photograph Collections (8/9)
• Introduction to Basic Imaging: How to Do a Small Digitization Project (8/9, 1/2 day)
• Advocating for Archives (8/10)
• Producing it Online: Planning and Expanding Your Exhibitions (8/10, 1/2 day)
• When It’s All About the Money: Leveraging Your Economic Impact (8/10, 1/2 day)
Attention Job Seekers!
Check out the following career opportunities posted to SAA’s Online Career Center:
• Archivist / American Academy of Pediatrics (Elk Grove Village, Illinois)
• Archivist / Robert J. Terry (Houston)
• Assistant Director, Special Formats Processing / New York Public Library (New
York, New York)
• Assistant Head of Cataloging/ Head of Processing / University of Kansas Libraries
(Lawrence, Kansas)
• Civil Rights Oral History Survey Project / American Folklore Society (Ohio)
• Digitization Specialist / Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University
(Washington, D.C.)
• Library Technical Assistant III / New York Public Library (New York, New York)
• Re-Invent Archives / Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio)
• Specialist I or II / New York Public Library (New York, New York)
• Specialist II / New York Public Library (New York, New York)
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
SAA - In the Loop for Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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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Friday, March 5, 2010
SAA, In the Loop for Tuesday, March 3, 2010
In the Loop for Tuesday, March 3, 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
By March 5: “Storm” the Senate for PAHR!
By March 31: Order Preserving Archives and Manuscripts at the special promotional rate!
Send the Senate a “Snowstorm” of Support for PAHR!
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!
SAA 2010 Election: Are You Ready to Vote?
Online voting for SAA’s 2010 Election will take place March 11−April 11, 2010.
All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional
members who were in good standing as of February 28, 2010, are eligible to vote.
Paper ballots may be requested by calling 1-866-722-7858 or e-mailing
servicecenter@archivists.org. A paper ballot will be sent to you via first-class
mail, along with complete candidate information. Paper ballots must be requested by
March 31, 2010, and postmarked no later than April 11, 2010. In the meantime, read
candidate statements and biographies here.
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.
JSTOR and the American Archivist
In February JSTOR reported that American Archivist was at the halfway point of the
release process! All 72 volumes of the journal are undergoing the digitization
process. Once JSTOR receives the dataset files, they will undergo quality-control
testing and data processing before release. For most titles at this stage, a target
release date of six to eight months is anticipated—which means that by September the
entire run of the American Archivist would also be available through JSTOR.
SAA signed an agreement in April 2009 to have American Archivist participate in
JSTOR, an independent not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to making a wide
range of intellectual content available in a trusted digital archive. Currently the
JSTOR archive includes the complete back runs of more than 1,000 journals, which are
available to libraries. American Archivist would be part of the newly developing
Arts and Sciences VI collection under “Library and Information Sciences.” SAA member
Charles Schultz and two anonymous libraries generously donated back issues of the
journal for use by JSTOR.
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.
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.
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.
Archivist Employment Up, Says Bureau of Labor Statistics
Curators, archivists, and museum technicians are among the professions projected to
show "much faster than average employment growth" over the next eight years,
according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The projections for 2008 to 2018 appear
in the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, released at
the end of 2009. Its job outlook for the three occupations calls for a 20 percent
increase over 10 years. Broken down, museum technicians and conservators are
supposed to increase 26 percent, curators 23 percent, and archivists 7 percent. Read
more here.
How Do You Document “Tweets”?
Case studies documenting the use of Twitter and virtual environments (Second Life,
etc.) by archival repositories are wanted for The Interactive Archivist: Case
Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience. Also welcome are
case studies in areas such as blogging, social networking, tagging and folksonomies,
mashups, RSS, wikis, photo sharing services, video sharing services, and podcasts.
Click here for more info.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Hot-off-the-press and ready for your reading is Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
(2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. Time is running out to buy a copy at the
special promotional rate of $36. Click here to order your copy today!
2009 Research Forum Papers Now Available
Click here to check out this new content:
• “‘Everything About This Person’: Name-Based Access to Multiple Resources Using
EAC,” by Nancy Hadley.
• “Searching for ‘Spitzer’ in the Archives: Drawing New Conclusions from
‘Troopergate’ Using Archival Records and Social Networking Analysis,”
by Catherine Stollar Peters.
• “Tapping Our Potential: Business Process Management and Archival Content
Management Systems,” by J. Gordon Daines III and Cory L. Nimer.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual
Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage,"
March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at
the event schedule that begins with an introduction by Archivist of the United
States David S. Ferreiro.
