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  Presentation with Kimberly Johnson, Certified Archivist

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC hosted a virtual presentation with Kimberly Johnson, CA, Senior Processing Archivist/Records Analyst, for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Office of Archives and Records. Johnson spoke about the certification process with the Academy of Certified Archivists and gave advice on how to prepare for the ACA certification exam. She also talked about the value of certification for career development and shared her experiences working in the archives of the Archdiocese.

  SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University

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  Panel Presentation with Archivists from Blizzard Entertainment

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC hosted the Vault Team from Blizzard Entertainment: iSchool alumna Melissa Ward, Digital Archivist; Jessica Taylor, Librarian and Archivist; Nathan Cooper, Assistant Archivist. The guest presenters discussed their work at Blizzard and the unique aspects of corporate archives in the context of video game development. They also talked about the MLIS skills that helped them prepare for a career in the archival field.

  SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University

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  Writing Opportunities Panel Presentation

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC hosted a panel of speakers who shared advice and tips about writing and research, and discussed the many different publishing opportunities open to SJSU iSchool students. Laurie Putnam, iSchool Lecturer and Faculty Advisor, offered an in-depth look at the LIS Publications Wiki. Ann Agee, Faculty Director of Collections and Scholarly Communications for the SJSU King Library, shared tips for new researchers. Greta Snyder, Editor-in-Chief, talked about the Student Research Journal, and Kelli Roisman, Managing Editor, talked about Archeota, the SAASC publication.

  SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University

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  SAASC Welcoming Event

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC invited iSchool students to attend this virtual presentation in order to share information on the chapter’s mission, activities, and volunteer opportunities. The program included information on membership in the student chapter as well as the group’s parent organization, the Society of American Archivists.

  SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University

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  SAASC Presentation with Carli Lowe, SJSU University Archivist

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC hosted an online event with Carli Lowe, University Archivist for San José State University. Lowe spoke about the work of university archivists and the vital role they play in preserving institutional memories. She also offered advice on career development and tips on job- seeking in the field of archives.

  SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University.

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  SAASC Annual Members' Meeting

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  In this online presentation, the SAASC Executive Committee shared information about the group’s mission and activities, and the benefits of getting involved. The program included information on membership in the student chapter as well as the national organization of the Society of American Archivists.

  SJSU SAASC: Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at San Jose State University

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  Leaders Wanted: Why and How to Get Involved in Student Organizations

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  Have you thought about running for an Executive Committee position in an SJSU iSchool student group? Not sure what you would be getting into? What are the benefits? But what if you're on the East Coast? And what if you're an introvert? Leaders from iSchool's student organizations came together for a special collaborative event to talk about what their experience has been like, what benefits they've enjoyed most, and how they've managed to fit this important work into their busy lives.

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  Everything You Need to Know about the ACA Exam

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  In this web event, Dr. Mott Linn, Head of Collections at the Robert H. Goddard Library at Clark University and past President of the Academy of Certified Archivists, discussed what it means to be a certified archivist and how to prepare for the certified archivist exam offered by the ACA. This event offered a ton of information about how questions for the exam are constructed (including a couple of sample questions!) and the application process for becoming a certified archivist.

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  Get Mentored: How to Take Advantage of SAA's Mentoring Program

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  In this web event, several guests joined us for a panel discussion about SAA's Mentoring Program. We heard from current mentors and proteges about their experiences with the SAA Mentoring Program and how it can help your career planning. We also heard from Alison Clemens and Jennifer Motszko, Co-Chairs of the Mentoring Program Subcommittee, about how the program works and how students can sign up. This event was full of great information and advice on the mentorship program in general, but also on the importance of networking for professional development.

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  SAASC Annual Members Meeting 2018-2019

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  At this event, the incoming officers introduced themselves and discussed the mission of SAASC, some of the chapter's plans for the coming year, and ways that students can get involved.

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  Fall 2018 Student Organizations Panel

  Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

  SAASC participated with other iSchool student organizations in this informational event. Find out what your student associations are doing this year, and how you can get involved.

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  How and Why to Become a Certified Archivist

  Mott Linn

  In this event, Head of Collections at the Robert H. Goddard Library at Clark University and past President of the Academy of Certified Archivists, Mott Linn, discussed what it means to be a certified archivist and how to prepare for the certified archivist exam offered by the ACA. Mr. Linn gave tips on what courses qualify for the exam and what kinds of questions test-takers can expect. Many great questions were asked during the presentation so make sure to watch the recording through the end.

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  A Practical Approach to Digital Curation

  Arjun Sabharwal

  In this SAASC / ASIS&T student chapter co-hosted event, Arjun Sabharwal, Associate Professor/Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of Toledo and ASIS&T’s SIG (Special Interest Group) Member of the Year, discussed his work in digital humanities and digital curation. This informative webinar was of particular interest to students on the Academic Librarianship, Digital Curation, and Archival Studies and Records Management tracks.
  
  Speaker Bio:
  Arjun Sabharwal joined the University of Toledo Library faculty in January 2009 as Digital Initiatives Librarian responsible for the digital preservation of archival collections, managing the Toledo's Attic Web site, and managing the University of Toledo Digital Repository. Current interests include digital humanities, digital curation, and developing thematic research collections. His digital scholarship
  activities includes an international blog on ResearchGate: Digital Humanities and Archiving.

