Submit a question to the 2024 SAA VP/President-Elect candidates!
The SAA general election is coming up and the slate of candidates has been released. For some of you, this may be the first time you will vote and for…
[READ MORE]2024 Special Election: Candidate Statement
Many thanks to all of our excellent candidates for putting themselves forward in this election cycle. Please read and consider their statements carefully before submitting your votes. The positions up…
[READ MORE]2024 Special Election Call for Nominations – SNAP
Help shape the future of the Society of American Archivists’ Students and New Professionals Section (SNAP)! The SAA-SNAP Section provides educational outreach that furthers professional development, dialogue, and engagement. We…
[READ MORE]From Arrival to Archiving: An Immigrant Archivist’s Story
By Shima Hosseininasab The idea for this piece has been in my head for a long time, but I never found the courage to write it down. When you write…
[READ MORE]Special Election Call for Nominations
Help shape the future of the Society of American Archivists’ Students and New Professionals Section (SNAP)! The SAA-SNAP Section provides educational outreach that furthers professional development, dialogue, and engagement. We…
[READ MORE]SNAP AND BAS PRESENTATION — INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ARCHIVES: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Introduction to Business Archives: A Roundtable DiscussionDate/Time: November 3rd, 2023 on Zoom @7:30 am Hawaii-Aleutian/ 10:30 am Pacific/ 11:30 am Mountain/ 12:30 pm Central/ 2:30 pm Eastern Registration: https://bit.ly/3FD9ZW5 Panelists: …
[READ MORE]Celebrate New York Archives Week 2023!
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York (A.R.T.) invites you to celebrate New York Archives Week! New York Archives Week (October 11th — October 18th) is an annual, week-long…
[READ MORE]SAA and NARA Present: A Conversation Between SAA President Helen Wong Smith and Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan
Join Society of American Archivists President Helen Wong Smith on October 17 at 12:00 p.m. CT for a conversation with Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan about the value of archives…
[READ MORE]Happy American Archives Awareness Month!
October is American Archives Awareness Month! (#ArchivesMonth) and the Society of American Archivists and U.S. National Archives is helping to celebrate and raise awareness for all the invaluable work that…
[READ MORE]A Fireside Chat with the 11th Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, PhD [Recording via the New-York Historical Society]
On September 19th, 2023, The New-York Historical Society and moderator Soledad O’Brien welcomed the 11th Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) Colleen Shogan, PhD, to discuss her experience in federal…
[READ MORE]You’re Invited! SNAP 2023 Section Meeting
Join the Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) section for our annual section meeting on July 13, 2023, from 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM (CT). This meeting will consist of…
[READ MORE]SNAP Webinar—Archives as a Second Career [Recap and Recording]
https://vimeo.com/838140742?share=copy On May 31, 2023, SNAP welcomed three speakers who decided to leap into archival practice after starting their careers in non-archival fields. Presenters included Rob Hudson, MSLIS, Assistant Director,…
[READ MORE]2023-2024 SNAP Elections: Meet our candidates!
Many thanks to all of our excellent candidates for putting themselves forward in this election cycle. Please read and consider their statements carefully before submitting your votes. The positions up…
[READ MORE]Call for Presentations—2023 SAA Students and New Archival Professionals (SNAP) Annual Meeting
For this year’s SNAP Annual Meeting, to be held on Thursday July 13 at 6pm CST via Zoom, we are looking to feature two individuals to present on the topic…
[READ MORE]Mental Health Awareness Month: Some Issues and Resources for Archivists
For our final blog post of Mental Health Awareness month, SNAP would like to highlight a few significant issues related to mental health that archivists may experience due to specific…
[READ MORE]Alleviate Conference Anxiety with SNAP!
Registration for the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) joint annual conference, ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023, is already underway. This year’s meeting–which will be…
[READ MORE]Mental Health Awareness Month: Being candid with your thoughts – a journal entry
This is the second post in our Mental Health Awareness Month blog series. This post is an anonymous journal entry and may contain some sentiments that are triggering to others.…
[READ MORE]Mental Health Awareness Month: Lessons from Therapy
May has been considered Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States since 1949. This year, the Students and New Archives Professionals Section will be shedding light on the importance…
[READ MORE]Call for Nominations – 2023 SNAP Election
Help shape the future of the Society of American Archivists’ Students and New Professionals Section (SNAP)! The SAA-SNAP Section provides educational outreach that furthers professional development, dialogue, and engagement. We…
[READ MORE]SNAP Artists Archives Webinar [Recap and Recording]
On April 11, 2023, SNAP welcomed a wonderful panel of speakers representing different archival repositories for an informative talk on artist archives, looking at unique collections documenting photographic, concrete and…
[READ MORE]SNAP 2023 Webinar: SAA Orientation
2023 SNAP Webinar Series | SAA Membership Committee SAA Orientation: Your SAA—Ways for You to Get Involved and Start using SAA’s Great NetworkDaniel Hartwig, MA, MLIS, and Theresa Berger, MLIS,…
[READ MORE]The National Archives and Records Administration: An Introduction [Recap and Recording]
Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section 2023 Webinar SeriesThe National Archives and Records Administration: An IntroductionMeg Phillips, MA, MLS Learn more about the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).…
[READ MORE]Listening Session for Archival Educators, Students, and New Professionals [Recap]
Thanks to everyone who attended our listening session with the Archival Educators Section (AES). The primary goal of this collaboration was to learn more about the wants and needs of…
[READ MORE]MAC4EAP Presents: “In Progress: Archives Job Searching”, A Q&A with Hiring Librarians
Emerging archival professionals: How’s your job search going? What’s working? What’s frustrating? The Mutual Aid Circle for Emerging Archival Professionals (MAC4EAP) invites you to join us for In Progress: Archives…
[READ MORE]SAA Archivists and Archives of Color (AAC) Section & Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section
SAA Archivists and Archives of Color (AAC) Section & Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section Writing and Publishing for ArchivistsJoyce Gabiola, MSLIS; Sharon Mizota, MLIS, MFA; Yvette Ramirez, MSI;…
[READ MORE]Listening Session for Archival Educators, Students, and New Professionals
Title: Listening Session for Archival Educators, Students, and New Professionals Facilitators: Rebecca Frank, Jessie Knoles, Nicole Font Date: Wednesday, Feb 01, 2023 Time: 11am Hawaii-Aleutian / 12pm Pacific / 1pm…
[READ MORE]Campus Networking in a Hybrid World
Written by Alexis Bhagat, University at Albany SUNY I am the Vice President of the Information Science Student Association (ISSA) at the University at Albany. How I landed in this…
[READ MORE]SAA Awards and Scholarships – Apply Now!
Every year the Society of American Archivists offers several awards to recognize leaders and achievers in the archival field. Below are descriptions of the awards most applicable to students and…
[READ MORE]Embracing Local Opportunities
Post contributed by Johnamarie Macias, MLS. A few months ago, I came across an online conversation about which organizations to join and conferences to attend when you’re starting out in…
[READ MORE]SNAP Engagement Survey
Dear SNAP members, We need your help to make SAA’s Students and New Professionals Section (SNAP) the best it can be for its members! SNAP leadership is working to better…
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