National Preservation Week, May 9–15, 2010
Pass It On: Saving Heritage and Memories
This May take the time to highlight your institution as a source of preservation
information. SAA has joined the American Library Association, the Library of
Congress, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services as a partner in
celebrating National Preservation Week, May 9−15, 2010. During this week, SAA
asks institutions to connect our communities through events, activities, and
resources that highlight what we can do to preserve our personal and shared
collections.
• Create a display about preserving and collecting personal, family, or community
heritage.
• Offer a preservation workshop or event.
• Highlight Preservation Week on your website with a link to ALA’s Preservation Week
resources.
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is “archival silence”? Check out this topic and others at New York
University’s Spring 2010 “Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices and Institutions”
series.
Save the Date: Western Roundup 2010
Mark your calendars for Western Roundup 2010, held at the Renaissance Hotel in
Seattle from April 28 through May 1. This is a joint meeting sponsored by Northwest
Archivists, Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, Society of California
Archivists, and Rocky Mountain Archivists. For more details click here.
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.
March/April Workshops—there’s still space!
• Implementing “More Product, Less Process” in North Carolina and Washington
• Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices
• Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
• Arrangement and Description of Manuscript Collections: Just added
• Project Management for Archivists
• Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections: early discount through 3/6
• Describing Archives: A Content Standard: early discount through 3/21
• Oral History: From Planning to Preservation: early discount through 3/30
• Digital Libraries and Digital Archives: Just added
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 / Government of Bermuda BMU (Nationwide)
• Archival Digital Internship / San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco, California)
• Archivist / Crown Family Philanthropies (Chicago)
• Archivist / Saving & Preserving Arts & Cultural Environments (Aptos, California)
• Coordinator / University Archives and Records Mgmt., Emory University Libraries
(Atlanta)
• Corporate Archivist / HSBC (Mettawa, Illinois)
• Director / Master of Archival Studies Program, Clayton State University (Morrow,
Georgia)
• Director / RBMSCL Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
• E-Archivist / Inter-American Development Bank (Washington D.C.)
• Eastern Regional Archivist / Office of the Secretary of State (Washington)
• Head / Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library (Moscow, Idaho)
• Lib. Svc. Spec. Archivist for Special Collections / Sacramento Public Library
(Sacramento, California)
• Librarian / William Gilmore Simms Curator, University of South Carolina (Columbia,
South Carolina)
• Records Officer / Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Niskayuna, New York)
• Technical Archivist / John Deere (Moline, Illinois)
• Western History Archivist / Casper College (Casper, Wyoming)
* * *
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
By March 5: “Storm” the Senate for PAHR!
By March 31: Order Preserving Archives and Manuscripts at the special promotional rate!
Send the Senate a “Snowstorm” of Support for PAHR!
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!
SAA 2010 Election: Are You Ready to Vote?
Online voting for SAA’s 2010 Election will take place March 11−April 11, 2010.
All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional
members who were in good standing as of February 28, 2010, are eligible to vote.
Paper ballots may be requested by calling 1-866-722-7858 or e-mailing
servicecenter@archivists.org. A paper ballot will be sent to you via first-class
mail, along with complete candidate information. Paper ballots must be requested by
March 31, 2010, and postmarked no later than April 11, 2010. In the meantime, read
candidate statements and biographies here.
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.
JSTOR and the American Archivist
In February JSTOR reported that American Archivist was at the halfway point of the
release process! All 72 volumes of the journal are undergoing the digitization
process. Once JSTOR receives the dataset files, they will undergo quality-control
testing and data processing before release. For most titles at this stage, a target
release date of six to eight months is anticipated—which means that by September the
entire run of the American Archivist would also be available through JSTOR.
SAA signed an agreement in April 2009 to have American Archivist participate in
JSTOR, an independent not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to making a wide
range of intellectual content available in a trusted digital archive. Currently the
JSTOR archive includes the complete back runs of more than 1,000 journals, which are
available to libraries. American Archivist would be part of the newly developing
Arts and Sciences VI collection under “Library and Information Sciences.” SAA member
Charles Schultz and two anonymous libraries generously donated back issues of the
journal for use by JSTOR.
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.
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.
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.
Archivist Employment Up, Says Bureau of Labor Statistics
Curators, archivists, and museum technicians are among the professions projected to
show "much faster than average employment growth" over the next eight years,
according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The projections for 2008 to 2018 appear
in the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, released at
the end of 2009. Its job outlook for the three occupations calls for a 20 percent
increase over 10 years. Broken down, museum technicians and conservators are
supposed to increase 26 percent, curators 23 percent, and archivists 7 percent. Read
more here.