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  Why Photos Matter to Archives More than Ever Before, and Why That's a Problem

  Leigh Gleason

  This special presentation featured the iSchool's own Dr. Leigh Gleason and addressed the increasingly complex role that photographs have in archival repositories, and how we as archivists can be prepared for these issues.

  Official Abstract:

  Many scholars point to the introduction of the Kodak camera in the late 19th century as the dawn of photography's cultural ubiquity. Indeed, from the 1890s, photography had become a mainstream and (relatively) affordable hobby, allowing anyone to assume the role of photographer. The first Kodak was introduced in 1888, and now, 130 years later, we see this problem in overdrive. Cameras are ubiquitous, and for many, our camera never leave our sides in the form of our smartphones. Through the phone, many of us carry thousands of photographs in our pocket, let alone more stored on hard drives, in the cloud, or, looking back a few years, on disc or in binders of analog negatives. Image production is at the core of our regular daily activity, and while most may understand that the majority of these photographs don't belong in an archive, we encounter far more people seeking homes for their photographic output than that of their personal papers. This talk will address how we as archivists need to reconcile these issues. What skills are necessary to be an archivist of visual materials? How can we navigate the potentially vast materials that can (or should) be offered to our repositories? And how do we manage the heartbreak that happens when faced with the problem that there are simply too many photographs and too little space?

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  Scheduling a Closer Look: A Brief Introduction to the Work of Records Management

  Eira Tansey

  In "Scheduling a closer look," SJSU iSchool alumna and University of Cincinnati Digital Archivist/ Records Manager, Eira Tansey, introduces students to the exciting field of Records Management. Listen to/watch Eira's presentation to learn more about records selection, retention, and how understanding records management can make you a better archivist!

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  Job Hunting: What Search Committees Want You to Know

  Gene Hyde

  In this special presentation hosted by SAASC, University of North Carolina at Asheville's Archivist and Head of Special Collections, Gene Hyde, presents a variety of findings, tips, and insight about what Library & Archives search committees look for during interviews and candidate presentations.

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  The End of Term Web Archive: Collecting & Preserving the .gov Information Sphere

  James Jacobs and Jefferson Bailey

  In the fall of 2016, a group of institutions – Internet Archive, Library of Congress, CA Digital Library, and libraries from the University of North Texas, Stanford University, and George Washington University – organized to preserve a snapshot of the federal government website. This is the third time this End of Term (EOT) group has organized with the goals of identifying, harvesting, preserving, and providing access to a snapshot of the federal government web presence. They do this for two important reasons. The first is that the transition of elected officials in the federal government’s executive branch prompts a reset of sites like www.WhiteHouse.gov, so it’s critical to document the changes. The EOT group’s work also provides a broad snapshot of the federal domain once every four years; it’s replicated among a number of organizations for long-term preservation.

  Jefferson Bailey from the Internet Archive and James Jacobs from Stanford University Libraries discussed the project’s methods for identifying and selecting in-scope content, strategies for capturing web content, and access models for collected content. The two highlighted the challenges and opportunities of large-scale, distributed, multi-institutional, born-digital collecting and preservation efforts; how the project aligns with participant institutions collection mandates; the project’s importance for archiving historically-valuable but highly-ephemeral web content without a clear steward; and how the breadth and size of the EOT Web Archive informs both new methods of collaboration and new models for data-driven access and analysis by researchers. Our speakers also discussed the project’s alliance with other government data preservation projects as well as ideas and future plans for long-term sustainable methods for collecting, preserving and maintaining the .gov information ecosystem.

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  Tale of an E-Portfolio

  Catherine Folnovic

  A presentation by Catherine Folnovic, a graduate of San Jose State University's Master of Archives and Records Administration program, on her experience completing the e-portfolio. The e-portfolio is the culminating project to complete a Master's degree from San Jose State University's School of Information.

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  Oral History in Archives and Practice

  Lauren Kata

  A presentation about oral history and archives from presenter Lauren Kata. Kata serves as the archivist for Collections Management and Digital Access for The Archives of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. From 2009-2012 she served as the Coordinator of SAA’s 75th Anniversary Oral History Project. In this presentation, Kata shared her views on this special project and the importance of oral history.

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  Benefits of SAA Membership and ACA Certification

  Sammie L. Morris and Brenda Gunn

  A presentation by Sammie L. Morris, Director of the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center at Purdue University, and Brenda Gunn, Janey Slaughter Briscoe Archivist and Director for Research and Collections at the Briscoe Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Morris discusses the benefits of being member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Gunn, also a past president of ACA, will discuss the benefits of and ways to prepare for the archival certification exam hosted by the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA).

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  Cultural Competency and Diversity in the Archives

  Helen Wong Smith and Rebecca Hankins

  A presentation by Helen Wong Smith, librarian and certified archivist, and Rebecca Hankins, Associate Professor and certified archivist/librarian, on diversity and cultural competency in archives and the archival community.