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In Summer 2005, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) issued a statement on strategic priorities that, in the priority on gaining more public
support, included the possibility of supporting Archives Week/Month programs and moving toward a nationwide or North American event.  For several years, the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) has also had extending and strengthening Archives Week observances in its strategic plan.  

DC2006, the joint annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Council of State Archivists (CoSA), and the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA), will provide several opportunities to consider the possibilities in more depth.  Archives Week/Month will be one of the featured themes of the "Great Ideas! InfoExpo" and SAA's Reference, Access, and Outreach (RAO) Section will devote a large portion of its meeting to a discussion of Archives Week/Month.  

To prepare for this meeting, RAO leaders and CoSA staff have worked with long-time Archives Week advocate, George Bain (Head of Archives & Special Collections, Ohio University), to develop a brief survey on current Archives Week/Month activities.  

If your region, state, locality, or organization participates in Archives Week or Month, please take a few minutes to respond.  Just click on
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=716571977135 to access the survey.  

Through the survey, we are seeking information on all Archives Week and Month activities undertaken at all levels and by all kinds of organizations. These include archival professional associations (national, state, provincial, regional, local); state historical records advisory boards
(SHRABs); state and provincial archives; and other repositories or institutions that coordinate or assist in coordinating Archives Week/Month
activities within their geographical areas.  Individuals are welcome to submit reports for more than one agency or organization.  

Please respond no later than Friday, June 2, 2006.  

An individual is welcome to submit reports for more than one agency or organization. However, please try to coordinate your responses with others so that we receive only one response per organization.

George Bain will compile the results and report on them during the DC 2006 RAO Section meeting, scheduled for Friday August 4, 12:15-2:15 pm.

Susan McElrath
Chair, SAA Reference, Access, and Outreach Section and
Team Leader for University Archives and Special Collections
American University Library
Ph. (202) 885-3255
Fx. (202) 885-3226
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