OAA Member-At-Large Appointed as Chair of Oklahoma Archives and Records Commission

OAA Member-At-Large Appointed as Chair of Oklahoma Archives and Records Commission Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed Nicole Willard, director of archives, special collections and library development for the University of Central Oklahoma, as the new chair of the Archives and Records Commission for the state of Oklahoma. Read More Congratulations to Nicole for …

Oklahoma City Announced as 2018 Testing Site for ACA Exam

Oklahoma City Announced as 2018 Testing Site for ACA Exam The Academy of Certified Archivists will hold its certification exam in at least 12 cities on August 15th, 2018. Oklahoma City has been confirmed as one of the 2018 testing sites. This will be a great opportunity for archivists from …

Research Survey on Oklahoma Information Professionals – Link to Participate!

PhD Research survey on the roles and responsibilities of archivists and museum professionals in Oklahoma Guest Post by JJ Compton Hello, My name is JJ Compton and I am a student at Swansea University, working towards my PhD in History. I am conducting the first phase of my quantitative analysis, …

Digital Preservation Professional Development Opportunity – Deadline March 23rd!

Apply NOW to the Digital POWRR Digital Preservation Professional Development Institute! Thanks to a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Digital POWRR is holding five intensive institutes in 2017-2019, enabling librarians and archivists from small and mid-sized institutions to build skills for curating and preserving digital …

Call for Internship Applications at Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library

Call for Internship Applications at Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library “The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is seeking interns to participate in the cataloging of historical documents in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library.  The goal of the Center is to serve scholars, tourists, teachers, curious citizens, and students of …

Veteran’s History Project Training Coming to Stillwater

Veterans History Project Visits OSU Preserving the history of American war veterans On March 16, 2018 the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program will provide training on conducting oral history interviews of veterans for submission to the VHP archive at the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center. Special focus on collecting …