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It's not too late to apply for free planning and assessment services provided by Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY). New York based institutions that are interested, have until Friday, October 14, 2016 to submit their applications.
DHPSNY is offering free services in three main areas: archival needs assessments, preservation and conservation surveys, and strategic planning assistance.
Contact DHPSNY Program Coordinator Anastasia Matijkiw for assistance, questions about eligibility, or additional information at (215) 545-0613 or amatijkiw@dhpsny.org
Please see the Archivists Round Table calendar for all events during New York Archives Week, October 19-27.
Whether we think about them or not electronic records have become an intrinsic part of our lives. Managing these records presents a critical challenge for all of us, whether we are records managers, archivists or just records users. To bring greater awareness to this issue The Council of State Archivists will once again sponsor Electronic Records Day on October 10, 2016 during the annual celebration of American Archives Month. We encourage you to make use of this opportunity to reach out to your colleagues and constituents to raise awareness of the opportunities and issues relating to electronic information, what they can do, and how you can help them.
Now is the time to start planning for your Electronic Records Day event, and CoSA has a variety of helpful resources to get you started. Feel free to take any of the information provided and change or adapt it so it is relevant to your organization or group.
Resources can be found at: https://www.statearchivists.org/programs/state-electronic-records-initiative/electronic-records-day/electronic-records-day-promotional-materials/
Comments, questions or suggestions? Contact us at info@statearchivists.org.
The NGO Muckrock, launched a project recently to help users navigate government records laws. The intent of the project is to capture excuses given by state agencies for denying public records requests. They have already cataloged 22,000 requests, and are employing crowdsourcing to document more.
"Morisy [Muckrock’s cofounder] says the debate surrounding the disclosure of police body camera footage is partially what inspired him to embark on the project."
Go to the Columbia Journal Review to read more.
The Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2016 became law July 29, 2016.
Establishment by Congress, both the National Film Preservation Board and Foundation and the National Recording Preservation Board and Foundation have enabled the Library of Congress to provide critical leadership in research of preservation technologies. The programs have provided critical funding to archives and cultural institutions in all 50 states to ensure the survival, conservation and accessibility of America's film and sound heritage. Films and recordings preserved as a result of these programs not only include artistically and culturally significant works, but also materials that document the nation’s scientific and educational heritage as well as recordings of historically significant events.
The reauthorization of the Library of Congress film and sound recording preservation programs through 2026 guarantees their continued impact on the historical and cultural heritage of our country.
The 14th Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, will be sworn in on September 14th at 12PM EST. The ceremony, which will take place in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, will be live-streamed on LOC's YouTube Channel.
To learn more about this historic swearing-in ceremony, checkout the LOC blog post published on September 2nd.
New Jersey Residents—Action Needed
Ask your State Senator to vote against Bill S-1784 and to reunite the Division of Records Management and the New Jersey State Archives!
The following position paper from the Advocates for New Jersey History, fully supported by the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey and the Genealogical Society of New Jersey discusses the background to this bill and the full implications should it pass. We urge you to read it in its entirety and call or email your State Senator. Thank you.
The position paper can be found here: http://gsnj.org/pdf/NJ-Bill-S-1784-%282016%29-Advocates-for-New-Jersey-History-Position-Paper.pdf
Find your State Senator by municipality:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp
or by interactive map:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/njmap210.html
Take Action! Urge the Senate to Confirm Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress
President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Carla Hayden to become the 14th Librarian of Congress is pending before the U.S. Senate and may be voted on at any time. Please contact your senators and urge them to support her confirmation. Dr. Hayden would become the first woman and the first African-American to lead the Library of Congress—and the first librarian to serve in the post in 60 years. Follow this link to the National Humanities Alliance’s legislative alert center, where you can contact your U.S. senators. (Or call your senators through the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.) We encourage you to personalize your message, emphasizing why the Library of Congress is important to your work, your institution, or the archives profession.
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