Community building and resources

Best Practices for Archival Accessioning

• • 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 [Spring 2021]
    • Applications to join the Working Group collected and evaluated [Spring 2021]
    • Working group members lay foundation + structure [Summer/Autumn 2021]
    • Develop working definition of “accessioning” + community reading + break ground on first drafts [Winter/Spring 2022]

 

Representation for Accessioning within Society of American Archivists

• • 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]

 

Accessioning Collective Slack Channel

• • Membership is open–join us!

 

Comprehensive Survey on Role of Accessioning in Effective Archival Stewardship

• • Survey deployed for contributions [Fall 2019/early Winter 2020]
  • Open data set to be made available in future [forthcoming]
    

 

Behind the Archives Podcast 

• •  Interview with Meaghan and Rosemary about accessioning + their research for Emory Library’s podcast series–listen!