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]
- Accessioning Best Practices Working Group is charged for a three-year term to develop and share best practices for archival accessioning [Summer 2021 to present]
Representation for Accessioning 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 [November 2020]
- Revision of Acquisitions and Appraisal Section standing rules to incorporate accessioning and clearly define section mission [February 2021]
- Formal call to approve revised standing rules successfully passed by section membership vote [July 2021]
- Name change officially put into effect by SAA + transition of existing documentation/nomenclature [Winter/Spring 2022]
- Revision of Acquisitions and Appraisal Section standing rules to incorporate accessioning and clearly define section mission [February 2021]
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!