How Do You Document “Tweets”?
Case studies documenting the use of Twitter and virtual environments (Second Life,
etc.) by archival repositories are wanted for The Interactive Archivist: Case
Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience. Also welcome are
case studies in areas such as blogging, social networking, tagging and folksonomies,
mashups, RSS, wikis, photo sharing services, video sharing services, and podcasts.
Click here for more info.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Hot-off-the-press and ready for your reading is Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
(2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. Time is running out to buy a copy at the
special promotional rate of $36. Click here to order your copy today!
2009 Research Forum Papers Now Available
Click here to check out this new content:
• “‘Everything About This Person’: Name-Based Access to Multiple Resources Using
EAC,” by Nancy Hadley.
• “Searching for ‘Spitzer’ in the Archives: Drawing New Conclusions from
‘Troopergate’ Using Archival Records and Social Networking Analysis,”
by Catherine Stollar Peters.
• “Tapping Our Potential: Business Process Management and Archival Content
Management Systems,” by J. Gordon Daines III and Cory L. Nimer.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual
Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage,"
March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at
the event schedule that begins with an introduction by Archivist of the United
States David S. Ferreiro.
National Preservation Week, May 9–15, 2010
Pass It On: Saving Heritage and Memories
This May take the time to highlight your institution as a source of preservation
information. SAA has joined the American Library Association, the Library of
Congress, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services as a partner in
celebrating National Preservation Week, May 9−15, 2010. During this week, SAA
asks institutions to connect our communities through events, activities, and
resources that highlight what we can do to preserve our personal and shared
collections.
• Create a display about preserving and collecting personal, family, or community
heritage.
• Offer a preservation workshop or event.
• Highlight Preservation Week on your website with a link to ALA’s Preservation Week
resources.
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is “archival silence”? Check out this topic and others at New York
University’s Spring 2010 “Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices and Institutions”
series.
Save the Date: Western Roundup 2010
Mark your calendars for Western Roundup 2010, held at the Renaissance Hotel in
Seattle from April 28 through May 1. This is a joint meeting sponsored by Northwest
Archivists, Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, Society of California
Archivists, and Rocky Mountain Archivists. For more details click here.
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.
March/April Workshops—there’s still space!
• Implementing “More Product, Less Process” in North Carolina and Washington
• Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices
• Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
• Arrangement and Description of Manuscript Collections: Just added
• Project Management for Archivists
• Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections: early discount through 3/6
• Describing Archives: A Content Standard: early discount through 3/21
• Oral History: From Planning to Preservation: early discount through 3/30
• Digital Libraries and Digital Archives: Just added
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 / Government of Bermuda BMU (Nationwide)
• Archival Digital Internship / San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco, California)
• Archivist / Crown Family Philanthropies (Chicago)
• Archivist / Saving & Preserving Arts & Cultural Environments (Aptos, California)
• Coordinator / University Archives and Records Mgmt., Emory University Libraries
(Atlanta)
• Corporate Archivist / HSBC (Mettawa, Illinois)
• Director / Master of Archival Studies Program, Clayton State University (Morrow,
Georgia)
• Director / RBMSCL Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
• E-Archivist / Inter-American Development Bank (Washington D.C.)
• Eastern Regional Archivist / Office of the Secretary of State (Washington)
• Head / Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library (Moscow, Idaho)
• Lib. Svc. Spec. Archivist for Special Collections / Sacramento Public Library
(Sacramento, California)
• Librarian / William Gilmore Simms Curator, University of South Carolina (Columbia,
South Carolina)
• Records Officer / Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Niskayuna, New York)
• Technical Archivist / John Deere (Moline, Illinois)
• Western History Archivist / Casper College (Casper, Wyoming)
* * *
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
SAA, In the Loop for Tuesday, February 16, 2010
In the Loop for Tuesday, February 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
• February 28: Deadline for SAA award, scholarship, and Fellow nominations.
• February 28: Deadline for changing username and password for 2010 election.
Awards, Scholarship, and Fellow Nominations Wanted!
Do you know an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution
to the archives profession? Or promoted greater public awareness of archives? SAA
annually recognizes outstanding achievements in the archives profession through an
awards competition and the naming of Fellows.
Scholarships are available to individuals in need of financial assistance to attend
graduate school. The Mosaic Scholarship offers financial and mentoring support to
two minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science. The F. Gerald
Ham Scholarship Fund gives financial support to two graduate students in their
second year of archival studies.
For more details on selection criteria and nomination forms for SAA Fellows, awards,
and scholarships, click here. Completed forms and supplementary materials must be
postmarked by February 28, 2010.
