Join us Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 PM CST for a virtual membership meeting. This meeting is an opportunity to check in with members as well as discuss ideas for the annual fall meeting. The Zoom meeting details are below. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/98959346348?pwd=MGpQd3NpR0FsOU9nQ3JaTFNqcVFCdz09Meeting ID: 989 5934 6348Password: 1fmkU9P68W
Sarah Milligan is requesting those archival organizations with material related to the Tulsa Race Massacre (from a single item to a complex collection) respond to a brief survey related to these holdings. The survey is in anticipation of an upcoming teacher’s workshop in Tulsa related to this history, but I am also …
We are excited to announce a new OAA webinar, “Get the Word: A Framework for Promoting Collections” which will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2 pm CST. Led by Bonnie Cain-Wood, Communications Services Manager at the Oklahoma State University Library, this session will begin by walking participants …
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Online Course will meet every Thursday in October 2020 from 10:00am-11:30am, Central Time. The Online Course is FREE to attend, but interested individuals must complete an application for registration. Registration is only open to staff, volunteers and board members of museums, historical societies, historic sites, …
The Oklahoma Archivists Association would like to take this opportunity to make a public statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to condemn racism and violence. We support and stand with the protestors and their families who are speaking out to government officials and law enforcement agencies. …
REopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM) is a research partnership between OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle to create and distribute science-based information and recommended practices designed to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to staff and visitors who are engaging in the delivery or use of …
Lucidea is hosting a free webinar, “Improving Archival Work Through Collections Management Systems”, presented by archives leader, author, and consultant Margot Note. Margot will cover such topics as: Why Use a CMS? Deciding that Change is Necessary Better Ways of Working Happier People Making the Business Case for a CMS …
NEW Preservation Training WEBINARS – July through December 2020 Led by NEDCC’s Preservation Specialists, Conservators, and Digital Imaging and Audio Preservation Professionals ONE- OR TWO-HOUR LIVE WEBINARS on a wide range of topics, including: Disaster Planning for Extended Closures Assessing and Improving Collections Security Understanding Archival Storage Materials Intro to …
To date, the Archival Workers Emergency Fund has supported 112 archival workers in need! Thank you to the AWEF Review Committee for their diligent work each week to get these fund dispersed! And thank you to our many generous donors for making this possible. We continue to receive new applications each day, and …
The Society of Southwest Archivists Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce “Dealing with Copyright? Ask Copyright Experts!” will be held on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 9:00-10:30 am CST. This is a Q&A session, open to any attendees dealing with copyright issues within their cultural institutions. Two copyright experts, …
