tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15459258183545396772012-01-20T07:35:24.369-08:00News and Events by and for the Reference, Access and Outreach Section of the Society of American Archivists.RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-808918328535589692012-01-20T06:46:00.000-08:002012-01-20T07:35:24.383-08:00

An archival advocacy award - the perfect SAA award for the Reference, Access and Outreach Section!Established in 1989, this award honors an individual, institution, or organization that promotes greater public awareness, appreciation, or support of archival activities or programs. Note that nominees must be from outside the archives profession. Individuals directly involved in archival work,

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-83380458835994748622011-09-01T06:08:00.000-07:002011-09-01T06:13:55.403-07:00

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Jan Blodgetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909058338232170421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-1958319011254784112011-06-14T21:44:00.000-07:002011-06-14T21:48:51.625-07:00

This notice appeared in the twice-monthly "In the Loop" email message from SAA.Please note - you can still sign up!Would you like to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and social media? Are you wondering how archivists currently use Web 2.0 tools and how you might, too? The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section invites you to participate in its "23 Things for Archivists"

Kathy Marquisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-9499828646367556492011-04-06T06:09:00.000-07:002011-04-07T13:31:13.996-07:00

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Jan Blodgetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909058338232170421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-72907015193412271342010-08-28T09:16:00.000-07:002010-08-30T12:29:57.241-07:00

Wow, where does the time go? It’s been two weeks since we wrapped things up at the DC2010 meeting, so it’s about time to share with everyone what happened at the annual section meeting.First, a big thank you to all the members who attended the section meeting on Friday afternoon. The true value of the section comes from everyone adding their voice and participating. Because of that spirit of

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-71239451331103161712010-08-05T16:36:00.000-07:002010-08-05T16:43:06.037-07:00

The almost surely final agenda for the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's (RAO) annual meeting on Friday, August 13th at 1pm is available on the section's SAA page. The major change is the addition of the small-group discussion topics and a call for suggestions either in advance in the comments section or at the meeting.Discussion topics will include: 1. How do reference, access, and

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-20552159747217254312010-08-03T14:04:00.000-07:002010-08-03T14:36:05.936-07:00

You may have read about the work of the Reference/Processing Collaboration Group in recent section newsletters and discussion list posts. As co-chair of the group, I thought I would provide some context for why we exist and what we want to accomplish. The group was formed in 2007 as the MPLP Task Force and charged itself with exploring the impacts of basic/lite/customized/minimal processing, or

Shannon Bowen Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-46719399188355983932010-07-28T18:49:00.000-07:002010-07-28T16:55:35.692-07:00

One of the biggest expenses that archival repositories and libraries have to deal with is the expense of digitization. Options include renting a Scribe from the Internet Archive or partnering with Google to digitize books in your library. For archival repositories, high-quality planetary scanners cost just as much. All of these options have their problems and so a community has arisen to

Ben Bromleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-38940060765572236392010-07-27T16:50:00.000-07:002010-07-27T16:52:23.243-07:00

Hello all. The RAO election votes (106) have been tallied and the results are: Bylaw amendments passed (86 yes, 3 no, 18 abstentions) Vice-Chair/Chair-elect:Kathryn Otto, University of Wisconsin-River Falls The two new steering committee members are:Terry Baxter, Multnomah CountyTanya Zanish-Belcher, Iowa State University We had a really terrific slate this year and I’d like to add my personal

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-5218303772654236752010-07-13T14:21:00.000-07:002010-07-13T14:44:55.112-07:00

Guest blogger Susan McElrath answered the call (well, an email message) and agreed to share her thoughts on the discussion of RAO's mission in advance of the section's annual meeting. Susan is the Team Leader, Special Collections and University Archivist at American University and a past-chair of RAO.The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section encourages you to attend the upcoming section meeting

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-67971460818672279802010-06-28T15:17:00.000-07:002010-06-28T15:20:59.916-07:00

The latest issue of SAA's Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's newsletter is now available. Issue highlights include: * an update from the Reference and Processing Collaboration Group * the University of Texas at Arlington Library Special Collections' new exhibit "For All Workers: The Legacy of the Texas Labor Movement, 1838-2010" * slate for the 2010 section elections * a preview

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-60798446896173517652010-06-17T10:22:00.000-07:002010-06-17T10:31:24.902-07:00

As an outreach archivist, I spend a great deal of time working to encourage the communities my archives serves to keep their past and the pasts of others on their present day radar. Sometimes archives get a bad rap as places with lots of old dusty obscure materials and lots of rules and regulations about getting access to these materials. Digitization and the Web in general have helped archivists

Jill Severnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13728001486775247427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-68124245176349562122010-06-08T17:34:00.000-07:002010-06-09T15:35:31.301-07:00

I have been asked a few times about the section's role in the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, so I thought it might be helpful to share this for anyone else out there who is wondering just how much (or little, as the case may be) the RAO Section as an entity has to do with SAA's Annual Meeting. I'll begin the year at the end of SAA's annual meeting. The deadline for session

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-6607477407538802792010-06-03T11:27:00.000-07:002010-06-04T06:52:01.157-07:00

RAO is happy to share here "Friends of Archives Groups: A Preliminary Report" prepared by RAO member George Bain at his request. The research was conducted during Winter and early Spring 2010. The data were gathered mostly through a Google search using the term “friends of the archives” but a few of the entries in the list below were passed along by colleagues who responded to a posting on the

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-24723373514898011562010-06-03T08:28:00.000-07:002010-08-05T16:38:21.628-07:00

This is a draft agenda for the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's Annual Meeting to be held on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 1-3pm.I. Welcome and News from the ChairII. Updates from Council Liaison Brenda Lawson and 2011 Program CommitteeIII. Reports & Ongoing Projects A. National History Day Committee B. Reference & Processing Collaboration Group C. RAO Internship Pilot Project D. 23

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-21560149653079199592010-06-02T16:41:00.000-07:002010-07-08T16:02:39.511-07:00

Last winter the RAO Steering Committee discussed goals and planning for the section beginning at a draft document. While the conversation included goals that seem to show up in the planning documents for so many organizations - improving and varying communication, increasing member involvement, etc. - one issue that was a sticking point for many of us was the question of the section's mission. We

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-29404081202395876212010-05-26T10:06:00.000-07:002010-05-26T10:09:30.807-07:00

Hey everybody!I'm looking for announcements, articles, commentary, comicstrips, or whatever else you might have that would be suitable for the next RAO Newsletter and posting here too.Send your submissions to RAOnews@gmail.com by June 11, 2010.Cheers!

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-49069805021519250032010-03-14T16:32:00.000-07:002010-03-16T08:38:34.081-07:00

Since this is my first post, I'll start with a quick introduction. My name is Jessica Miller and, along with Ben, I am one of this year's RAO section interns. I graduated from Wayne State University's School of Library and Information Science in December and am currently working in my first professional position as a project archivist in Chicago.I recently had the opportunity to volunteer as a

Jessica Millernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-34956478040398603822010-02-19T07:40:00.001-08:002010-02-19T08:50:37.082-08:00

How do you define Access (as in Reference, Access and Outreach)?During the breakout discussions at SAA, this question came up for the RAO mission discussion and it's come up in several email conversations. Do we have a clear enough definition of access to keep the word in our title?While I'm writing this in part because all the RAO board members have committed to writing blog entries, I really

Jan Blodgetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909058338232170421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-18903856190161673592010-02-02T18:52:00.000-08:002010-02-02T19:10:36.729-08:00

The Reference, Access, and Outreach (RAO) Section of the Society of American Archivists is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join the section's National History Day Committee. Volunteers are not required to be members of the section and archivists with varying levels of experience with National History Day including as archivists, judges, or participants are encouraged to participate.Members of

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-90654648779640303822010-01-25T18:42:00.000-08:002010-02-01T08:14:34.142-08:00

Hi everybody! My name is Ben Bromley and I am one of the RAO interns for this year. I'm a graduate student at the School of Information and Library Science at UNC, and I'll be graduating in May. My goal for writing on this blog is to try and find some of the cool things that archives are doing to promote and provide access to their materials. Podcasts are audio broadcasts delivered via an RSS

Ben Bromleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-70953243206276587072010-01-17T14:07:00.000-08:002010-01-17T14:24:03.430-08:00

Thanks to Kate Theimer and ArchivesNext for this information:"Capture and Release": Digital Cameras in the Reading RoomLisa Miller, Steven Galbraith, and members of the RLG Working Group on Streamlining Photography and Scanning [forthcoming in February 2010]As Kate notes, this report contains an overview of current practice, guidelines concerning use of digital cameras in your reading room,

Kathy Marquisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-90347179257483632482010-01-12T07:11:00.000-08:002010-01-12T07:13:46.104-08:00

National History Day may be not be until June but many students are already beginning work on projects. Students and teachers are preparing for the state and local History Day competitions that will start soon. How can you support these students? Here are ten suggestions for you…..1. Visit the National History Day website <http://nhd.org/> to learn this year’s theme (Innovation in History), learn

Danna Bell-Russelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-53860139459469254102009-12-15T06:40:00.000-08:002009-12-15T06:43:12.080-08:00

Would you like to explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and social media? Are you wondering how archivists are using Web 2.0 tools and how you might too? The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section invites you to participate in its pilot offering of 23 Things for section members beginning January 19, 2009, and continuing for 12 weeks. Participants will be introduced to and required to

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-83683562192978528912009-10-05T16:52:00.001-07:002009-10-05T17:02:33.293-07:00

I am pleased to announce that the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section of the Society of American Archivists has selected Jessica Miller and Ben Bromley as section interns for 2009-2010.Jessica Miller is a student at Wayne State University and will complete the Master of Library and Information Science with a Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration in December 2009. She has interned or

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-36715903927582528952009-08-30T08:30:00.000-07:002009-08-30T10:19:01.799-07:00

The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section (RAO) of the Society of American Archivists seeks volunteers for at least one unpaid section internship for 2009-2010. The intent of the intern pilot project is to provide an opportunity for a current graduate student or archivist with less than three years experience in the profession to be actively involved in and observe the activities of a section.

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-30719768565393600452009-08-27T19:40:00.000-07:002009-08-27T19:50:06.230-07:00

Here now for your reading pleasure are notes from the last, but certainly not least, break out session during the RAO meeting at SAA in Austin. The topics for the other break out groups were National History Day, Web 2.0, MPLP, metrics & user studies, and the mission of RAO. We hope you'll take a look and share your comments either here on the blog, via the RAO listserv, or with the Steering

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-78422613206371048792009-08-26T19:18:00.000-07:002009-08-26T19:21:46.420-07:00

Notes From RAO Discussion on National History DayNotetaker: Danna Bell-Russel Determine best ways to contact teachers for example locating the social studies coordinators in a school district. Determine if there is a system for National History Day and work through that system. Also determine which states do not have a National History Day system and help them to develop that system. We should

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-46230883110382918912009-08-25T21:03:00.000-07:002009-11-30T12:03:10.433-08:00

Notes from Web 2.0 breakout session, RAO section meeting, Friday, August 14, 2009Matt Pierce, Utah Valley Real Estate, Kathy Marquis, Albany County Public Library (WY)Attendees ranged from archivists curious about the applications of Web 2.0, but unfamiliar with how to use or create them, to Kate Theimer, who is writing a book on the topic. Many of us used Facebook, Twitter, personal and work

Kathy Marquisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-86840617467891851462009-08-24T18:02:00.000-07:002009-08-24T18:10:48.747-07:00

Here are the notes from the MPLP group discussion at the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's annual meeting. The notes from the RAO mission discussion and metrics and user studies groups are available with more yet to come. We hope those in attendance as well as those who could not attend will share further thoughts, suggestions, and reflections on topics of interest in the comments or by

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-85464133971756239202009-08-23T17:06:00.000-07:002009-08-23T17:34:06.237-07:00

The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's annual meeting included breakout sessions for members to discuss issues of interest or concern to them. This is the second post sharing notes from those discussions. The notes from the RAO mission discussion are available with the others to follow.We hope those in attendance as well as those who could not attend will share further thoughts,

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-32523695327017775372009-08-18T19:33:00.000-07:002009-08-18T19:41:25.628-07:00

The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's annual meeting included breakout sessions for members to discuss issues of interest or concern to them. This is the first post sharing notes from those discussions. We hope those in attendance as well as those who could not attend will share further thoughts, suggestions, and reflections on these topics in the comments. This feedback will

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-49543730822830339802009-08-18T18:51:00.000-07:002009-08-23T17:54:56.976-07:00

Thank you to everyone who came to the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section meeting in Austin last week. There were a number of interesting competing section meetings and we hope those of you who attended found the meeting informative. A quick recap of the meeting for those who were not able to attend or for those like me for who the annual meeting can be a bit of blur.The call for proposals

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-6190919255373033032009-08-13T10:35:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:38:23.492-07:00

The Reference, Access, and Outreach Section's annual business meeting is Friday, August 14th at 1pm in room 400 at the Austin Hilton. The agenda includes:-Welcome & news from the Chair (including 2010 program committee & Council)-Update on National History Day (NHD)-By-laws revision-Election of new officers-Breakout sessions on: NHD, MPLP, 2.0/Social Media, User Studies/Metrics, RAO Mission, SAA

