From garrettr1 at michigan.gov Tue Feb 5 14:16:58 2008 From: garrettr1 at michigan.gov (Robert Garrett) Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:16:58 -0500 Subject: [Maa-l] Open Entry Deadline: Mon., Feb. 11th Message-ID: <47A86FDA0200005700004771@michigan.gov> This is just a reminder that the deadline for OPEN ENTRY submissions is Monday at noon. ****************************************************************************** Any submissions for OPEN ENTRY, the MAA newsletter, should be in to me by noon on Monday, Feb. 11th. (Usually, the deadline is Feb. 10th. Feb. 10th is a Sunday, though, so I?m giving people an extra morning.) The actual publication date will be sometime around Monday, March 3rd, so you can plan your submissions accordingly. Submissions can be e-mailed to me at garrettr1 at michigan.gov. They should be in MicroSoft Word format and be anywhere from 200-1,200 words. The preferred font is Garamond, 11 pt., but that?s not required (We?ll be happy to change the font ourselves.). Accompanying images are always welcome, as well. In fact, they?re encouraged. These should be in jpg format, 300 ppi (For the less tech. savy among you: ppi and dpi are the same thing.). The size should be a minimum of 1200 x 900 pixels and a maximum of 1500 x 2100 pixels. If you have questions about scanning or sizing images, then please let me know. I might be able to advise in some cases. Content: We?re interested in any news items or articles relating to Michigan archives, Michigan archivists and the archival profession. These can include literature reviews, reference hints and news from archival repositories. The latter can include staff changes, collection updates, special projects and promotional events, among other things. If you have any questions on accepted subject matter, then please let me know. Again - the deadline is noon on February 11th. Bob Garrett Archives of Michigan Telephone: (517) 241-1382 E-mail: garrettr1 at michigan.gov Explore Michigan's deer hunting culture as the Michigan Historical Museum EXTENDS the run of its latest special exhibit, "A Hunting We Will Go" - through March 31st. Discover your connections @ www.michiganhistory.org From JThomas at albion.edu Tue Feb 5 14:00:30 2008 From: JThomas at albion.edu (Jennie Thomas) Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:00:30 -0500 Subject: [Maa-l] SAA's Preservation Publication Award Message-ID: <47A86BFE.79BC.0091.1@albion.edu> Apologies for duplicate postings: Dear Friends: [Update ? Nomination Deadline is Nearly Upon Us!!!] I hope this note finds you well. I write to you today as a representative of the Preservation Publication Award sub-committee of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). We are currently seeking nominations for this prestigious award and would welcome your involvement in the process. Do you know of an outstanding, preservation-related work published in 2007? Would you like to see its author(s) and/or editor(s) recognized for contributing so significantly to archives preservation? If so, then please consider submitting a nomination prior to the deadline of February 28, 2008. The nomination form is available online at: http://www.archivists.org/recognition/Awardsform.pdf. Specific information about the award, gleaned directly from the SAA Website, is as follows: ----- Purpose and Criteria for Selection: Established in 1993, this award recognizes and acknowledges the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding published work (audio-visual, electronic, or print; article, report, chapter, monograph) related to archives preservation and, through this acknowledgment, encourages outstanding achievement by others. The work must contribute to the advancement of the theory and practice of preservation in archives institutions by introducing new preservation theories, methods, or techniques; by codifying principles and practices of archives preservation; by presenting the results of innovative research on matters related to archives preservation; by investigating preservation issues of current interest and importance to the archives community; or by studying aspects of the history of the archives profession. Eligibility: Awarded to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding preservation-related work that is of relevance to the archives community and published in North America during the calendar year preceding the date on which the award is given. ----- Further information can be found at: http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-preserv.asp ( http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-preserv.asp ). Please feel free to contact me directly with your questions or comments. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Warmest regards, Steve ---------- Steve Dalton Preservation Manager Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Library BostonCollege 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3810 Phone: (617) 552-1404 Fax: (617) 552-0599 daltonst at bc.edu Marilyn Crandell Schleg Archivist and Special Collections Librarian United Methodist Church West Michigan Conference Archivist Albion College 611 E. Porter St Albion, MI 49224 Phone: 517-629-0487 Fax: 517-629-0504 E-Mail: jthomas at albion.edu "Every burned book...enlightens the world." - Ralph Waldo Emerson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.dhal.org/pipermail/maa-l/attachments/20080205/f3806015/attachment.html From gwiskemann at arq.net Wed Feb 13 10:08:17 2008 From: gwiskemann at arq.net (Geneva Wiskemann) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:08:17 -0500 Subject: [Maa-l] Oral history 2 minute questionnaire Message-ID: <4B3B9E03-38EB-45FC-87E5-D34ACF95C2F6@arq.net> .This site is out of date. It carries the 2007 date for the local hi9story conference, Can you remove or update?-Geneva From JThomas at albion.edu Tue Feb 26 09:20:19 2008 From: JThomas at albion.edu (Jennie Thomas) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:20:19 -0500 Subject: [Maa-l] Reminder: SAA Preservation Publication Award nomination due Feb.28 Message-ID: <47C3D9D3.79BC.0091.1@albion.edu> Please remember that the nomination deadline for SAA?s Preservation Publication Award is this Thursday, February 28th. If you plan on submitting a nomination, keep in mind that the clock is ticking! 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