Society of American Archivists
- Society of American Archivists
The Society of American Archivists (established 1936) is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 3,400 individual and institutional members. They are partnered with the Library of Congress in developing Encoded Archival Description - an XML Document Type Definition - a standard for encoding archival finding aids, allowing them to be made accessible online.
The "Society" supports its members and the archival profession through strong publication and professional workshop programs and semi-annual meetings. The publication program is responsible for putting out a semi-annual refereed scholarly journal, the "American Archivist", and many books and manuals addressing aspects of the archival profession. Workshops are given allacross the United States and attend to current archival concerns and issues such as Encoded Archival Description, the digitizing of archival materials, and and conservation of materials, among others.
The programs it offers include: Online On-Demand Programs, Online Real Time Programs and Face to Face Programs.
External links
* [http://www.archivists.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/saa2007 UnOfficial Wiki of the 2007 SAA Annual Meeting]
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