Community building and resources
Best Practices for Archival Accessioning
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- Proposal to develop Best Practices for Archival Accessioning developed [Summer 2020]
- Reviewed and approved to move forward by SAA Standards[October 2020]
- Establishment of Working Group to plan best practices development workflow [forthcoming]
Archival Accessioning Section within Society of American Archivists
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- Petition established and open period for community signatures + feedback [Summer 2020]
- Reviewed by SAA Council
- Council feedback requested further consideration time + clarification [September 2020]
- SAA is currently in process of re-evaluating status of all component groups, no sections are being formed. [October 2020]
- Approval received from Steering Committee of Acquisitions and Appraisal Section to make accessioning an official part of their charge; working group will revise by-laws before presenting to section membership for approval and passing along to Council [November 2020]
Accessioning Collective Slack Channel
Comprehensive Survey on Role of Accessioning in Effective Archival Stewardship
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- Survey deployed for contributions [Fall 2019/early Winter 2020]
- Open data set to be made available in future [forthcoming]
Behind the Archives Podcast
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- Interview with Meaghan and Rosemary about accessioning + their research for Emory Library’s podcast series–listen!