First SCoSAA meeting
WHEN: September 14, 2011, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
WHERE: GSLIS Student Lounge, 2nd Floor Palace Road Building
Kick off the fall semester with SCoSAA at our first meeting of the year! Join us for some food and to …
News: Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World
From the JSTOR press release:
…On September 6, 2011, we announced that we are making journal content in JSTOR?published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely?available to anyone, anywhere in the world. ?This ?Early
News: National Archives releases statement on SEC
On August 18, 2011, the?National Archives released a?statement (see below), addressing an allegation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had been destroying documents it wasn’t authorized to destroy. Part of the AHA’s mission is to advocate for …
News: International Council for Archives drafting principles for access to archives. Join in the discussion!
In the last year an ICA Working Group has developed a draft set of principles for access to archives. These principles are intended to be applicable across linguistic and cultural divides, and in different political regimes.
The aim is to …
News: Back in the frame: Photographs washed away by Japan’s tsunami restored and returned to owners (video)
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In an effort to save the memories of a nation, muddied photographs and albums sent from tsunami-hit areas are washed and repackaged by an army of volunteers across Japan before being returned …
SAA 2011 (Aug 22-27)
Archives 360? – 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
WHEN: August 22-27, 2011
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Chicago on the Riverwalk / 151 East Wacker Drive / Chicago, IL 60601
HOW MUCH: See SAA Archives 360 website for …
SCoSAA Mixer at Cornwall’s Pub (Aug 18)
SCoSAA Mixer
WHEN: August 18, 2011, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
WHERE: Cornwall’s Pub at 654 Beacon Street
You are invited to join SCoSAA for a summer mixer at Cornwall?s Pub. Celebrate the last days of summer, see old friends, meet new …
News: House Bill would repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
On July 14th, 2011, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT3) introduced H.R. 2531 – Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2011, which would repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Read the bill text here. SAA is collaborating with other archives …