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| Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Name | Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Conference |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country | United States |
| First | 1937 |
| Organizer | Society of American Archivists |
Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting
The Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting is the flagship annual conference of the Society of American Archivists, bringing together professionals from institutions such as the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, the New York Public Library, and the Bancroft Library for multi-day programs. The meeting convenes archivists, curators, librarians, records managers, and preservationists from organizations including the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and the Council on Library and Information Resources to address practice, policy, and technology. Historically it has intersected with initiatives led by the National Archives Building, the Guggenheim Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and academic units at Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Columbia University, and University of Michigan.
The meeting traces roots to early gatherings among members of the American Historical Association, the American Antiquarian Society, the Newberry Library, and the Baylor University archives community in the 1930s, evolving amid influences from the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Records Act, and the creation of the National Archives and Records Administration. Post-war eras saw connections with the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, the Smithsonian Institution Archives, the Council of State Archivists, and international bodies such as the International Council on Archives, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Landmark meetings responded to developments including the Freedom of Information Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Bern Convention, and digital transitions led by projects at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
Annual planning involves collaboration among committees drawn from the Society of American Archivists, the National Coalition for History, the Association of Moving Image Archivists, the Oral History Association, and the Digital Library Federation. Program committees coordinate with vendors such as the Library of Congress Preservation Office, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and institutions like Duke University, Princeton University, and Rice University. Logistics engage local partners including city convention bureaus, the Los Angeles Convention Center, the McCormick Place, and university conference services at University of Texas at Austin and Boston University.
Plenary addresses have featured speakers affiliated with the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Hispanic Society of America, and academic scholars from Rutgers University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Indiana University Bloomington. Sessions cover topics tied to initiatives at the Getty Conservation Institute, the Digital Public Library of America, the Humanities Commons, and the Open Data Institute, and intersect with standards from International Organization for Standardization, the Society for American Periodicals, and the American Alliance of Museums. Panels often include case studies from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Newberry Library, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and the Library and Archives Canada.
Typical attendance draws professionals from the National Archives Building, the Library of Congress Packard Campus, the Smithsonian Institution Building, research libraries such as the Bodleian Library, and university archives at Cornell University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Pennsylvania State University. Delegates represent municipal archives like the New York City Municipal Archives, state archives including the California State Archives, corporate archives such as the AT&T Archives, and non-profit collections at the American Folklife Center, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Northern Illinois University Digital Library.
Meetings rotate among host cities that have included Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, and Atlanta. Venues have included the McCormick Place, the Hynes Convention Center, the Moscone Center, and institutional spaces at University of California, Los Angeles, Georgetown University, and the University of Southern California.
Conferences have produced outcomes tied to digital preservation programs at National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, policy statements related to access modeled on the Freedom of Information Act, and guidelines that influenced standards at the International Council on Archives and the National Information Standards Organization. Themes have included born-digital stewardship referenced by work at Stanford University, the Internet Archive, and the Digital Preservation Coalition, as well as diversity initiatives aligned with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association.
The meeting hosts award ceremonies recognizing recipients from institutions like the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, universities including University of Michigan and Yale University, and professionals honored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Awards reference programs such as the National Medal for Museum and Library Service and fellowships supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Category:Archival conferences