Recently I had the pleasure of discussing the idea of establishing career goals with a group of new information professionals, like myself. As the conversation continued, I realized that since I began my job in May 2011 I hadn’t reflected on my career and what I hoped to accomplish. Starting a new job (especially when […]

Ok, enough of the Justin Timberlake references. But as someone rightly pointed out yesterday in the Manuscript Repository section meeting- born- digital is where the action is. I’ve heard this as a persistent theme throughout the entire SAA conference this year. For example, there’s a small ad hoc group “Born Digital Acquisition Group” that is […]

This morning I went to the crowd sourcing session. This has been my favorite session by far, at SAA this year. I find sessions that offer tangible tools and workflow suggestions the best. Most relevant for me, were two transcription projects- one from NARA and the other from the University of Iowa. NARA has initiated […]

During lunch yesterday, I went to the Annual Meeting Task Force Open Forum. We discussed in small groups different facets of the meeting and what possible deal breakers there are for our attending and participating in the conference. There were many suggestions and ideas put on the table. Here are a few of my favorites: […]

This morning was Plenary I- a session definitely worth getting up early for. Collections Manager in Chief- David Ferriero shared with us several pieces of news that have been developing. 1. Directive from the White House will be released in the next few days that compels government agencies to reform e-records management and to comply […]

Tonight I participated in the Security Roundtable. The panel, Having our Cake and Eating it Too: Reading Room and Access Policies, sought to give audience members tangible solutions to security concerns. I kicked off the panel with a discussion of a security and access review my department has been doing over the past year. So […]

Archivists Toolkit and Archon Roundtable Meeting For my first official SAA activity this year, I went to a discussion of the development of ArchivesSpace. This project, funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation will be released in beta in June 2013. In the meantime, smaller releases will come out and the code will be made available […]

Tuesday night I went to a meeting at the Women’s History Park in Seneca Falls, NY. The purpose of the meeting was to share with potential stakeholders the details of recent legislation that invites the National Parks Service to create a Votes for Women History Trail. As the legislation states, this trail seeks “to link […]