Archival Workers Emergency Fund Launched by SAA Foundation

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The Society of American Archivists Foundation announces the creation of the Archival Workers Emergency Fund (AWEF) to support archival workers experiencing financial hardship during the COVID-19 crisis. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to financially vulnerable and at-risk workers. All U.S.-based archival workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis …

Webinar: Increasing Discoverability of Your Digital Collections with the Digital Public Library of America 3/31

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Description: The DPLA OKHub initiative is working to increase global discoverability to the collections held by cultural organizations across Oklahoma. In this webinar, you will learn how to connect your digital collections through the DPLA platform. By working together on this national initiative, we offer access to Oklahoma collections in …

Contact the House in Support of Increased Funding for the National Archives and NHPRC

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The National Coalition for History (NCH) has worked with Congressmen John Larson (D-CT), Don Young (R-AK), and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) to seek support for additional funding in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). They …

SAA Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award

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The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) seeks nominations for the 2020 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 …

2020 Free Emergency Preparedness and Response Workshops

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Are you interested in learning more about the process and skills to improve the emergency preparedness and response of your organization? Then sign up for these free workshops! Topics range from the planning process, risk assessment, determining salvage priorities, the emergency response, and more. Attendance is free but registration is …

Archives Virtual Tours – Promote Your Collections With Us!

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Hello OAA members! After the success of virtual archives tours leading up to the 2019 OK Archives Bazaar, we want to keep up the effort to promote archival collections in the state by highlighting your repository! We want to profile your work through a short virtual tour of your archive …

Professional Development Survey

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The OAA Board would like to have a better understanding of your needs, in order to schedule more relevant professional development opportunities for the association. If you have any questions or would like to offer more detailed suggestions please contact us at admin@okarchivists.org
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New 2020 Officers

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New OAA officers for the 2020 term were announced at today’s 12/6/2019 Zoom meeting. Congratulations! We look forward to their leadership during the coming year. 2020 is going to be a productive year that will move our organization toward new achievements. Vice President/President Elect: Kera Newby Information Officer: Patrick Daglaris …