I debated a long time about attending the SAA annual meeting this year in San Diego. I wasn?t sure what it could offer a first year graduate student and if it would be worth the time and the money it …
Category Archives: Conference Recaps
SAA 2012 Recap: Lori Birrell
Lori Birrell is a Simmons GSLIS 2011 graduate who has kindly allowed SCoSAA to feature her recap of the SAA 2012 session called Crowdsourcing Our Collections: Three Case Studies of User Participation in Metadata Creation and Enhancement. Lori is working …
SAA 2011: Amanda Strauss
Networking. This word has been the source of great angst for me. In a conference setting, networking means introducing myself to a stranger in a room full of strangers. The introvert in me would rather hide in the corner or
SAA 2011: Erin Faulder
Flexibility. After spending a week in Chicago this summer for SAA’s 75th Annual Meeting, I realize that it is a key skill an archivist should cultivate. Whether it’s the flexibility to implement a plan for dealing with born digital records
… SAA 2011: Rebecca Meyer
The Archives as a Center for Community: The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
… With the current economic challenges we are facing, it is more important than ever for archivists to advocate on behalf of
SAA 2011: Emily Gonzalez
A great thing about attending a large conference like SAA is that you get to meet so many interesting people with such a wide variety of jobs. ?One of my favorite sessions at this year?s conference was paneled by a
… SAA 2011: Jasmine Jones
GSLIS community, I have to admit something: I was terrified for SAA. ?My anxiety over the conference triggered nightmares… About what to wear of all things! ?And yet, when I got there, I realized how silly I had been. ?Sure,
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