Take a Peek at Actions Taken by the SAA Council
A strategic planning session on public awareness, a half-day joint meeting with the
CoSA Board of Directors to discuss strategies for ensuring passage of the PAHR Act
in 2010, and a meeting with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero were among
the many activities tackled by the SAA Council at its February 2−4 meeting in
Washington, D.C., before the blizzard hit! Read a complete summary of the meeting
here.
SAA Council Posthumously Honors Studs Terkel
At its recent meeting, the SAA Council passed a resolution honoring renowned oral
historian Louis “Studs” Terkel. Read the full resolution here.
Haitian Archives Update
The SAA Council discussed the conditions of archives in Haiti at its meeting in
Washington D.C. Maygene Daniels, SAA Fellow and past president, represented SAA at a
meeting of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (a non-profit organization that
protects cultural property around the world during armed conflicts and other
emergencies) member organizations in Washington on Feb. 5, and reported that
international efforts to provide support for Haitian archives are still being
organized. To learn about the state of libraries, records, and those in the
profession affected by the recent earthquake, visit the Digital Library of the
Caribbean Facebook page.
SAA 2010 Election: Are You Ready to Vote?
Online voting for SAA’s 2010 Election will take place March 11−April 11, 2010.
All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional
members who are in good standing as of February 28, 2010, will be eligible to vote.
If you wish to change your SAA username and password for the purposes of this
election, you must do so by February 28. Paper ballots may be requested by calling
1-866-722-7858 or e-mailing servicecenter@archivists.org. A paper ballot will be
sent to you via first-class mail, along with complete candidate information. Paper
ballots must be requested by March 31, 2010, and postmarked no later than April 11,
2010. In the meantime, read candidate statements and biographies here.
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. Read more here.
How Do You Document “Tweets”?
Case studies documenting the use of Twitter and virtual environments (Second Life,
etc.) by archival repositories are wanted for The Interactive Archivist: Case
Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience. Also welcome are
case studies in areas such as blogging, social networking, tagging and folksonomies,
mashups, RSS, wikis, photo sharing services, video sharing services, and podcasts.
Click here for more info.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Hot-off-the-press and ready for your reading is Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
(2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. Time is running out to buy a copy at the
special promotional rate of $36. Click here to order your copy today!
2009 Research Forum Papers Now Available
Click here to check out this new content:
• “‘Everything about This Person’: Name-Based Access to Multiple Resources Using
EAC,” by Nancy Hadley.
• “Searching for ‘Spitzer’ in the Archives: Drawing New Conclusions from
‘Troopergate’ Using Archival Records and Social Networking Analysis,”
by Catherine Stollar Peters.
• “Tapping Our Potential: Business Process Management and Archival Content
Management Systems,” by J. Gordon Daines III and Cory L. Nimer.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual
Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage,"
March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at
the event schedule that begins with an introduction by David S. Ferreiro, Archivist
of the United States.
National Preservation Week, May 9–15, 2010
Pass It On: Saving Heritage and Memories
This May take the time to highlight your institution as a source of preservation
information. SAA has joined the American Library Association, the Library of
Congress, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services as a partner in
celebrating National Preservation Week, May 9−15, 2010. During this week, SAA
asks institutions to connect our communities through events, activities, and
resources that highlight what we can do to preserve our personal and shared
collections.
• Create a display about preserving and collecting personal, family, or community
heritage.
• Offer a preservation workshop or event.
• Highlight Preservation Week on your website with a link to ALA’s Preservation Week
resources.
Letter to ALA Concerning “Traditional Cultural Expressions” Statement
On January 6, 2010, SAA President Peter Gottlieb responded to ALA on behalf of SAA
about ALA's current draft statement (Draft 6) on traditional cultural expressions.
Read more here.
Emmett Leahy Award Nomination
If you or someone you know has had a major impact on the records and information
management professions, recognize their contributions and accomplishments through
the Emmett Leahy Award (nomination deadline is February 25).
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is “archival silence”? Check out this topic and others at New York
University’s Spring 2010 “Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices and Institutions”
series.
Save the Date: Western Roundup 2010
Mark your calendars for Western Roundup 2010, held at the Renaissance Hotel in
Seattle from April 28 through May 1. This is a joint meeting sponsored by Northwest
Archivists, Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, Society of California
Archivists, and Rocky Mountain Archivists. For more details click here.
Continuing Education
We’ve added more workshops from March to May—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.
March/April Workshops
• Implementing “More Product, Less Process”
• Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices
• Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
• Project Management for Archivists
• Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections
• Describing Archives: A Content Standard
• Oral History: From Planning to Preservation
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:
• Archivist / Crown Family Philanthropies (Chicago)
• Archivist / SPACES - Saving &Preserving Arts & Cultl Envirnmts (Aptos, California)
• Coordinator University Archives and Records Mgmt / Emory University Libraries
(Atlanta)
• Corporate Archivist / HSBC (Mettawa, Illinois)
• Dickinson Research Center Director / National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
(Oklahoma City)
• Director, Master of Archival Studies Program / Clayton State University (Morrow,
Georgia)
• Eastern Regional Archivist / Office of the Secretary of State (Washington)
• Electronic Records Archivist /
http://forums.archivists.org/t/375785/1040819/725/0/?u=aHR0cDovL2xpYndlYi51b3JlZ29uLmVkdS8%3d&x=144421de
(Eugene, Oregon)
• Librarian-William Gilmore Simms Curator / University of South Carolina (Columbia)
• Project Archivist / Northern Michigan University (Marquette)
• Records Officer / Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Niskayuna, New York)
• Technical Archivist / John Deere (Moline, Illinois)
• University Archivist / Santa Clara University Library (Santa Clara, California)
• University Records Manager / Princeton University, Library (Princeton, New Jersey)
* * *
For more news of interest, see the SAA home page at www.archivists.org or SAA’s
Facebook page at
http://forums.archivists.org/t/375785/1040819/628/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vYXJjaGl2aXN0cy4%3d&x=4a008b76
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
• February 28: Deadline for SAA award, scholarship, and Fellow nominations.
• February 28: Deadline for changing username and password for 2010 election.
Awards, Scholarship, and Fellow Nominations Wanted!
Do you know an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution
to the archives profession? Or promoted greater public awareness of archives? SAA
annually recognizes outstanding achievements in the archives profession through an
awards competition and the naming of Fellows.
Scholarships are available to individuals in need of financial assistance to attend
graduate school. The Mosaic Scholarship offers financial and mentoring support to
two minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science. The F. Gerald
Ham Scholarship Fund gives financial support to two graduate students in their
second year of archival studies.
For more details on selection criteria and nomination forms for SAA Fellows, awards,
and scholarships, click here. Completed forms and supplementary materials must be
postmarked by February 28, 2010.
Take a Peek at Actions Taken by the SAA Council
A strategic planning session on public awareness, a half-day joint meeting with the
CoSA Board of Directors to discuss strategies for ensuring passage of the PAHR Act
in 2010, and a meeting with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero were among
the many activities tackled by the SAA Council at its February 2−4 meeting in
Washington, D.C., before the blizzard hit! Read a complete summary of the meeting
here.
SAA Council Posthumously Honors Studs Terkel
At its recent meeting, the SAA Council passed a resolution honoring renowned oral
historian Louis “Studs” Terkel. Read the full resolution here.
Haitian Archives Update
The SAA Council discussed the conditions of archives in Haiti at its meeting in
Washington D.C. Maygene Daniels, SAA Fellow and past president, represented SAA at a
meeting of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (a non-profit organization that
protects cultural property around the world during armed conflicts and other
emergencies) member organizations in Washington on Feb. 5, and reported that
international efforts to provide support for Haitian archives are still being
organized. To learn about the state of libraries, records, and those in the
profession affected by the recent earthquake, visit the Digital Library of the
Caribbean Facebook page.
SAA 2010 Election: Are You Ready to Vote?
Online voting for SAA’s 2010 Election will take place March 11−April 11, 2010.
All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional
members who are in good standing as of February 28, 2010, will be eligible to vote.
If you wish to change your SAA username and password for the purposes of this
election, you must do so by February 28. Paper ballots may be requested by calling
1-866-722-7858 or e-mailing servicecenter@archivists.org. A paper ballot will be
sent to you via first-class mail, along with complete candidate information. Paper
ballots must be requested by March 31, 2010, and postmarked no later than April 11,
2010. In the meantime, read candidate statements and biographies here.
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. Read more here.
How Do You Document “Tweets”?
Case studies documenting the use of Twitter and virtual environments (Second Life,
etc.) by archival repositories are wanted for The Interactive Archivist: Case
Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience. Also welcome are
case studies in areas such as blogging, social networking, tagging and folksonomies,
mashups, RSS, wikis, photo sharing services, video sharing services, and podcasts.
Click here for more info.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Hot-off-the-press and ready for your reading is Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
(2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. Time is running out to buy a copy at the
special promotional rate of $36. Click here to order your copy today!
