What is SAA?

SAA stands for Society of American Archivists, a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of archival theory and practice in the United States. Founded in 1934, SAA is considered to be one of the premier professional organizations in the archives field. The student chapter of SAA at the University of Pittsburgh was established in 1993, making it the first in the nation.

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Upcoming Events 

Mar. 21* - Collecting panel session

Apr. 4 - Peer panel session

Apr. 11 - Informal gathering at Dr. Cox's house

Recent Events

Pittsburgh Records Managers Speak with SAA@Pitt members
On Thursday, February 13, two local records managers shared their experiences with the members of SAA@Pitt.  The first speaker, William Ainsworth, Jr. of Buchanan Ingersoll, provided insight into records management in a legal environment.  He spoke of streamlining processes so as to better serve his clientele in the fast-paced legal realm.  The second speaker, Chris Nettrour of Federated Investors, offered a glimpse of the more mundane side of records management, detailing her work with arrangement and organization of her company's records, space issues, and her continuing education.  Each speaker supplemented their enlightening and informative sessions with handouts (see below).

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SAA@Pitt Contacts 2002-03

Matt Eidson (grad. 12/02)
Jennifer McGillan
Mike O'Malley
Deirdre Scaggs
Michele Tourney

Dr. Richard Cox
Dr. Karen Gracy

saa@mail.sis.pitt.edu

Upcoming Events

Panel Session on Collecting and Its Impact on Archives
On Friday, March 21 (date tentative), SAA@Pitt will present a panel session on the phenomenon of collecting and how it affects archival practices.  Panel members will discuss the psychology of collecting, how their collections have been affected by collecting, and what they themselves collect.

Panel Session Featuring Pitt Alumni
SAA@Pitt will present a panel session of Pitt alumni, our peers who have entered the "real world." The panel members will reflect on their experiences in the job market, their respective fields, and how their Pitt education has worked for them. Prospective panelists include Jim Gerencser, '95, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Dickinson College; Dr. Bernadette Callery, '02, Museum Librarian at Carnegie Museum of Natural History; and Holly Mengel, '02, Project Assistant on the Dick Thornburgh Archives at the University of Pittsburgh Archives Service Center.

Links

The Society of American Archivists

National Archives and Records Administration

Association of Records Managers and Administrators

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archivists Conference

Midwest Archives Conference

New England Archivists

School of Information Sciences News

Dr. Cox to speak at Library of Congress
Dr. Richard Cox will be giving a talk at the Library of Congress on March 7, entitled "Records, Documents and Stuff in the Digital Era."  The talk will explore how the technology boom has brought records and information to the fore of everyday life, and how archivists and records managers have had the chance to reinvent the manner in which they deal with those documents, thus helping to shape a new "Information Age."  As part of the Library of Congress's Luminary Lectures series, Dr. Cox's talk will be cybercast via RealPlayer.

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Registration for the Summer 2003 semester will begin on Monday, February 17.  Registration forms are available outside of SIS 633 and from the Registrar on the 5th floor.  Archives students are reminded that the three courses required for the Archives track are:

LIS 2215 Preservation Management
LIS 2970 Museum Archives
LIS 2970 Moving Image and Sound Archives

Course descriptions and schedules are available at the SIS website.