Oklahoma Archivists Association

Oklahoma Archivists Association

Mukurtu Workshop: Content Management for Culturally Sensitive Materials

Mukurtu Workshop: Content Management for Culturally Sensitive Materials Guest Post on Behalf of Dan Swan We will host a two-day workshop on May 8-9, 2018 at the Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma. The focus of the workshop is an in depth examination of the Mukurtu software system, a proven …

OAA Members Participate in Regional History Day Judging

  OAA Members Participate in Regional History Day Judging Thursday April 5, Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond hosted the regional History Day competition. Students in grades 6-12 submitted work in multiple categories hoping to make their way to the statewide contest held May 2-3, 2018 at the Oklahoma History Center. …

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 …