MARA Blog: General
Preserving AI
Future scholars will need an enduring digital record of AI technology
Published by: Andrew Wiegert, April 25th, 2025
ARMA InfoNEXT 2025: Where Information Governance Meets Innovation
April 28-30, 2025 in Savannah, GA - Webinars available!
Published by: Andrew Wiegert, April 25th, 2025
From April 28–30, 2025, the historic JW Marriott Plant Riverside District in Savannah, GA, will host ARMA InfoNEXT 2025, a premier gathering for information governance (IG) professionals. This event is set to explore the evolving landscape of IG, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies and the advancement of best practices.MultiBriefs+8infonext.arma.org+8MultiBriefs+8
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Call for Proposals: 2025 Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting
Deadline for proposal submissions is May 30, 2025.
Published by: Andrew Wiegert, April 19th, 2025
Meeting held at Middle Georgia State University in Macon, Georgia on Thursday, October 2, 2025
February is Information Governance Month!!!
Let's celebrate and raise awareness!
Published: January 29, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
February is considered “Information Governance Month” because the third Thursday of February is designated as “Global Information Governance Day” (GIGD), which aims to raise awareness about the importance of information governance practices across organizations.
Nominations Open for SAA 2025 Awards and Scholarships
The deadline for submitting a nomination or application is February 28, 2025
Published: January 29, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Are you excellent? Do you know someone who is? Do you know someone who would nominate either you or that someone for the aforementioned excellence?
Welp, now’s your chance!
The Society of American Archivists annually recognizes leaders and achievers in the field of archives. SAA offers a variety of professional recognitions and financial assistance through an awards competition, student scholarships, and the naming of Fellows.
Can You Read Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and help make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible.
Published: January 22, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Become a Volunpeer for the Smithsonian! #Volunpeer
Since June of 2013, the Smithsonian’s community of “volunpeers” have collaboratively transcribed and reviewed over a million pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimen labels, and historic audio recordings
Nominate yourself or a colleague for SAA’s Emerging Leader Award!
The deadline is February 28, 2025
Published: January 16, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Purpose:
Are you in the early stages of an archives career (2-10 years of experience) and demonstrate excellence in leadership? Do you have an archives colleague that exhibits great leadership skills? Please consider nominating them or yourself for the Society of American Archivists’ Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award.
Award Criteria:
Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Summit 2024
November 7th and 8th, 2024
Published: November 6, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Transformation: Leveraging Technology for Workforce Development and Social and Community Impact
The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) reimagines its annual convening and launches, PIT-UN Summit 2024, the marquee event for public interest technologists from across academia, government, civil society, and industry.
About PIT-UN
Data Feminism for AI: A Talk by Lauren Klein
On Campus - Thursday, October 17, 2024 3 pm to 5 pm
The MARA department is proud to co-sponsor an on campus event with Dr. Lauren Klein TOMORROW! Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Lauren Klein in the new SJSU Digital Humanities Center. The development and use of artificial intelligence has become a hot button topic all over the world. How we use and collect data becomes the foundation for data storytelling. But, is this all okay? What is data? How is it being collected? What can we do about this? Are there innovative and ethical ways to use our data within the development of artificial intelligence?
Electronic Records & Lifecycle Governance Intern
Summer 2025 June/July - Irving, Texas
Published: October 3, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$17.33 – $28.88
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
SAS 2024 Annual Section Meeting recording available!
SAS 2024 Annual Meeting recording in link
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
If you missed the SAA Solo Archivists Section (SAS) annual section meeting on July 22, or just want to rewatch the announcements or Allison Bundy’s interesting and informative deep dive into implementing ArchivEra at her repository, the recording is now available!
2024-2025 IAAS Election Results
Steering Committee Roster
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Dear IAAS members:
We are pleased to announce the International Archival Affairs Section Steering Committee leadership for 2024-2025. Congratulations to our incoming committee members: Jennifer Dantchev (Junior Co-Chair) and Rachel Poppen (the new Steering Committee Member at-Large). Karen Trivette has officially rotated into the Senior Co-Chair role!
National Archives Building Gets Historic Landmark Designation and Plaque
National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 22, 2024
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/national-archives-building-national-historic-landmark-plaque
The National Archives Building has joined the distinguished ranks of National Park Service-designated National Historic Landmarks. This milestone—held by only 2,600 structures across the country—was achieved in December 2023, and the official plaque was unveiled with a ceremony today, August 22, 2024.
SAA – IAAS Archival Landscapes Seminar Series
Date and time: Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 12-1pm Eastern Daylight Time
Published: February 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Archival Landscapes is a virtual seminar series of the International Archival Affairs Section of the Society of American Archivists. In each seminar, an international guest speaker introduces participants to the issues and advancements in their local context, describing the history, operating environment, and unique aspects of archival practice in their country.
Preserve365 Launch Webinar – Tuesday, January 16th
https://preservica.com/events/webinars/16/01/2024/preserve365-launch-webinar-1
January 16th at 11AM EST/4PM GMT - celebrate Preserve365®‘s launch!
SAA / COsA 2023
Conference Highlights from Melissa Kemp and Junia Papas
Published: August 10, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Meet Our New Instructor – Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM/CIGO, FAI
Published: July 16, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
Opportunities to perform records
management skills taught in our MARA courses have expanded into
all disciplines. Many of our past guest lecturers have
illustrated through their exciting career positions just how far
and wide a MARA degree can be used. The MARA program is
furthering that aim by adding to our faculty,
including an expert who spoke to us in September
2020. Welcome Rae Lynn Haliday, who brings decades of
records management experience in the field of Zoology.
A New Semester – Time To Try a New Class and Welcome Our New Faculty!
Published: July 13, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
As you are enjoying your summer break, MARA department leaders are hard at work bringing our incoming students the best, most innovative instruction on topics that face today’s archivists and records managers.
Fall course planning is underway with two new courses and new faculty members!
Meet Our New MARA Instructor Junia Papas
Published: July 1, 2023 by Melissa Prunty Kemp
The archives and records management profession continues to grow with creative innovations and so does our MARA faculty. One of our newest archives faculty members, Junia Papas, MARA, CA, brings to our department a uniquely useful set of professional experiences. Papas is an independent archivist in her own consulting firm, Junia Papas Archival Consulting, LLC., with extensive experience with government, academic, and religious archives.