Oklahoma Archivists Association

Oklahoma Archivists Association

Improving Archival Work Through Collections Management Systems

Lucidea is hosting a free webinar, “Improving Archival Work Through Collections Management Systems”, presented by archives leader, author, and consultant Margot Note. Margot will cover such topics as: Why Use a CMS? Deciding that Change is Necessary Better Ways of Working Happier People Making the Business Case for a CMS …

NEDCC Preservation Training Update – New Webinars Posted

NEW Preservation Training WEBINARS – July through December 2020  Led by NEDCC’s Preservation Specialists, Conservators, and Digital Imaging and Audio Preservation Professionals ONE- OR TWO-HOUR LIVE WEBINARS on a wide range of topics, including: Disaster Planning for Extended Closures Assessing and Improving Collections Security Understanding Archival Storage Materials Intro to …

Dealing with Copyright? Ask Copyright Experts! 5/29 Workshop

The Society of Southwest Archivists Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce “Dealing with Copyright? Ask Copyright Experts!” will be held on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 9:00-10:30 am CST. This is a Q&A session, open to any attendees dealing with copyright issues within their cultural institutions. Two copyright experts, …

SAA ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020 is Going Virtual!

The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has announced that they will be going virtual for the 2020 Joint Annual Meeting. They have negotiated an agreement with the Hilton Chicago to cancel the 2020 in-person conference and to meet in Chicago in August 2024 instead. They are considering concerns about slashed …

Free Webinar: How to Participate on History Hub, the free crowdsourcing research community 4/27/2020

We invite you to learn more about History Hub, the pioneering crowdsourced history and genealogy research community sponsored by the National Archives. Free and open to anyone, the platform enables users to ask questions and get answers from multiple sources including National Archives staff, other agencies, archives, libraries, museums, and …

MAY 15th DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE SAA RESEARCH FORUM

On behalf of the 2020 Research Forum Program Committee, we invite you to submit abstracts (of 250 words or fewer) for either 10-minute platform presentations or poster presentations. Topics may address research on, or innovations in, any aspect of archives practice or records management in government, corporate, academic, scientific, or …

Carl Albert Center’s COVID-19/Coronavirus Digital Collection

Greetings to everyone! We are excited to invite you to visit the new Carl Albert Center’s COVID-19/Coronavirus Digital Collection. This digital project was created to act as a resource for the general public, students, researchers, staff, and faculty when investigating/analyzing this historic time in Oklahoma. By focusing on Cleveland County, …

Collections Care in the Age of COVID-19

On April 2, 2020 Connecting to Collections Care held a Facebook Book Live Event “Collections Care in the Age of COVID-19”. The audience had the chance to listen to and ask questions from panelists including preservation librarians, conservators, and other experts in the field of collections care on such subjects …