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-2493560365434351272009-07-24T11:05:00.000-07:002009-07-24T11:14:03.848-07:00

If you're anything like me preparing for (or at least thinking a great deal about) Sustainable Archives: AUSTIN 2009, the list of things you would like to do and "have to" to do is growing exponentially. Here are a couple session suggestions related to reference, access, and outreach with more to come in the new issue of the RAO Newsletter next week. Are you part of or know of a session you think

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-86261945003590895502009-07-24T10:32:00.000-07:002009-07-27T08:47:08.518-07:00

Sustainable Archives: AUSTIN 2009 is just around the corner and preparations for the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section annual meeting are reaching a fever pitch. RAO is again meeting in the post-lunch slot on Friday, August 14th from 1-3pm. One order of business always on the section's agenda is the election of new officers. We are very pleased to share this year's slate.Vice chair/

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-15120219088945530492009-05-11T06:51:00.000-07:002009-05-11T06:55:33.101-07:00

I am preparing a newsletter for publication around July 1. If you have any announcements or articles you would like to share, please e-mail them to me at raonews@gmail.com by June 15.Thanks.Nancy

RAO Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289693369692078884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-78581347219299250992009-05-04T18:44:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:11:49.789-07:00

Two years ago my colleagues and I launched an archives reference blog at Dickinson College as a way to manage and share our offsite reference transactions. (It may be worth mentioning that this is not a traditional blog to which one would expect to subscribe; it is not our aim to tell an interesting story, but instead merely to provide the essential details of the request.)Built using an open

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-66939000284751546342009-05-03T09:15:00.000-07:002009-05-03T09:41:08.331-07:00

The schedule for Austin 2009 was released in April and the RAO Section meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 14th, 1-3pm. A brief description of the section meeting is that after the annual business meeting (news, reports, updates, etc.) and election, attendees will engage in a strategic planning session. Meeting attendees will divide into working groups to discuss and propose strategic

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-22179066581454483612009-04-19T10:00:00.000-07:002009-04-19T10:05:49.843-07:00

Spring has sprung again, and so has the opportunity to become involved with RAO! The RAO Nominating Committee is asking for nominations (of others or yourself) for the position of Vice-President/President Elect and the Section's Steering Committee. The Vice-President/President Elect will serve as the support to the Chair for the immediate following year after election, and then serve as Chair

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-59017020870545841902009-04-12T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-12T07:08:39.033-07:00

Are you like me and always so impressed by the outreach efforts of other repositories that inspire and motivate you to try something new at your institution? It may be that the "thing" won't happen at your repository for a while, but you know it provides a bit of excitement for a new project. This is how I felt in March during Women's History Month, so here are a few links to projects that I hope

Amy C. Schindlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-83243429552836374462009-03-09T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:15:02.172-07:00

The registration deadline for the NEA Spring Meeting is this Friday, March 13. Avoid the late fee: get your registration in the mail by Friday!******Come and join us for the NEA Spring 2009 Meeting,"Blurring the Lines: the Archivist-Researcher Relationship in the 21st Century"Where: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MAWhen: March 27-28, 2009This

Kathy Marquisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-15276885141641149612009-02-26T14:05:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:06:36.406-08:00

The Midwest Archives Conference 2009 program will be held in St. Louis, Missouri at the beautiful Hyatt Regency - St. Louis Riverfront, April 29 - May 2. Open to all, this year's sessions range from ethics to video preservation, donor policies, and more. Several pre-conference workshops and tours are also offered.Of particular note is the session, "Flight Check: Archival Metrics Toolkits as

Reference, Access and Outreachnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-86552170036504425572009-02-26T06:35:00.000-08:002009-02-26T06:44:50.868-08:00

Living where I do, it is easy to feel isolated personally and professionally. Not just geographically, but time-wise. As busy as we all are, it’s difficult to find time to connect via phone, letters, or email with friends, family, and colleagues. One of the ways I keep connected is Facebook. For those of you who haven’t used Facebook (or MySpace or other social networking sites), you sign in, add

Reference, Access and Outreachnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545925818354539677.post-67497489439606175642008-11-20T12:09:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:49:43.356-08:00

As you know, a task force appointed by the Steering Committee sent out a survey about the newsletter. During the period the survey was open (October 20-27, 2008), we received 36 responses. Thank you for your willingness to tell us about the kinds of communication you want from the section.Section members want information communicated to them as it becomes available, and your preferences for

Reference, Access and Outreachnoreply@blogger.com0