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Not Just a Gift . . . It's History in the Making
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Gathering up boxes of photos and years of video can be a daunting job for a family member or dear friend attempting to pull together their own family history. But now there's a fascinating and instructional book that will make it easier and, in the end, much better! Creating Family Archives: A Step-by-Step Guide to Saving Your Memories for Future Generations by Margot Note is written specifically for friends and family, taking them through the process of arranging and preserving their own family archives.
Pre-order Creating Family Archives now to give your family and friends this unique gift!
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Apply for a Strategic Growth Grant!
Are you working on an exciting project that could benefit the greater archives profession? The SAA Foundation welcomes interested individuals and organizations to apply for a Strategic Growth grant! Learn more and submit initial letter of inquiry by December 1.
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Find Your Place in SAA
Interested in volunteering on an SAA Appointed Group? SAA Vice President/President-Elect Rachel Vagts breaks down what positions are available and how the process works. Submit your application by January 17.
New on ArchivesAWARE!
Rosemary K.J. Davis, accessioning archivist for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, writes about student loan debt and its impact on the archival profession on ArchivesAWARE!.
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What every archives leader—and those aspiring to become one—should be reading.
Leading and Managing Archives and Manuscripts Programs, volume 1 in SAA's Archival Fundamentals Series III, offers you a true wealth of examples of successful leadership practices for archivists. It's the perfect guide for students, aspiring and newly appointed managers, and even veteran practitioners who want to stay current. Edited by Peter Gottlieb and David W. Carmicheal, contributors include Sarah Koonts, Jennifer Johnson, Lynette Stoudt, Samantha Norling, Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, and Rachel Vagts. Take steps to develop your leadership and management skills by ordering your copy today!
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New on the Reviews Portal
Becky Briggs Becker takes a look at the tool Microsoft Planner as a tool for archivists. Read more on the Reviews Portal.
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Propose a Pre-Conference Course at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020
SAA Education seeks proposals for pre-conference courses August 2–3, 2020, at the Joint Annual Meeting in Chicago. Possible topics for half-day or full-day courses include archives management (budgeting/finances, facilities, security, soft skills, ethics, disaster planning); diversity, equity, and inclusion for archives managers and practitioners; and courses that support the DAS and A&D Certificate programs. Submit your proposal by January 15.
Fulfill Several A&D and DAS Credits at Once
A&D/DAS Bootcamp | January 27–29 | Salt Lake City, UT
DAS Bootcamp | March 23–25 | Northbrook, IL
New on the Calendar
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!
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At a Glance
- A collaboration among archivists, faculty members, and students at the University of Georgia (UGA) brings incarceration history to the stage, reports UGA Today.
- Sportswear International talks with denim collectors Roy Luckett and Douglas Gunn, owners of The Vintage Showroom in London, about their digital archives.
- The New York Times highlights an archives of "last-ride" videos of amusement park rides.
- Archivists at the Provincial Archives in New Brunswick, Canada, are cataloging the largest collection of UFO material, reports Vice.
- A new World War I archives will open in Braintree, Massachusetts, says The Patriot Ledger.
- The Library of Congress offers the public a peek at rare films during the Association of Moving Image Archivists' annual meeting in Baltimore.
Archives in Podcasts
- Mary Caldera and Christine Weideman, co-editors of Archival Values: Essays in Honor of Mark A. Greene, share why we should all be talking about SAA’s Core Values and their influence on archivists’ work. Listen on Archives in Context.
- An Archivist's Tale talks with Hrefna Róbertsdóttir, National Archivist of Iceland, and Stephen Novak, head of Archives and Special Collections at the Augusta C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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Hong Kong Archivist/Records Manager Receives 2019 Emmett Leahy Award
Simon Fook-Keung Chu is the recipient of the 2019 Emmett Leahy Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the records and information management profession. The international award honors Chu for his work in the Public Records Office of Hong Kong, where he served as the first records manager of the Hong Kong Government, championed the government’s first purpose-built archives facility, campaigned for an archives law for Hong Kong, and is one of the founders of the Hong Kong Archives Society. Chu was also the first to teach archives in Hong Kong universities and created the international Post Graduate Certificate archives course at the University of Hong Kong SPACE. Chu is the first recipient of the award in Asia.