2009 Research Forum Papers Now Available
Click here to check out this new content:
• “‘Everything about This Person’: Name-Based Access to Multiple Resources Using
EAC,” by Nancy Hadley.
• “Searching for ‘Spitzer’ in the Archives: Drawing New Conclusions from
‘Troopergate’ Using Archival Records and Social Networking Analysis,”
by Catherine Stollar Peters.
• “Tapping Our Potential: Business Process Management and Archival Content
Management Systems,” by J. Gordon Daines III and Cory L. Nimer.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual
Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage,"
March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at
the event schedule that begins with an introduction by David S. Ferreiro, Archivist
of the United States.
National Preservation Week, May 9–15, 2010
Pass It On: Saving Heritage and Memories
This May take the time to highlight your institution as a source of preservation
information. SAA has joined the American Library Association, the Library of
Congress, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services as a partner in
celebrating National Preservation Week, May 9−15, 2010. During this week, SAA
asks institutions to connect our communities through events, activities, and
resources that highlight what we can do to preserve our personal and shared
collections.
• Create a display about preserving and collecting personal, family, or community
heritage.
• Offer a preservation workshop or event.
• Highlight Preservation Week on your website with a link to ALA’s Preservation Week
resources.
Letter to ALA Concerning “Traditional Cultural Expressions” Statement
On January 6, 2010, SAA President Peter Gottlieb responded to ALA on behalf of SAA
about ALA's current draft statement (Draft 6) on traditional cultural expressions.
Read more here.
Emmett Leahy Award Nomination
If you or someone you know has had a major impact on the records and information
management professions, recognize their contributions and accomplishments through
the Emmett Leahy Award (nomination deadline is February 25).
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is “archival silence”? Check out this topic and others at New York
University’s Spring 2010 “Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices and Institutions”
series.
Save the Date: Western Roundup 2010
Mark your calendars for Western Roundup 2010, held at the Renaissance Hotel in
Seattle from April 28 through May 1. This is a joint meeting sponsored by Northwest
Archivists, Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, Society of California
Archivists, and Rocky Mountain Archivists. For more details click here.
Continuing Education
We’ve added more workshops from March to May—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.
March/April Workshops
• Implementing “More Product, Less Process”
• Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices
• Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
• Project Management for Archivists
• Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections
• Describing Archives: A Content Standard
• Oral History: From Planning to Preservation
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:
• Archivist / Crown Family Philanthropies (Chicago)
• Archivist / SPACES - Saving &Preserving Arts & Cultl Envirnmts (Aptos, California)
• Coordinator University Archives and Records Mgmt / Emory University Libraries
(Atlanta)
• Corporate Archivist / HSBC (Mettawa, Illinois)
• Dickinson Research Center Director / National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
(Oklahoma City)
• Director, Master of Archival Studies Program / Clayton State University (Morrow,
Georgia)
• Eastern Regional Archivist / Office of the Secretary of State (Washington)
• Electronic Records Archivist /
http://forums.archivists.org/t/375785/1040819/725/0/?u=aHR0cDovL2xpYndlYi51b3JlZ29uLmVkdS8%3d&x=144421de
(Eugene, Oregon)
• Librarian-William Gilmore Simms Curator / University of South Carolina (Columbia)
• Project Archivist / Northern Michigan University (Marquette)
• Records Officer / Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Niskayuna, New York)
• Technical Archivist / John Deere (Moline, Illinois)
• University Archivist / Santa Clara University Library (Santa Clara, California)
• University Records Manager / Princeton University, Library (Princeton, New Jersey)
* * *
For more news of interest, see the SAA home page at www.archivists.org or SAA’s
Facebook page at
http://forums.archivists.org/t/375785/1040819/628/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vYXJjaGl2aXN0cy4%3d&x=4a008b76
Sunday, February 14, 2010
SAA, In the Loop for Tuesday, February 2, 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 of=
fice at 866-SAA-7858 (toll-free) if you have any questions.
Upcoming Deadlines:
February 10: Deadline for petition to place additional members on election ballot
February 10: Early discount for Implementing More Product, Less Process workshop
February 11: Early discount for Understanding Photographs workshop
February 14: Early discount for Fundamentals of Acquisition & Appraisal workshop
February 19: Early discount for Project Management for Archivists workshop
February 28: Deadline for SAA award, scholarship, and Fellow nominations
Election 2010
Fourteen candidates vying for three different offices are slated on SAA's 2010 ballot. (Note: Any eligible SAA member can be placed on the ballot by submitting a petition signed by 50 individual members. Petitions must be received in the SAA office by February 10. Voters may also write in candidates on the ballot.) All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional members who are in good standing on February 28, 2010, are able to vote. Casting your vote online is easier than ever by visiting SAA's home page between March 11 and April 11. Learn about the candidates here.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Be the first on your block to get the final volume in the Archival Fundamental Series II Preserving Archives and Manuscripts (2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. The publication emphasizes integrating preservation and archival management and addresses storage, safe handling, and environmental issues.
