2021 SAA Election Results

April 26, 2021—The results of SAA's 2021 election are in! The following individuals have been elected to serve:

March Council Virtual Meeting Minutes Available

April 20, 2021—Minutes from the March 17, 2021, Council virtual meeting are available here

For highlights from this meeting, see this news item

African Studies Library at University of Cape Town Needs Your Help!

Please note that this is not official information from the University of Cape Town Libraries regarding their needs at this time. SAA recommends waiting to take action until we know more. (04/20/2021)

Advocacy Alert: National Archives FY 2022 Funding

April 15, 2021—The National Coalition for History (NCH) has worked with Representatives John Larson (D-CT), Don Young (R-AK), and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) to seek support for additional funding in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget for the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

"As a Matter of Fact: Convincing the World That Archives Matter" Video Available for Downloading

The video of a panel discussion exploring themes in Laura Millar's book, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age, the 2021 selection for the One Book, One Profession reading initiative sponsored by the SAA Publications Board, is available for complimentary downloading at www.pathlms.com/saa/events/2430

SAA Council Approves Dataverse Collection Development Policy, Revisions to Bylaws and Constitution

March 25, 2021—At its March 17 virtual meeting, the SAA Council:
 

Read Up on—and Write—SAA Case Studies

Several new case studies have been added to some of the Society of American Archivists’ dynamic Case Studies Series. These open access works, peer-reviewed and edited by various SAA component groups, feature examples of archival practice drawn from real-life scenarios and illustrate archival issues worthy of broad discussion and debate. The eight series include: