Society of American Archivists U of M Student Chapter

The thematic focus of the upcoming 2008 annual conference of the Society of American
Archivists--the identity of the archivist--is equally suited to the practicum. Archivists
often define themselves and measure their professional growth through associations such
as the SAA since such professional associations afford networking, career enhancement,
sources of knowledge and experience, and opportunities for leadership and mentoring.
The panel for this session includes three SAA presidents (past, current, and incoming)

What is visual literacy? How do prevailing technology and current scholarship both
enable and require the integration of photographs into archival theory and practice?
What are the particular challenges of establishing film-based photographic collections
and of developing digital image banks? What are the core skill sets required of an
archivist or curator responsible for photographic collections? What are some of the
particular concerns of professional photographers as they consider donating images to
archives? How might archivists learn to read across disciplines for a deeper

Come and listen to a talk given by Mary Jo Pugh, the editor of American Archivist. More information as it becomes available. Light refreshments will be provided.

David will be working at the Canton Historical Society this Saturday, February 16 at 10am. I'll be working until 1pm. I think the goal for Saturday will be to finish up the high level appraisal of the rest of the collection, the top three shelves. If we finish that, we can look at creating several record series that will work for Liz at CHS. Let me know if you are interested in attending this weekend (Ann Arbor students may want to use the SAA website or the CTools site to set up a ride. I'll be coming from Detroit, so I won't be able to drive this time). I hope to see you there.

Speaker: Dr. Mark Langemo, CRM, FAI

Topic Description: "Establishing and Managing Successful Records Management Programs". Dr. Langemo’s all day conference will provide four sessions including:

(1) Winning Strategies for Establishing and Strengthening RM Programs (2) Developing Legally-Valid Records Retention Programs
(3) Managing Electronic Records
(4) Imaging and Applications in Records Management.

Cost (includes breakfast and lunch): $125 ARMA Members; $150 Non-ARMA Members; $62.50 Designated Retirees/Students, Walk-ins will be charged an additional $5 fee.

Our monthly meeting will be on a Wednesday this month. Margaret Hedstrom, David Wallace and students who participated in the internship at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa last summer will be speaking about their work and experiences.

Please come if you can. Refreshments will be provided.

Call for Student Paper and Poster Presentations
ARCHIVES 2008: Archival R/Evolution & Identities
SAA’s 2008 Student Program Subcommittee is accepting proposals for two special sessions dedicated to student scholarship to take place at ARCHIVES 2008, SAA’s 72nd Annual Meeting in San Francisco, August 26–30. Submit your paper or poster proposals today! Deadline: February 15. For more information, visit: http://www.archivists.org/conference/sanfrancisco2008/archives2008-stude....

I have scheduled work at the Canton Historical Society for Saturday, February 2 @ 10am and returning at 1pm. We will leave the West Hall parking lot 9:30am and commute to Canton. If it is easier for you to meet us in Canton, that's fine. Sign up here so we can figure out how people plan on working and how many cars we will need. I think I can drive 6 so that should help. Hope to see you there. And it sounds like they will be providing food! Cheers, David

Arbor Strategy Group is a consulting firms that helps companies predict what the *next big thing* will be. They have an archive of over 100,000 past consumer projects like toothpaste and deodorant that they use to help predict innovation in the future. We'll be leaving from West hall at about 1:40pm Friday, February 8 for this exciting tour. Sign up by adding a comment below. Please indicate also if you may be able to drive this day as well, and how many you can take.

Hope you can come!!