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Share Your Archives and Special Collections Space in a Virtual Tour
A new live-streaming series shares a virtual glimpse into how different repositories navigate facilities innovations and challenges. Interested in sharing your space or hosting a webcast? Contact Lori Birrell at lbirrell@uark.edu.
Workshop on Creative Commons, RightsStatements.org, and Traditional Knowledge
The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is holding the workshop "Beyond Licenses: Integrating Creative Commons, RightsStatements.org, and Traditional Knowledge into Permissions" on November 22 at the University of Denver. The workshop will provide a baseline review of applicable intellectual property rights, including US copyright law and fair use, before delving into a deeper understanding and use of Creative Commons licenses, RightsStatements.org, and Traditional Knowledge labels. Learn more.
Seminar on the Archives of the Holy See
The Sangalli Institute for the religious history and cultures of Florence will host a seminar on the Archives of the Holy See January 20–24, 2020, in Rome. This seminar is open to students enrolled in graduate programs in early-modern and modern history as well as to archivists, museum curators, and scholars who are working with the history of Roman Catholicism. Applicants should send a one-page CV and brief letter of interest sharing how the seminar will improve their research to segreteria@istitutosangalli.it. Deadline: December 1.
The Newberry Library's Short-Term Fellowships
The Newberry Library's long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. Short-Term Fellowships, available to postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, and those who hold other terminal degrees, are generally for 1 to 2 months and include a stipend of $2,500 per month. Deadline: December 15.
Applications Invited for RBM Reviews Editor
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Reviews Editor for ACRL’s peer-reviewed, biannual journal in special collections librarianship, RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. Learn about applicants' desired qualifications and send a statement of qualifications and CV to RBM Editor Richard Saunders at rsaunders@suu.edu. Deadline: November 30.
Applications Invited for Northwest Archivist-in-Residence Program
Northwest Archivists, Inc. invites applications for its Archivist-in-Residence program, which offers a $5,000 stipend for one graduate student (or recent graduate within two years) for a 12-week summer residency. The residency provides new professionals the opportunity to develop a project based on their goals and skills and work directly with an organization to determine the project’s scope, goals, and outcomes. Recipients will also receive a complimentary one-year membership to Northwest Archivists. Learn more about the program and submit your application.
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Call for 2020 Student Paper and Poster Proposals
The 2020 Student Program Subcommittee is accepting proposals for two special sessions dedicated to student scholarship during the Joint Annual Meeting of CoSA and SAA in Chicago, August 2–8, 2020. Work from both master's and doctoral students will be considered. Learn more. Deadline: February 3.
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Attention, Job Seekers!
Here are the latest career opportunities posted to SAA’s Career Center. View all postings.
- Digital Archivist
The HistoryMakers (Chicago, Illinois)
- Digital Asset Manager and Archivist Consultant for Photographer’s Studio
Geoffrey Biddle Studio (New York, New York)
- Processing Archivist
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Stanford Libraries, University Archivist
Stanford Libraries (Stanford, California)
- Research Services Librarian
Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Archivist/Reference Librarian
Bioethics Research Library, Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
- Assistant Archivist, Rare Book Cataloger
American Heritage Center (Laramie, Wyoming)
- Assistant Archivist, Reference and Audiovisual
American Heritage Center (Laramie, Wyoming)
- Digital Scholarship Librarian
Washington State University Libraries (Pullman, Washington)
- Paper Conservationist
Green Dragon Bindery (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts)
- Archivist
Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, New York)
- Document Management Specialist
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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