Society of American Archivists U of M Student Chapter

Interested in hearing what professional archivists have to say about their jobs? Want a chance to network with potential employers?

Then come to Day in the Life of....An Archivist on November 11th!

Information about time, location, and who will be presenting is forthcoming. Check back soon for updates!

Looking for a job? Need ideas for summer internships?

Then come to SAA-sponsored SI@Work this Thursday to hear about where some of your fellow ARM classmates worked this summer. You will learn what job opportunities are available for ARM students in the Ann Arbor area and countrywide.

Food and drinks will be provided!

Like archives? Like long-term thinking? Like drinks and munchies?

Come to the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter's Third Wednesday Happy Hour tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21st. The Happy Hour will be at Good Time Charley's (1140 S. University) from 4:30PM to 7:00PM.

SAA Third Wednesday Happy Hours are held on the third Wednesday of each month at the same time and place.

Hope to see you there!

ICPSR is holding a Digital Preservation Management Workshop next week, and several of the archivists and preservation professionals attending this workshop have graciously agreed to attend a dinner reception and panel discussion we are hosting on Wednesday, October 14. From 5:30 - 7:30 you have the chance to hear about the work these individuals perform, their experiences in the field, and will be able to ask them questions about what they do.

Those who have agreed to speak with us thus far include:

Here's a chance to mingle with archives and records management professionals! ARMA Detroit is holding a meeting on October 21 from 4:30 to 8:00PM.

At least one SAA officer will attend this event as a U of M representative. Your student chapter will periodically send out email reminders about this meeting, and will organize a carpool to transport students to Detroit.

Sharon D. Nelson ESQ and John W. Simek will be speaking on the topic "Legal Implications of Social Networking: A Records Manager's Nightmare." Below is a description of this topic (taken from ARMA Detroit's website):

What: Digital Preservation Internships Information Session
When: Monday, September 28th, 12:00-1:00
Where: West Hall 411
Light refreshments will be provided

Elizabeth Yakel and Magia Krause will present details about these internships and how to apply for them. Kelly Kowatch from SI's Career Development Office will provide an overview of the school's online recruiting system, iTrack.

On Thursday, October 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Bentley Historical Library will host a reception for a group of ten digital archivists from Denmark. Food and drink will be provided by the BHL.

Area archivists, University of Michigan archivists and curators, and University Michigan School of Information students are all cordially invited. This a great opportunity to meet the Bentley staff, as well as international and regional archivists.

Students must RSVP by noon on Friday, September 25, 2009 by emailing the SAA student chapter at: contact.saa@umich.edu.

Join us on the third Wednesday of each month to celebrate, commiserate, or just hang out. All are welcome--especially ARM and PI students--to join us for a mid-week libation.

Our first happy hour of the school year will be this Wednesday, September 16th at Good Time Charley's (1140 S. University), from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

(Subsequent Third Wednesday Happy Hours will be at the same time and place, unless otherwise noted.)

5 students and newly-graduated alumni of the School of Information have been chosen to present posters at the annual national conference of the Society of American Archivists. All 5 SI-ers will be heading down to Austin, Texas, the site of this year's conference, and will present on the following topics:

Tiffany Chao - Preserving the Present: A Community Perspective

Malisa Lewis - Pressed at the Press: Digital Preservation at a University Press

Lance Stuchell - Disaster Planning for a Digital Repository

The Joint Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists.