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15% off "The Inclusive Manager's Toolkit" course!
September 11, 2019
In the Loop - SAA's Biweekly Newsletter
Please help support more students of color on their path to becoming archivists! The Mosaic Scholarship Fund is the SAA Foundation’s principal means of supporting our long-standing priority to create a diverse profession and ensure an inclusive historical record. The highly competitive scholarship program provides $5,000 in financial support to students of color pursuing graduate education in archival science. Read more—and give to the Mosaic Scholarship Fund today!

A Matter of Facts Available Now!

The safeguarding of authentic facts is essential, especially in this disruptive Orwellian age, where digital technologies have opened the door to a post-truth world in which “alternative facts” can be so easily accepted as valid. And because facts matter, archives matter. Laura Millar’s new book, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age, is an eye-opening treatise for the general public, an invaluable resource for archives students, and a provocative call-to-arms for working professionals. She deftly explains the concept of evidence and discusses the ways in which records, archives, and data are not just useful tools for our daily existence but also essential sources of evidence. Also included are plentiful examples that illustrate the critical role that evidence plays in upholding rights, enforcing responsibilities, tracing family or community stories, and capturing and sharing memories. Buy it now! 
AROUND SAA
American Archivist Editor Cal Lee Comments on Brown Bag Lunch Article Controversy at Annual Meeting
“The past month has been one of intensive listening, discussion, and reflection for many people, including me and the other members of the American Archivist Editorial Board regarding the forthcoming article in volume 82, number 2 of the journal, ‘To Everything There Is a Season’ by Frank Boles, and its selection for a Brown Bag Lunch discussion during ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019 in Austin,” notes Journal Editor Cal Lee in a post to Off the Record today.

Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit
The recurrence of both human-made tragedies and disasters of weather combined with the great speed of technological development lead archivists to a new role in society—as stewards of contemporary information. The SAA Tragedy Response Initiative Task Force has developed a resource kit to provide templates and documents that will assist archivists in collecting materials from tragedies within their communities. Learn more here.

Update Your Contact Info Online at mysaa.archivists.org
When SAA's new association management system launched in April 2019, you should have received an email to create a password to access mysaa.archivists.org. If you didn't, now is your chance to get connected! Please log in and confirm your mailing and email addresses today so that you continue to receive your benefits. From your account page, you can:

Submit to Recorded Sound
SAA's Audio and Moving Image Section is seeking submissions for a Winter 2019 issue of its newsletter, Recorded Sound. Suggested topics include profiles of repositories, current preservation and/or access efforts, best practices from the field, member spotlights, reports on conferences and workshops, and more. Contributions from section members, students, and others in the field are welcome. Browse the Summer 2017 issue for ideas. Submissions are 225 to 700 words. Please send inquiries to applegate.kj@gmail.com. Deadline: November 1.

Get ready for #AskAnArchivist Day on Wednesday, October 2, when archivists around the country will answer questions about archives. Find ideas for promoting the day among your users and developing a plan with your colleagues to respond to tweets. Follow other #AskAnArchivist Day participants, and email Abigail Christian with your institution's handle to join the list.
EDUCATION

Take 15% Off "The Inclusive Manager's Toolkit"!
SAA members receive a 15% discount on registration for "The Inclusive Manager’s Toolkit," a course led by DeEtta Jones and Associates (DJA), a Chicago-based firm specializing in organizational culture and leadership. This comprehensive course focuses on the core functions and best practice tools for managing others—regardless of where you are in your career or on your organization’s chart. Applying an equity lens across all program dimensions, the Toolkit makes sure that diversity and inclusion aren’t seen as “in addition to,” but are seamlessly connected with other effective managerial and leadership practices. 

The virtual course includes 8 weeks of core content, plus a comprehensive library of bonus trainings, practical application exercises, weekly webinars with DeEtta, and coaching sessions with DJA staff to help you develop the skills to deal with your toughest managerial challenges. Register for the course at a discount today! Course begins September 23. 

