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It’s Here! Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
Hot off the press and ready for your reading is Preserving Archives and Manuscripts (2nd ed.) by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler. Order your copy at a special promotional price of $36 today!
Election 2010
Fourteen candidates vying for three different offices are slated on SAA’s 2010 ballot. Learn about the candidates here. Casting your vote online is easier than ever by visiting SAA’s home page between March 11 and April 11.
Council Meeting Materials Available
The next SAA Council meeting is February 2-4 in Washington, D.C. View the agenda and meeting materials here. Read the compiled 2008-2009 Section and Roundtable annual reports here.
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 (available online at http://wo.ala.org/tce/). Click here for details.
American Archivist Welcomes New Reviews Editors
SAA has appointed Amy Cooper Cary as reviews editor and Danna Bell-Russel as associate reviews editor of American Archivist. Read about what they bring to the journal here.
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.
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.
Drexel University Forms SAA Student Chapter
The SAA Council unanimously approved the petition from Drexel University, College of Information Science and Technology, to form a new SAA Student Chapter. The Drexel organization began last year when students formed an official campus group called DUAL (Drexel University Archivists League), which held meetings and sponsored events.
Interested in Financial Aid?
Students looking for financial assistance: This is for you! SAA will award up to two Mosaic Scholarships and two F. Gerald Ham Scholarships in 2010 to students pursuing graduate education in archival science. Click here for eligibility requirements and application procedures. Completed forms and supplementary materials must be postmarked by February 28, 2010.
A Peek at the Spring/Summer 2010 American Archivist
Production is underway, and the published issue will be available online and in print in May. Click here to view the issue’s Table of Contents.
Jan/Feb Archival Outlook Hits the Streets!
 Did you know that African American obituaries weren't published in mainstream newspapers in San Antonio prior to the 1970s? Learn about this funeral program collection, Czech secret police photos, and the new U.S. Archivist’s ambitious agenda in the Jan./Feb. Archival Outlook. Members can log in to read the online version; the print edition mails later in January.
President Obama Issues Executive Order on Declassification
Dec. 29, 2009 – President Obama has issued a new executive order, “Classified National Security Information,” that creates a National Declassification Center at the National Archives, establishes the principle that no federal government records may remain classified indefinitely, and provides enforceable deadlines for declassifying information exempted from automatic declassification at 25 years. Read the White House press release.
2010 SAA Research Forum “Foundations and Innovations” Call for Participants ★ Call for Presentations
The past three Research Forums have yielded
great participant responses, confirming
that the full spectrum of research activities—from “pure” research to applied research
and innovative practice—is of interest and
value to the archives community. The 2010
Research Forum will build on its previous
success with a full day of presentations. [Read More]
"Make an Impact!" Contest Winners
SAA congratulates the winners of the 2009 American Archives Month “Make an Impact!” Contest! “Did You Know Your Grandmother Was a Beauty Queen?,” submitted by the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library of the Denver Public Library, received the most member votes for Best Poster to Promote 2009 Archives Month/Week, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Chapter of SAA won for Best Successfully Implemented Campaign for its class outreach project. Click here to view all entries. Thanks to everyone who submitted entries and to all who voted. Together, we can make an impact!
Your Contribution Will Make a Difference!
The SAA Foundation is the nation’s leading source of nonprofit funding dedicated solely to the interests of archives and archivists. Its mission: To enrich the knowledge and enhance the contributions of current and future generations by championing efforts to preserve and make accessible evidence of human activity and records of enduring value. Click here to make a difference!
Archival Haiku
More than 50 haiku written by archivists
about the profession are captured in this
clever collection. [Read more]
New Bookstore!
The SAA Bookstore is open for business. The new online storefront brings you the same great titles, but with more tools to make your browsing easier. The interface allows you to search by topical keyword, author, title, publisher, and product code. There’s even an author bios area. Click here to check out the latest books and educational CDs.
Get Involved! A Call to Service in SAA
Serving as a committee or task force member is one of the greatest benefits of membership in the Society of American Archivists. SAA's Appointments Committee now invites self-nominations for appointments to commence in August 2010. For more information or to volunteer, click here.
David Ferriero Begins Work as 10th Archivist of the United States
David Ferriero began work as the new Archivist of the United States on November 19, just two weeks after his Senate confirmation. View the NARA press release here.
Orphan Works: Statement of Best Practices
SAA’s Intellectual Property Working Group has produced “Orphan Works: A Statement of Best Practices,” which provides information on reasonable efforts to identify and locate rights holders. Now available as a PDF here.
Get a Grant!
The Library of Congress and the Foundation Center have published “Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums.” This guide lists 1,725 grants of $5,000 or more awarded by 474 foundations from 2003 through 2007. The publication includes hotlinks to free online grant writing tutorials, a statistical analysis of grant funding, state-by-state descriptions of projects funded in preservation, indexes of recipients, and a list of all foundations that have donated to preservation. For more information, go to: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/.
What Did You Do to“Save Our Archives”? |
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Ask not what your archives can do for you, but what you can do for your archives! On May 1, archivists around the country did something - even if it was something small - to prepare their archives for a disaster. Share your story at MayDay@archivists.org. Read more about disaster planning, MayDay, and what others have done in the past here. |
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