Society of American Archivists

Join SAA this January for a webcast on Records Management! Led by Brad Houston, this webcast will offer an introduction to records management, best practices, and training and outreach programs. Register to join on January 29 today! https://ow.ly/Qxx650U9rzz

#SAAwords: lamination n. ~ the process of applying thin sheets of cellulose acetate to both sides of a document to reinforce it and protect it from the environment Lamination was often preceded by deacidification. Lamination is no longer considered appropriate for archival preservation. https://lnkd.in/gvMAiZR2

Get excited for spring classes from SAA! The Spring 2025 classes are now open for registration. Learn about email archiving, managing digital records, arrangement and description, and much more! Peruse the upcoming offerings and register today. https://ow.ly/L53P50U9qUS

Help SAA create a research agenda for the archives profession! Apply to be a part of a 2-day forum in May in Chicago to take the SAA Research and Innovation Roadmap and transform it into a research agenda and framework. Apply by December 20 for consideration! https://ow.ly/3WAc50Ub7QZ

The Program Committee is seeking program proposals for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025, taking place next summer in Anaheim, CA and online. The theme for the conference is “Making It Count.” Learn more and consider submitting a proposal before December 6. https://ow.ly/8Rwf50TPZqk

The slate of candidates has been set for SAA's 2025 elections. Find the full slate of candidates here: https://ow.ly/MbzG50U6lm0

In #AmericanArchivist, authors Elizabeth Scott, Heidi Abbey Moyer, Rebecca Hankins, and Rachel Walton break the “culture of silence” associated with earning tenure and promotion as an academic archivist. They offer “guidance and insight by carving out an archival identity that acknowledges not only what we do but who we are as professionals.” https://ow.ly/Phzb50T7Tnv

#SAAwords: institutional archivist n. ~ an individual responsible for the records created or received by a parent institution https://lnkd.in/giHiHBFs

In #AmericanArchivist, Anna Holland reviews "The Remaking of Archival Values" by Victoria Hoyle. The book interrupts the tidy schemas of the values underpinning archives. Read the review here: https://ow.ly/3hFs50T7YMa

In the newest episode of SAA's podcast, Archives in Context, cohosts Camila Zorrilla Tessler and Conor Casey speak with historians Krista McCracken and Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey about Decolonial Archival Futures, their new book that challenges non-Indigenous practitioners to think consciously about the histories we tell. Listen for a discussion about rethinking structures of archival provenance and ownership, community relationship building, and decentering the settler perspective in archives. https://ow.ly/tpAb50U3m7n