Webinar: “Archival Advocacy at Home: Preparing & Messaging for Visiting District Congressional Offices.” Date & Time: Thursday, April 18, 2019, 2pm – 3pm EST Join members of the Joint Working Group in Issues and Awareness (comprised of representatives from CoSA, NAGARA, RAAC, and SAA), for this informative, free webinar designed …
Join us for the first OAA Meet-Up event of 2019 at Blackbird Gastropub in Norman. Monday, March 25th at 7:30 PM. Come for dinner, drinks, or both! This will be a great opportunity for students as well as professionals to network and enjoy the company of fellow information professionals. We …
A generous donation has made it possible to provide five student membership scholarships for 2019! These scholarships will be dispersed to the first five students to email OAA at okla.archives@gmail.com indicating their interest. In the email, please indicate the institution at which you are currently studying.
The OU Libraries is hosting a digitization equipment demonstration and open house on March 12 with the vendor DT Cultural Heritage, a division of Digital Transitions, https://dtculturalheritage.com/ DT Cultural Heritage plans to bring, set up, and demonstrate the DT Atom with film scanning kit, book cradle, and iXG 100MPx camera. …
The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) seeks nominations for the 2019 award. This Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body …
Please consider taking this short survey to help SAA learn more about how organizations use SAA’s American Archives Month images to advertise and celebrate in October. This request came to us as a RAAC member. To access the survey, follow the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex_7ih7HI32_Nj7Gh40j4hJRaLCYpWHC8PvrKqSGmG6tqvIA/viewform
The J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists is asking you to create a nomination for the 2019 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award. https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-jameson Established in 1989, this award honors an individual, institution, or organization that promotes greater public awareness, appreciation, or support …
Looking to get more involved with OAA? We want your help! We need volunteers to serve on the following committees: Membership Nominating Budget & Finance 2019 Archives Bazaar Send an email to okla.archives@gmail.com today and take advantage of this opportunity to get involved!
The Society of Southwest Archivist’s 2019 Annual Meeting is being held May 15-18 in Tucson, Arizona. Travel and registration scholarships are available! Applications are due by February 15, 2019. See more information on the SSA website.
JA Pryse, Senior Archivist at OU’s Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, will share tips on how to preserve photos and sensitive documents to last for generations. Bring any photos or documents to preserve and share. Storage items will be raffled off for attendees who use their library card …
