May 11, 2023—The United States Senate voted yesterday to confirm Dr. Colleen Shogan as the 11th Archivist of the United States. Dr. Shogan was nominated by President Biden on August 3, 2022. She will begin her tenure as the head of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) next week, succeeding former AOTUS David S. Ferriero, who retired in April 2022. Dr. Shogan will be the first woman to permanently hold the position of AOTUS. 

The Evolving Practice of Reference and Access 

May 9, 2023—We are grateful to the fifteen donors who contributed $1,700 to the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives during the May 1 Day of Giving. This fund supports stabilization and recovery needs of archival repositories dealing with major disasters.

Your commitment makes a difference for archivists throughout the profession. Thank you!

April 28, 2023—The results of SAA's 2023 election are in! The following individuals have been elected to serve:

It's that time of year! Join SAA and CoSA in Washington, DC, and online July 26–29 for ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023.

SAA’s Mentoring Subcommittee has announced a third round of mentoring cohorts—a group mentoring model intended to complement the traditional one-to-one mentoring of the M

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April 12, 2023—On Tuesday, April 4, Donald Trump made incorrect claims about the Presidential Records Act. These claims are patently false and do not reflect the law or the practices of the National Archives and Records Administration. During a speech on April 4, Mr. Trump said, "Just so everyone knows, I come under what's known as the Presidential Records Act, which was designed and approved by Congress long ago just for this reason. Under the act, I'm supposed to negotiate with NARA, the National Archives and Records Administration."