News & EVENTS

NEA and REPS (Roundtable for Early Professionals and Students) are excited to announce an opportunity this fall for NEA members to give back to the archival community.

On Saturday, September 13, 2014, volunteers will spend the day at the Brookline Historical Society (MA), Connecticut Historical Society (CT), or Norwich University (VT) assisting staff archivists with activities such as rehousing collections, arranging and describing historical materials, or transcribing correspondence. Details of each institution’s projects can be found on REPS website.

This is a chance to really reach out to our colleagues who need help creating access to collections.

All are welcome to join us, from new students to NEA professionals. To learn more about this event, see the attached press release. To get involved or learn more about the benefits of volunteering at this event, contact Casey Davis at casey_davis@wgbh.org and watch for upcoming announcements.

Read the full press release.

The New England Archivists (NEA) is pleased to announce our official Inclusion and Diversity Statement, adopted at the June 2014 NEA Board meeting. As the beginning of a concerted effort to increase diversity within our membership and to encourage members' efforts to improve the diversity of their collections and user communities.  For more information, please see our press release.

Get Ready For....

New England Archivists
Fall 2014 Meeting
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Saturday, November 1st
#NEAsymp14
newenglandarchivists.org/fall_2014

This half-day symposium will focus on innovative implementations of technology and archival theory in a variety of institutions. The goal of this meeting is to provide attendees with practical advice to strategize for and successfully implement similar projects in their own institutions.

New England Archivists

Communications Committee

The Magna Carta is in Boston this summer!  One of only four original 1215 copies is on display right now at the Museum of Fine Arts in the exhibit, “Magna Carta: Cornerstone of Liberty."

On Saturday, August 23, join your New England Archivists and Special Libraries Association New England colleagues to visit this historic document considered to be the foundation of democracy, modern law, human rights, and influence the constitutions of many nations.

WHERE
MFA Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA

We will meet at the Huntington Avenue entrance to the museum.

NB: If you are paying with a membership or library pass -- purchase your tickets at Huntington Avenue entrance and wait there. If you are joining us for the $20 group rate -- meet at the Group Entrance (located on Museum Road on the left side of the museum on Museum Road) and we will proceed to the Huntington Avenue entrance to meet up with the rest of the group.

WHEN:

Saturday, August 23rd at 2pm

COST
Regular museum entrance is $25.
If enough people register, we will be eligible for the group rate ($20 per person).
Everyone is responsible for their own museum admission fee.

If you are in the Greater Boston area, your library may offer free or discounted museum passes (with a valid library card).

REGISTER

So we can calculate the numbers needed for the group rate, please register online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mfamagnacarta no later than Tuesday August 19th. Make sure you provide us a name and an email.

AFTER THE EXHIBIT

NEA and SLA-New England have both generously donated money towards the purchase of appetizers for a post-museum social (location TBD). All other food and drink will be pay-on-your-own.

QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, contact Stefanie Maclin-Hurd from SLA-New England at srmaclin@gmail.com

JOIN US!

Join us on Saturday August 23rd for a trip to see the Magna Carta and a post-museum social. Archivists and special librarians all viewing one of the most historically significant documents together? It doesn't get any better than that!

Hope to see you there!

New England Archivists (NEA) announces an exciting new professional development award. An anonymous donor was inspired to fund this new award after experiencing the dedication and enthusiasm of the Spring 2014 Meeting, held in Portsmouth, NH, in March. The Audio/Visual (A/V) Professional Development Award, a disbursement of up to $500, will be given annually for the next three years by NEA to promote increased advancement, education, and participation within this specialized area of the archives field.  For more information, please see our press release.

The NEA Board will be meeting on Friday, June 27, 2014 starting at 10:00 am at the JFK Library and Museum in Boston. Board meetings are open to the membership.

Agenda:

10:00-10:05 Welcome and New Business

10:05-10:15 Approval of Board Minutes, Committee Appointments, and Job Description.

10:15-10:20 Diversity Statement: Alyssa Pacy

10:20-10:25 Mentoring Task Force: Jessica Sedgwick

10:25-10:40 Communications/Web Committees: Jessica Tanny

10:40-10:55 Fall 2014 Symposium: Abigail Cramer

10:55-11:10 Roundtables: Erica Boudreau

11:10-11:25 Registration Policy: Emily Tordo and Juliana Kuipers

11:25-11:40 Spring 2015 Meeting: Camille Torres Hoven and Liz Francis

11:40-11:55 Records Schedule: Jill Snyder

11:55-12:55 Lunch Break

12:55-1:10 Education Committee: Jim DaMico

1:10-1:25 Vice President’s Report: Colin Lukens
Awards and Scholarships

1:25-1:55 Strategic Plan: Jill Snyder and Colin Lukens

1:55-2:00 Next Meeting and FY15 Budget

2:00 Adjournment

NEA is pleased to welcome Maryalice Perrin-Mohr as the new listserv coordinator and Elizabeth Slomba as the new membership secretary.

New England Archivists (NEA) is proud to announce our professional collaboration with Yale University Library to establish the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, a new scholarly publication in the field of archival science. The Journal will become a premiere resource for both new and seasoned professionals looking to publish cutting-edge research in the field of archives and Information sciences. For more information about this exciting new collaboration, please see our press release.

NEA’s Education Committee is looking for a 2 new members to serve a three-year term from Summer 2014 to Summer 2017.

It is an exciting time to be a member of the Education Committee - we are growing our program to be able to offer diverse and cutting edge workshops throughout New England. Responsibilities include choosing workshop topics, hiring instructors, managing workshop budgets, advertising, developing specialized skill level workshops and working with allied organizations to develop co-sponsorships.

Some travel is necessary but expenses are reimbursed. It’s a great way to build your resume.

Please contact Jim DaMico, Education Committee Co-Chair with a resume and a letter of interest by May 31, 2014.

The new leaders of the Roundtable for Early Professionals and Students (REPS) have developed a survey with the goal of gaining a general awareness of our member base, gathering feedback on what's worked, and finding out what members hope to get out of REPS over the next two years. If you have any interest in getting involved with REPS but are not yet a member, we welcome your response to the survey as well (and by all means, please join!).

The survey should only take a few minutes of your time; however, we know that your time is valuable. To acknowledge this, we are offering a token of appreciation by holding a raffle among respondents. Whoever wins the raffle will receive a $20 gift card to Starbucks, because let's face it -- archivists are notorious caffeine addicts.

To take the survey, follow this link: http://bit.ly/QglibG.

The survey will close at 10pm this Saturday, April 19. We will announce the raffle winner on Tuesday, April 22.