Call toll-free 1-866-722-7858 to order your copy at a special promotional rate of $36!
SAA Council Meeting in D.C. This Week
The SAA Council is working its way through a hefty agenda including a joint session with the Council of State Archivists Board of Directors during its February 2-4 meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. View the agenda and materials here. (Per Council action in 2009, all materials for Council meetings will be made available to members via the SAA website three days after they are sent to Council members.)
Haitian Archives Updates
The SAA Council will discuss the conditions of archives in Haiti at its meeting this week in Washington D.C. Maygene Daniels, SAA Fellow and past president, will represent SAA at a meeting of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (a non-profit organization that protects cultural property around the world during armed conflicts and other emergencies) member organizations in Washington on Feb. 5. SAA is seeking the most effective ways that it can assist Haitian archives. Information from the Council's discussions and from the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield meeting will be distributed as soon as possible.To learn about the state of libraries, records, and those in the profession affected by the recent earthquake, visit the Digital Library of the Caribbean Facebook page.
Awards, Scholarship, and Fellow Nominations Wanted!
Do you know an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the archives profession? Or promoted greater public awareness of archives? Have you published a groundbreaking book, written an outstanding article, or developed an innovative finding aid? SAA annually recognizes outstanding achievements in the archival profession through an awards competition and the naming of Fellows.
Would financial assistance to attend graduate school come in handy? Two recipients will be awarded the Mosaic Scholarship, which provides financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, encourages students to pursue a career as an archivist, and promotes the diversification of the American archives profession. The F. Gerald Ham Scholarship Fund offers financial support to two graduate students in their second year of archival studies.
For more details on selection criteria and nomination forms for SAA Fellows, awards, and scholarships, click here. Completed forms and supplementary materials must be postmarkedby February 28, 2010.
American Archivist Welcomes New Reviews Editors
SAA has appointed Amy Cooper Cary as reviews editor of American Archivist. Cary, director of the Archival Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, assumes the three-year term immediately and will work with journal editor Mary Jo Pugh and with outgoing reviews editor Jeannette A. Bastian to commission review essays and to select books and other tools and products of archival activity for review. In addition, SAA also appointed Danna Bell-Russel as associate reviews editor, a new position. Bell-Russel, educational outreach specialist at the Library of Congress, will work with Cary to assemble reviews for the volumes to be published in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is archival silence? Check out this topic and others at New York University Spring 2010. Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices, and Institutions series.
Emmett Leahy Award Nomination Deadline Feb. 25
If you or someone you know has had a major impact on the records and information management professions, recognize their contributions and accomplishments through the Emmett Leahy Award.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage," March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at the event schedule that begins with an introduction by David S. Ferreiro, Archivist of the United States.
Continuing Education
We've added more workshops in the March/April/May time frame and more are in the pipeline! 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=92t see the topic of your choice? Contact us to bring a workshop to your location.
March/April Workshops
Implementing More Product, Less Process
Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles & Practices
Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
Project Management for Archivists
Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Oral History: From Planning Preservation
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:
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For more news of interest, see the SAA home page at www.archivists.org or SAA's Facebook page
provide members with an update on SAA activities. Please contact the SAA of=
fice at 866-SAA-7858 (toll-free) if you have any questions.
Upcoming Deadlines:
February 10: Deadline for petition to place additional members on election ballot
February 10: Early discount for Implementing More Product, Less Process workshop
February 11: Early discount for Understanding Photographs workshop
February 14: Early discount for Fundamentals of Acquisition & Appraisal workshop
February 19: Early discount for Project Management for Archivists workshop
February 28: Deadline for SAA award, scholarship, and Fellow nominations
Election 2010
Fourteen candidates vying for three different offices are slated on SAA's 2010 ballot. (Note: Any eligible SAA member can be placed on the ballot by submitting a petition signed by 50 individual members. Petitions must be received in the SAA office by February 10. Voters may also write in candidates on the ballot.) All individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional members who are in good standing on February 28, 2010, are able to vote. Casting your vote online is easier than ever by visiting SAA's home page between March 11 and April 11. Learn about the candidates here.
