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Tag: archival management
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The Changing Face of Archival Reference #saa15
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) held its annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio from Aug. 16 through Aug. 22. Dara A. Baker, head archivist for the Naval Historical Collection at the US Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
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Collaboration and Community: Three Digital Humanities Projects #saa13
The educational sessions of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists concluded at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, August 17, 2013. This session focused on taking collaboration between practitioners and stakeholders to the next level.
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The Challenges and Rewards of Open-Source Digital Video Preservation #saa12
The good times continued at the SAA Annual Meeting last week as attendees weighed their open-source video preservation options. A case study from the City of Vancouver Archives outlining its successes and weighty considerations prompted the session audience to ask thought-provoking questions on the simplicity of film preservation and the
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Solving Problems with Authority and Sharing: Developments and Prospects #saa12
The Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) project is an ambitious one that seeks to locate records of historical importance across repositories and make them available to patrons on a massive scale. Our panel updated us on its fascinating progress. Look at what we records and information management professionals can
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