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 

Nov. 13 - Full SAA@Pitt meeting, 5:30 pm  (Student commons - 1st floor)

Dec. 6 - Informal gathering at Dr. Cox's house

Jan. 24 & 31 - Dual panel session on collecting

Recent Events

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Carnegie Natural History Museum
On Friday, November 8, SAA@Pitt took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History with Dr. Bernadette Callery, Museum Librarian and an alumna of the program here at Pitt.  Dr. Callery's presentation focused on records and knowledge management issues at the Carnegie in addition to taking a closer look at the museum's collection management system.  The group was also given the chance to view records management techniques employed in the mollusk and bird specimen departments of the museum.

SAA@Pitt Panel Session on "Archives and Terrorism"
On Friday, September 20th, the SAA@Pitt hosted a panel session entitled "Archives and Terrorism," which addressed the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the archives field. The panel of four was comprised of Barbara Black of the Somerset Historical Society, Dr. A. J. Plotke of ATT/American Express, Tom Schienfeldt of the 9/11 Digital Archive, and SIS's own Dr. Richard Cox.

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SAA@Pitt Contacts 2002-03

Matt Eidson
Jennifer McGillan
Mike O'Malley
Michele Tourney

Dr. Richard Cox
Dr. Karen Gracy

saa@mail.sis.pitt.edu

Upcoming Events

SAA@Pitt Business Meeting
On Wednesday, November 13, the SAA@Pitt will hold a full business meeting at 5:30 pm in the new Student Commons on the first floor.  Business to be discussed will include, but not be exclusive to, the revised website and upcoming events.  Any member wishing to discuss a particular topic may email the officers, or simply bring the point up at the meeting (although we encourage you to email us, as we'll have a better chance of working it into the agenda). Also, any questions can be directed to the officers prior to the meeting.

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 on Archives and Terrorism
Dr. Richard Cox will be giving a talk at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland on November 14, 2002.  Entitled "Flowers After the Funeral, The Meaning of Libraries, Archives and Museums in the Post 9/11 World," the lecture will be held at 4:30 pm in the Special Events Room of the University's McKeldin Library.

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Registration for the Spring 2003 semester will begin on Monday, October 29.  Registration forms are available outside of SIS 633 and from the Registrar on the 5th floor.  Archives students are reminded that the four courses required for the Archives track are:

LIS 2222 Archival Representation
LIS 2223 Access and Advocacy
LIS 2224 Archival Appraisal
LIS 2674 Digital Preservation

Course descriptions and schedules are available at the SIS website.