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts Is Here!
Be the first on your block to get the final volume in the Archival Fundamental Series II Preserving Archives and Manuscripts (2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. The publication emphasizes integrating preservation and archival management and addresses storage, safe handling, and environmental issues.
Call toll-free 1-866-722-7858 to order your copy at a special promotional rate of $36!
SAA Council Meeting in D.C. This Week
The SAA Council is working its way through a hefty agenda including a joint session with the Council of State Archivists Board of Directors during its February 2-4 meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. View the agenda and materials here. (Per Council action in 2009, all materials for Council meetings will be made available to members via the SAA website three days after they are sent to Council members.)
Haitian Archives Updates
The SAA Council will discuss the conditions of archives in Haiti at its meeting this week in Washington D.C. Maygene Daniels, SAA Fellow and past president, will represent SAA at a meeting of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (a non-profit organization that protects cultural property around the world during armed conflicts and other emergencies) member organizations in Washington on Feb. 5. SAA is seeking the most effective ways that it can assist Haitian archives. Information from the Council's discussions and from the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield meeting will be distributed as soon as possible.To learn about the state of libraries, records, and those in the profession affected by the recent earthquake, visit the Digital Library of the Caribbean Facebook page.
Awards, Scholarship, and Fellow Nominations Wanted!
Do you know an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the archives profession? Or promoted greater public awareness of archives? Have you published a groundbreaking book, written an outstanding article, or developed an innovative finding aid? SAA annually recognizes outstanding achievements in the archival profession through an awards competition and the naming of Fellows.
Would financial assistance to attend graduate school come in handy? Two recipients will be awarded the Mosaic Scholarship, which provides financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, encourages students to pursue a career as an archivist, and promotes the diversification of the American archives profession. The F. Gerald Ham Scholarship Fund offers financial support to two graduate students in their second year of archival studies.
For more details on selection criteria and nomination forms for SAA Fellows, awards, and scholarships, click here. Completed forms and supplementary materials must be postmarkedby February 28, 2010.
American Archivist Welcomes New Reviews Editors
SAA has appointed Amy Cooper Cary as reviews editor of American Archivist. Cary, director of the Archival Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, assumes the three-year term immediately and will work with journal editor Mary Jo Pugh and with outgoing reviews editor Jeannette A. Bastian to commission review essays and to select books and other tools and products of archival activity for review. In addition, SAA also appointed Danna Bell-Russel as associate reviews editor, a new position. Bell-Russel, educational outreach specialist at the Library of Congress, will work with Cary to assemble reviews for the volumes to be published in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
NYU to Host Discussion Series
Just what is archival silence? Check out this topic and others at New York University Spring 2010. Discussing the Archive: Ideas, Practices, and Institutions series.
Emmett Leahy Award Nomination Deadline Feb. 25
If you or someone you know has had a major impact on the records and information management professions, recognize their contributions and accomplishments through the Emmett Leahy Award.
Plan for Preservation on March 18
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its 24th Annual Preservation Conference, "Plan for Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage," March 18, 2010, at the William G. McGowan Theater in Washington, D.C. Take a look at the event schedule that begins with an introduction by David S. Ferreiro, Archivist of the United States.
Continuing Education
We've added more workshops in the March/April/May time frame and more are in the pipeline! 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=92t see the topic of your choice? Contact us to bring a workshop to your location.
March/April Workshops
Implementing More Product, Less Process
Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles & Practices
Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal
Project Management for Archivists
Visual Literacy for Photograph Collections
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Oral History: From Planning Preservation
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:
- Archivist / SPACES - Saving & Preserving Arts & Cultl Envirnmts (Aptos, CA)
- Archivist/Records Manager / Legislative Council of Hong Kong SAR (Nationwide HKG)
- Assistant Head of SCUA / University Libraries - UNC at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)
- Chief Archivist / John F. Kennedy Library & Museum (Boston, MA)
- Coordinator of Library and Information Services / Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA)
- Director of Special Collections & Univ. Archivist / Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
- Director, Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library - Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)
- Documentary Editor / LDS Church History Department (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Director, Special Collections / The University of Arizona Libraries (Tucson, AZ)
- Project Archivist / Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI)
- Project Coordinator / AstraZeneca (Wilmington, DE)
- Project Manager / AstraZeneca (Wilmington, DE)
- Quality Assurance Specialist / American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (New York, NY)
- University Archivist / Santa Clara University Library (Santa Clara, CA)
- webmaster / alanfreed.com (Santa Monica, CA)
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For more news of interest, see the SAA home page at www.archivists.org or SAA's Facebook page
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