Are you eligible for the DAS Exam?
Email education@archivists.org to find out! The DAS Comprehensive Exam will be held online throughout September.

Explore Your Options for Professional Development
Take a look at the Course Calendar and register for upcoming courses. Don't see an education course in your area? Learn how your institution can host a course!
PUBLICATIONS

Call for Applicants for Publications Editor
SAA seeks an energetic individual to serve as Publications Editor and to continue the momentum of our dynamic publishing tradition. SAA’s robust book publishing program has brought a rich variety of content to readers for decades, including original research, advanced texts, fundamentals, manuals, and classics. More recently, 20 modules have been published in the modular series Trends in Archives Practice. This summer SAA launched the first three volumes in the new Archival Fundamentals Series III and the first volume in a new series co-published with ALA, Archival Futures. There are now seven open-access case studies series. And there are seventeen more book projects in the pipeline.  

The new Publications Editor will serve a three-year term beginning no later than April 1, 2020. Learn more about the Publications Editor's responsibilities and qualifications. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae by November 1 to PubsEditorSearch@archivists.org.   

Call for Articles and Case Studies on Design Records
Do you have experiences with design records management, repositories, and practices? Share your experiences in an article or case study for a special section in the Fall/Winter 2021 issue of American Archivist (84.2). Visual materials are encouraged. Questions? Contact Karen Jamison Trivette of the Fashion Institute of Technology - SUNY and member of the American Archivist Editorial Board at karen_trivette@fitnyc.edu. Learn more about how to submit.
 
ANNUAL MEETING

Weren't Able to Attend the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting in Austin?
Here’s your chance to connect! You can now access the audio recordings and slides for all education sessions and section meetings—including the videos of live-streamed sessions—here.

Slides and Posters from the 2019 Annual Research Forum 
The slides and posters from the 13th Annual Research Forum at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019 are now online. View them here. 

Attendee Reflections on Conference Sessions

  • Carli Lowe, university archivist at San José State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, recaps the session “Beyond Familiar Terms: Repairing Indigenous Collections through Inclusive Processing” for the blog of SAA's Human Rights Archives Section
  • Rachael Woody, a member of SAA's Committee on Public Awareness (COPA), covers sessions on the value of archival labor on COPA's ArchivesAWARE! blog.
Program Proposals for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020
It's never too early to begin planning for next year's conference! Did the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting spark an idea? Thinking about 2020's theme of "Creating Our Future"? Continue the conversation by submitting a program proposal for next year's Joint Annual Meeting in Chicago. Deadline: November 15.
AROUND THE PROFESSION

New Resource on Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity
The Inclusive Historian's Handbook, coedited by Modupe Labode, William S. Walker, and Robert Weible and published by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History, is a new digital resource exploring inclusivity, diversity, equity, and public service in public history work. The Handbook—an ongoing digital project comprising entries examining all facets of public history work—launched in August at http://inclusivehistorian.com with twenty entries on topics of "Accessibility," "Civic Engagement," "Food History," "Plantations," and more. Entries will be added over the next year. Learn more about the Handbook on the AASLH blog.

Report on Cataloging and Documentation Efforts
Profiles of Collection Cataloging and Documentation Efforts by Museums, Archives and Library Special Collections, written by Laura Phillips and published by the Primary Research Group Inc., profiles the efforts of five university and museum-related institutions to catalog and document their collections. The report examines issues relating to provenance, collection documentation, marketing, cataloging and findability, digitization, nomenclature, retrieval, and storage mechanics, and includes information on print and digital collections as well as artifacts.

Call for MAC Program Proposals—Deadline Extended
The Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) will hold its 2020 Annual Meeting May 6–9 in Des Moines, Iowa. An election year presents a year for choice in leadership as well as emphasizes the power of decisions—who makes them and where and when they are made. The Program Committee invites session proposals from all areas of archival practice and research addressing the theme "Decision 2020." For more information, visit MAC's website. Deadline extended to September 20.

