We need your support! Please consider joining, or renewing, your Oklahoma Archivists Association membership today. Why OAA? Here are a few reasons to join this great organization: In 2018, your membership dues helped fund several efforts toward getting the association off the ground in its inaugural year, including: Successful advocacy …
The OAA board will be appointing a new RAAC (Regional Archival Associations Consortium) representative this year and is looking for interested candidates. Terms for RAAC are 2 years and the group meets annually in conjunction with the SAA annual meeting, with some virtual committee work throughout the year, as well …
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites community-based archives in the United States and its territories to submit proposals to fund one or more of the following areas of need. Operational support for the organization, including: general support for staff, space, and utilities. Collections care, including: storage, cataloging, description, and preservation. …
Deadline: May 31, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit dedicated to lifelong learning, is looking for talented, dedicated individuals to serve on its volunteer Board of Trustees. Members serve terms of three years and self-nominations are being accepted until May 31. OH seeks nominees who …
The Northeast Document Conservation Center is hosing two, all-day workshops at the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, August 22-23, 2019. Each workshop is $40 to register, and class size is limited. Don’t delay! Audiovisual Preservation for Smaller Institutions, August 22, 2019. Registration: $40. Digital Preservation for Smaller Institutions, August …
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 …
