With the SAA Annual Meeting in Portland happening next week, this post was compiled to help you succeed in your conference experience, be it your first time to a conference, to Portland, or if even if you’re a seasoned veteran!
Sources have been attributed to each tip. Links have been provided where available, feel free to peruse! If you have any additional tips, feel free to comment them below! Continue reading
Guest author: Elena Colon-Marrero
SAA’s Annual Meeting is approaching fast. Whether you’ll be attending in Portland or following along from work/home, there are several ways to share the experience with others.
Wherever you are:
From Portland:
We hope to see you during #saa17 in person or online!
This is the weekly roundup of headlines in and around archives, including some library, museum, digital humanities, and information science things as well. If you see something we’ve missed, please email us!
SAA News
The July/August Issue of Archival Outlook Is Here!
SAA Statement on Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Request for Voter Roll Data
Annual Meeting, July 23-29, 2017
Sign Up to Cover SAA for the SNAP Blog!
Going to SAA in Portland? Consider summarizing a session for your #SAALeftBehind colleagues who can’t attend this year. See this spreadsheet with more information!
Sign up for SNAP’s Lunch Buddy Program
You can volunteer to lead a meal excursion or join one that’s already been planned on our spreadsheet.
Conference Schedule is available
Plan to attend the SNAP Section Meeting on Wednesday July 26 from 2:30-3:45pm. Overwhelmed by the other options? A recommended schedule for SNAPers is available here. And don’t forget to get the conference app
Teaching with Primary Sources Unconference
The Third Annual Teaching with Primary Sources Unconference and Workshops is free and open to everyone, archivists and non-archivists! Plan to attend at the Portland Art Museum on July 25
The Liberated Archive Forum Program Now Available
RSVP for Lunch Discussions
Join these lunchtime discussion groups! Article exploration Thursday, July 27 from 12:15pm–1:30pm or book discussion Friday, July 28 from 12:45pm–1:45pm
Archives and Archivists in the News
Into the Heart of Patagonia’s Secret Archives
Museum archivist discovers mystery mummified hand belonging to ancient Egyptian woman
New Maurice Sendak Picture Book Discovered
Blogger discredits claim Amelia Earhart was taken prisoner by Japan
The National Archives: Where confused tourists queue up to coo at copies
Feeling overwhelmed by Portland planning and prepping for the Annual Meeting? Thankfully, SAA’s Host Committee has taken on some of that hard work and given you insights into their favorite Portland hot spots on their blog. Into knitting? Wondering about the Portland jazz scene? Anxious about finding the best gluten free bakery? There’s something here for you. Check out our compiled list below!
Share your own tips for making the most of a visit to Portland in the comments!
For the June 29, 2017 #snaprt chat we focused on the work of business archivists and the role of business archives. We discussed questions such as what makes business archives different from other archives and whether or not their future is uncertain. Thank you to everyone who participated and to the Business Archives Section for co-hosting! You can view our Storify recap here.
Here some resources related to business archives you might want to check out.
Stay tuned for more upcoming SNAP Chats!
This is the weekly roundup of headlines in and around archives, including some library, museum, digital humanities, and information science things as well. If you see something we’ve missed, please email us!
The SAA Annual Meeting is quickly approaching! If you’re one of the lucky ones able to go, please consider summarizing a session for your #SAALeftBehind colleagues who can’t attend this year. Knowledge is power and sharing is caring!
We’ve marked sessions that are of particular interest to SNAP members, but the blog team will happily accept summaries for any sessions, events, section meetings, and other conference happenings. Depending on what kind of session you’ve signed up to cover, you’ll have 2-4 weeks after the conference to submit your recap.
As in past years, we have an online sign-up sheet. Please read through the introductory information and leave your full name and how we can contact you next to the session you’d like to summarize.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ACulnoc4crugMp48kq2c6rujRHGfZSYW21fi2_Q9iA/edit#gid=0
Here are links to the 2014, 2015, and 2016 summaries.
Thank you!
P.S. Be sure to check out SNAP’s recommended schedule for the Annual Meeting! https://archives2017.sched.com/newarchivists