Call for NEA 2020 Meeting Proposals

The New England Archivists (NEA) invites submission of session proposals for its spring meeting, April 2–4, 2020, in Providence, Rhode Island. The meeting’s theme, “Inside and Outside,” will explore ideas of inclusion and exclusion in collections, audiences, and workforce. Submit using this proposal form. Deadline: September 20.

Call for 2020 Program Proposals for Association of Canadian Archivists
The Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) invites proposals for papers, sessions, alternative formats, and professional skills development workshops for its 2020 meeting, held June 11–13 in Vancouver, British Columbia. What does the future have in store for the archival profession? How will we as practitioners and users define the role of archives? Submit your proposal. Deadline: October 1.

Register for MARAC Fall 2019 Meeting
Registration is open for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) fall meeting, which will take place November 7–9 in Cambridge, Maryland. Deadline for early-bird pricing is October 2.

Apply for an Equinox Open Source Grant
Equinox Open Library Initiative Inc., is accepting applications for its Open Source Grant. The program is designed to provide access to a modern, online library catalog to nonprofit or governmental organizations that possess a library but do not have the financial and technological resources to contract for commercial services. Deadline: November 1.

Northwest Archivists Launch Archivist in Residence Progam
The Northwest Archivists (NWA) launched a one-year pilot program for an Archivist in Residence. Administered by the NWA Paid Internship Committee, this program supports a paid internship to work at an institution within the NWA region and is part of NWA's efforts to establish more ethical labor practices and advocate for the value of archives professionals. Learn more.

Preserve This Podcast Workshops
Preserve This Podcast (PTP) is a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant-funded project to create a podcastzine and workshops giving indie podcasters the tools and know-how to organize, back up, and describe their digital files. Join one of PTP’s free workshops in Durham, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colarado; and New York. Find more details at preservethispodcast.org.

SAIC Digitally Preserves Rare Artist Talks
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has preserved more than 500 hours of original recordings of rare artists’ lectures. The recordings include 83 classroom lectures from filmmaker and SAIC faculty member Stan Brakhage and 284 lectures from the School’s Visiting Artists Program, including talks by Susan Sontag, Barbara Kruger, Guerrilla Girls, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and others. Access to the recordings is available to the public and unrestricted at digitalcollections.saic.edu. SAIC preserved the recordings through support from a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
 
ARCHIVES IN THE NEWS

At a Glance
  • The New York Times shares how new digital collections are preserving Latinx history through crowdsourced photos.
  • The Washington Post highlights how archivists are working to restore and digitize film reels hidden during the Taliban era in Afghanistan. 
  • AP News covers the story of how Arizona archivists are teaming up to form the Northern Arizona Cultural Heritage Preservation Initiative to protect artifacts in the event of a disaster.
  • College of Charleston archivists seek to show the history of the LGBTQ Community, reports South Carolina's Count on News 2.
  • At the Oakland Museum just outside Lovington, Virginia, local history buffs and archivists tell the story of Hurricane Camille and Nelson County fifty years later, reports news channel WHSV.
Archives in Podcasts
The Archivist's Tale talks with David B. Gracy II about how history and archives have changes his life and advocating for archives. 
 
JOBS

Attention, Job Seekers!
Here are the latest career opportunities posted to SAA’s Career Center. View all postings.

DEADLINES
Sep. 20
Program Proposals for Midwest Archives 2020 Conference
Sep. 20
Program Proposals for New England Archivists 2020 Meeting
Sep. 23
The Inclusive Manager's Toolkit Begins
Oct. 1
Program Proposals for Association of Canadian Archivists 2020 Meeting
Oct. 2
Early-bird Pricing for Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
Nov. 1
Applications for SAA Publications Editor
Nov. 1
Submissions to Recorded Sound
Nov. 1
Applications for Equinox Open Source Grant
Nov. 15
Program Proposals for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020
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