Dear Archivists - maybe the program you've been looking for is scheduled closer to you than you're used to! 

 

Understanding Photographs:  Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices

October 5-6, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1908>  – Chicago, IL

 

This workshop has drawn rave reviews and the venue is the newly remodeled Chicago History Museum (formerly Chicago Historical Society).  A tour of the premises and the new SAA publication Photographs: Archival Care and Management (a $50 value!), are included in the workshop fee!  

 

Advanced Appraisal for Archivists

October 16, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1988>  – Clear Lake (Houston), TX

December 12, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1989>  – New York, NY

 

So you’re familiar with the fundamentals of appraisal as presented in SAA’s Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts (AFS II) <http://www.archivists.org/catalog/pubDetail.asp?objectID=139>  and you’re wondering what’s next?

Who should attend?  Archivists who have experience in appraisal and managers/administrators of archival programs.

*Workshop fee includes the SAA publication Ethics and the Archival Profession: Introduction and Case Studies <http://www.archivists.org/catalog/pubDetail.asp?objectID=896>  by Karen Benedict (a $24.95 value!). 

The Art of Processing Manuscripts

October 12, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1990>  – Lawrence, KS

Whether you are a novice or a seasoned archivist who wants to learn more about processing manuscript collections effectively and efficiently – this is the workshop you’ll want to attend to: 

Workshop fee includes the new SAA publication Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts by Kathleen Roe (a $49 value!)

An Introduction to Archival Exhibitions

October 12, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1958>  – Denver, CO

 

A long awaited workshop in the “Outreach, Advocacy and Promotion” category! 

 

Who should attend?  Archival professionals, from beginning to seasoned, who are interested in developing exhibitions within their repository as well as students in archival studies and other information professionals who are considering expanding their public service and outreach skills through exhibition development. An understanding of your own collection and the ability to think creatively and resourcefully are musts!

 

Legal Aspects of Photography Rights, Archive Management and Permissions

October 27, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1960>  – Bismarck, ND

If your collection contains photographs ‑ and what collection doesn’t? – you’ll want to attend this seminar to learn how you need to deal with issues of copyright as it applies to photographic and archival materials. 

Brand new in SAA’s curriculum pertaining to visual materials, your presenters are:  Joel Hecker, a general counsel specializing in every aspect of photography law; and Jane Kinne, a consultant on appraisals of image collections, marketing issues, acquisitions, and legal problems for all sectors of the photo community and one of the country’s leading experts in copyright issues, image-reproduction rights and media law!

 

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

October 16, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1808>  – Haverford, PA

October 20, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1809>  – Durham, NH

November 8, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1691>  – Salt Lake City, UT

Want practical strategies for implementing DACS? This is the introductory workshop for you! 

*Workshop fee includes the SAA publication Describing Archives: A Content Standard <http://www.archivists.org/catalog/pubDetail.asp?objectID=1279>  (a $35 value!).

Digital Libraries and Digital Archives

October 25, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1953>  – Nashville, TN

 

When asked what aspect of this half-day course was most valuable to her, Nancy Zimmelman replied:  "Finding out what questions to ask and have answered in planning for digital archives."   If you want to get a conceptual sense of what digital libraries and archives mean…register for this course!

 

Building Digital Collections

October 26, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1921>  – Morristown, NJ

Who should attend? Archivists and others who are responsible for planning and implementing digitization projects at the beginning and intermediate level. 

Business Archives…Establishing and Managing an Archives

November 1-3, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1671>  – Chicago, IL 

Are you starting, managing, or overseeing a business archives? Do you wonder how you can garner support from management to establish an archival program? This workshop gives you an overview of what it takes, and you’ll have the opportunity to tour three business archives:  The Archdiocese of Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, and Kraft Foods, Inc.  Click on the date and see for yourself what your peers said about this always popular once a-year program!

Understanding Archives:  Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices

November 6-7, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1907>  – St. Meinrad, IN

 

Librarians, records managers, museum staff, anyone who’s starting an archival career, and administrators who have responsibility for archival records but little or no archival training will want to register for this workshop! 

 

Never heard of Saint Meinrad Archabbey and School of Theology?  It’s located 65 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 55 miles east of Evansville, Indiana, along Interstate 64. It’s a historical building with contemporary facilities and meeting spaces equipped with the latest technology.  Worried about cost?  It’s the most economical setting we’ve come across in a long time!  There’s even a shuttle to get you there from the airports!

 

Copyright:  The Archivist and the Law

November 9-10, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1683>  – Lexington, KY

 

A perennial and relevant favorite, you’ll be brought up to date on issues you need to track in the current age of information commerce—including an assessment of the bad news and the good news in the Supreme Court's Eldred decision.

 

Please note:  Kentucky residents are eligible for a scholarship from the Kentucky State Historical Records Advisory Board!  Details available on the registration web page.

 

MARC According to DACS: Archival Cataloging to the New Descriptive Standard

November 9-10, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1692>  – Salt Lake City, UT

Who should attend? This workshop will be most beneficial for beginning catalogers and more experienced catalogers who are not familiar with fields used in archival cataloging. 

*Workshop fee includes the SAA publication Describing Archives: A Content Standard <http://www.archivists.org/catalog/pubDetail.asp?objectID=1279> (a $35 value!). 

Managing Literary Manuscripts

November 17, 2006 <http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/workshop-detail.asp?id=1948>  – New York, NY

This workshop covers the identification of literary manuscripts‑from notebook ideas, drafts, galleys and page proofs to blue lines‑and examines options for how these collections should be arranged and described. 

Who should attend? Processing archivists without literary manuscripts experience, new archivists who work in repositories that collect literary papers, and manuscript curators who are new to processing archival collections. Some familiarity with arrangement and description is recommended. 

 

 

Solveig De Sutter
Director of Education
Society of American Archivists


The mission of the Society of American Archivists is to serve the educational and informational needs of our members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of the nation's historical record.