(My apologies -- the previous version of this announcement left off key partners.  Please take survey http://is.gd/DigitalSantaFe by April 21)

Greetings, Archives, Museum, and Library Colleagues,

 

Continuing education classes from the Society of American Archivists are high-quality and useful on-the-job.  This fall, we’re going to reduce the often-prohibitive cost of traveling to attend. 

 

Last fall UNM’s Center for Southwest Studies hosted a full week of in-person training offerings by the SAA, training essential for institutions with digital materials.  Building on the success of these sessions, we’re looking to bring a new set of relevant trainings here, to beautiful Santa Fe. 

 

The plan is to hold these courses in late October 2014.  These courses are being brought by the State of New Mexico’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the New Mexico State Archives. 

 

Class time:

Each course below is a day-long, in-person training session conducted by a recognized expert in the field. 

 

If there is enough interest, we may be able to host the full week of courses.  These could be selected from, cafeteria-style. 

 

Cost:

Each course typically has the following cost, with discounts for members. 

The first price reflects an Early-Bird registration discount, and the second price is the regular cost: 

 

SAA Member $189 / $249

Employees of Member Institutions $219 / $279

Nonmember $249 / $299

 

Sometimes there is available a discount for registering for a full week of courses.  

 

Who should attend:

The SAA lists various courses as particularly useful for practitioners or for managers.  A number of course are listed as useful for librarians, IT professionals, museum professionals, records managers, etc.  These identifications are below, with the links to the course descriptions. 

 

For those interested in pursuing the SAA's Digital Archives Specialist certificate, this set of courses meets the in-person training requirements.  (http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/das/curriculum-structure )

 

Are you interested in learning more?  Please see the list of courses below, and let us know.  Or – please help our efforts to gauge interest for planning by responding to the online survey we’ve set up at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QJVZCX or short link:  http://is.gd/DigitalSantaFe

 

To best aid planning purposes, please respond by Monday April 21. 

 

If you have questions, feel free to contact Anna Naruta-Moya (Anna.NarutaMoya@state.nm.us). 

 

Thank you for your response! 

 

Below is the survey that is available online at this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QJVZCX

short link:  http://is.gd/DigitalSantaFe

 

Would you be interested in attending one or more day-long in-person trainings to gain increased knowledge of topics and tools important for planning and operating digital archives? 

 

These trainings will be conducted by leaders in the field engaged to teach Society of American Archivists Digital Archive Specialist curriculum.  The classes will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, named top city for clean air by Time Magazine, in the beautiful and moderate autumn weather.  

 

For each of the 5 classes below, please let us know:

(a)  I am very interested AND can commit to attending

(b)  I am interested in attending

(c)  I would NOT attend this training

 

1.  Would you be interested in attending this professional day-long training in Santa Fe in late October 2014? 

 

     Digital Curation: Creating an Environment for Success

     http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/f-digital-curation-creating-an-environment-for-success-das

 

Who Should Attend?

Practitioners, Managers, Librarians, Museum Professionals, and Administrators who’ll be asked to design a digital archives or need to improve the operation of such an archives.

This course is geared to archival professionals whose institution is beginning to discuss digital content management for business records, publications, archival content, research data, and a host of other uses.

 

2. Would you be interested in attending this professional day-long training in Santa Fe in late October 2014? 

 

     Digital Curation Planning and Sustainable Futures

     http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/tr-digital-curation-planning-and-sustainable-futures-das

 

Who Should Attend?

Administrators with oversight across the entire archival enterprise of an institution and managers who aspire to be administrators.

Other Audiences: IT Professional, Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager

 

 

3. Would you be interested in attending this professional day-long training in Santa Fe in late October 2014? 

 

     Developing Specifications and RFPs for Recordkeeping Systems

     http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/tst-developing-specifications-and-rfps-for-recordkeeping-systems-das

 

Who Should Attend?

Archivists, records managers, IT professionals and administrators who need to define system requirements for an electronic recordkeeping system and/or digital repository and then develop a Request for Information, Proposal and/or Quotation (RFI, RFP, and RFQ.)

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4. Would you be interested in attending this professional day-long training in Santa Fe in late October 2014? 

 

     Arrangement and Description of Electronic Records I

     http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/f-arrangement-and-description-of-electronic-records-part-i-das

 

Who Should Attend?

Repository managers, archivists, practitioners, and anyone responsible for the arrangement and description of electronic (born-digital) records.

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5. Would you be interested in attending this professional day-long training in Santa Fe in late October 2014? 

 

     Arrangement and Description of Electronic Records II

     http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/tst-arrangement-and-description-of-electronic-records-part-ii

 

Who Should Attend?

Repository managers, archivists, practitioners, and anyone responsible for the arrangement and description of electronic (born-digital) records.

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6. Proposed Dates for Courses: Week of October 20, 2014 (Monday Oct 20 - Friday Oct 24)

       a)  This is my preferred first choice of available dates.

       b)  This is my second choice of available dates.

       c)  I already have scheduled commitments for this week that mean I could not possibly attend.

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7. Proposed Dates for Courses: Week of October 27, 2014 (Monday Oct 27 - Friday Oct 31)

       a)  This is my preferred first choice of available dates.

       b)  This is my second choice of available dates.

       c)  I already have scheduled commitments for this week that mean I could not possibly attend.

Comments

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8. Contact Information (please include at least name, email address, and zip code):

 

 

Thank you for your responses!  This is a great aid to planning for bringing these opportunities to Santa Fe. 

 

Thank you,

 

John Hyrum Martinez, CA

State Records Administrator

New Mexico Commission of Public Records

State Records Center and Archives

 

Melissa Salazar

Director, Archives and Historical Services Division

New Mexico State Records Center and Archives

 

Derek Pierce

Program Manager, Archaeological Records Management Section (ARMS)

State of New Mexico, Department of Cultural Affairs

 

Anna Naruta-Moya, PhD

Archivist, ARMS

State of New Mexico, Department of Cultural Affairs