I&A Section

Issues & Advocacy Section of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) tracks issues of importance to archivists, archives, and the archival community.

[I&A Section @ArchivesIssues]

Today is our annual meeting for 2022! Our new steering committee members will be introduced and we have a few speakers who will be presenting on archival term labor. https://t.co/jmF0uLiqAm #archives #archiveslabor #meetings #archivists

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Archivists on the Issues: The Collector, Indigenous repatriation, and archival ethics https://t.co/Gyzc1S7gxX

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Hive Mind #2 – Spring Cleaning recap https://t.co/ndpsdbugZa

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Archivists on the Issues: Mass document shredding in “Kiff” and the reality of record destruction https://t.co/TMfJkgXJuc

[Diverse Histories + @Diversehistory2]

Diversity in Libraries of the North

A new network for POC / BME librarians addressing the issue of library and information workforce which is 96.7% white.

Become a member and or follow their blog here;

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@libdiverse

[Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP @NickPoole1]

What a splendid evening with @lynrobinson @david_bawden & the students of #CityLIS - great to talk about jobs, ethics, #diversity in the workforce and getting non-#librarians to understand (and pay for) our skills. Thanks for having me!

[Patricia Sutherland @pasuther]

@internetarchive I'm in a small, not wealthy country working at an academic library. The IA is the *only* way students and faculty can access many of the books needed for their studies. We won't be buying the books if access is taken away, and will have to go without. It would be a real shame.

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Archivists on the Issues: Fictional Archivists Out in the Open https://t.co/ffsOBXRSQ0

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Steering Share: Liz Call https://t.co/pTGvltVQZd

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Archivists on the Issues: Classified Records, Archives, and Fictional Depictions https://t.co/27Sp06l4pw

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Steering Share: Holly Rose McGee https://t.co/pJkdVW3BZ7

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Archivists on the Issues: Sophisticated Bureaucracies, Archives, and Fictional Depictions https://t.co/OJAIqMSPug

[Marsh's Library @MarshsLibrary]

Re-found this spider squashed inside a book from 1492 when checking a reference. First time we saw it, we meant to ask if any scientists out there are interested in doing #DNA analysis of #insects, #flies, #moths, #spiders etc we have found in ancient books or MSS. If so, DM us.

[gender of the day @genderoftheday]

Today's gender is sensitive and tired.

[dwig @dwig]

Sometimes archivists are not the most important advocates for archives. Need to work with others to publicize the success stories. #saa10

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Archivists on the Issues: Popular Culture and the Presence of Archival Limits https://t.co/SZ71blhq6y

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Steering Share: Danielle Simpkins https://t.co/8RfFuvcqWv

[Rebecca @DerangeDescribe]

In honor of Advocacy Day at #ali15: You didn't discover that (in the archives) https://t.co/rcCptbPwzN

[Sumaya @_SumayaKassim]

humanities degrees can lead to analysis paralysis and stem degrees can lead to a reductive solutionist perspective. but I have never heard anyone from humanities question the need for stem to exist. it's a problem that so many consider humanities an indulgence and not a necessity