We are excited to announce that SCoSAA is launching an SAA-sponsored I Found It In The Archives! contest. This contest is an opportunity for all students at Simmons College to collectively discuss the rare and valuable treasures that we have had the opportunity to work with in one way or another. It is also a wonderful way to become more involved in SAA, and should your project win the national competition, you’ll win an all-expense paid trip to San Diego for SAA’s Annual Meeting in August 2012. All the details you need to know are listed below!
Details:
The nitty gritty: The goal of this contest is to collect stories of what students have found in the archives while processing a collection or researching a topic. From October 28, 2011 to February 3, 2012 SCoSAA will accept entries from all GSLIS students who would like to participate in the contest. Your entry should be a 400-word written essay (which can include pictures) or a two-minute video recording and would tell your tale of discovery and show the result of your search. You can submit only one entry in total and entries must be individual; unfortunately, we cannot accept group entries.
How to enter: Participants should send their stories to [email protected]. Again, your entry should be a 400-word essay or a two-minute video. You can submit your story as an attachment in a Word document or in the body of the email. If you want to send a video we recommend that you use the GSLIS Media Lab. However, you could also deliver the video to our Webmaster, Allie, or submit a YouTube video. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about how to submit a video. Entries will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the end of the contest and all entries will be posted on the SCoSAA website at http://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/scosaa/category/blog/ throughout the contest.
Judging: At the end of the contest a panel composed of various constituencies will judge all submissions and select the finalists. The finalists will be announced on February 10, 2012.
The finalists: The GSLIS community will vote for their favorite entries among the finalists for one week.
The GSLIS winner(s): Once the vote is counted the winner(s) will be announced on February 20, 2011 and will win a $50 gift card to a local bookstore.
The national competition: The winner(s) entries will be submitted into the national competition sponsored by SAA. The winners of SAA’s competition will be announced at SAA’s Annual Meetings Award Ceremony in 2012. You can learn more about SAA’s I Found It In The Archives! contest at http://www2.archivists.org/initiatives/i-found-it-in-the-archives.
This contest is a way for us to highlight the wonderful collections we have seen and the rich archival community that we work in. I hope that everyone considers entering the contest! If you have any questions about our contest or the national competition, please email me at [email protected] or Amanda at [email protected].
We look forward to learning what you have discovered!