MARA Blog
MARA Blog
Students in the MARA program and those interested in archives and preservation, electronic records management, information governance, and related fields are highly encouraged to visit this blog often. Managed by MARA Program Coordinator Darra Hofman and written by a current MARA student, this blog will keep you current with the MARA community and what’s happening in the profession.
2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship Opportunity!
Applications are due by March 7, 2025
Published by: Andrew Wiegert December 3rd, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is accepting applications for the 2024 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship, 2024 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Fellowship, and inaugural Religion in Mississippi History Fellowship.
Archives Intern Wanted: Nichols House Museum, Boston, MA
From: February – April 2025 - Apply by: January 13, 2025
Published: December 2, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Hello MARA peeps! Check out this paid archives internship!
If you are a current grad student and reside in the Boston area, the Nichols House Museum is seeking an Archives Intern for 10 weeks, onsite one day per week during February – April 2025 for up to 10 hours per week. The Intern will receive a $1,500 stipend in two installments.
Qualifications:
GovAI Coalition Summit
December 4th and 5th at the Convention Center in San Jose, CA
Published: November 6, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The GovAI Coalition membership includes 600+ public servants from 250 local, county and state governments representing approximately 150 million Americans across the nation. The coalition is united in their mission to promote responsible and purposeful AI in the public sector.
Attendees will discover cutting-edge AI trends, ethical practices, data management, and practical applications in public safety, transit, and local government, while exploring inclusive adoption and innovative policy development.
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.
REMINDER – Couresra Career Academy – Free for all MARA students
Students, get job-ready with a Professional Certificate!
Published: September 26, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Want to get ahead in your career search? Stand out from the crowd for your dream archival opportunity? Professional certifications can help you!
Employers are increasingly moving to a skills-based hiring approach, with many recognizing the value of Professional Certificates.
*88% of employers believe a Professional Certificate helps a candidate stand out
*72% of employers say they are more likely to hire a student with a Professional Certificate
2024 National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair
Friday, September 27, 2024
Published: September 26, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center and the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Community are hosting the eighth annual National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair.
Program Advisory Committee meeting
Monday, September 23rd at 1pm PST
Published: September 21, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
If you are interested in engaging with professionals in the industry who advise MARA on what the program (E-portfolio, curriculum, etc) should look like, you should consider attending Program Advisory Committee meeting.
Summer 2024 Newsletter available!
Summer 2024, Number 34, Volume 01
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
https://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section/summer-2024-newsletter-available
The 2024 Summer Newsletter includes:
A letter from the outgoing MAS Chair, Tara Laver
A letter from the incoming MAS Chair, Laura Uglean Jackson
News from the MAS section about the recent business meeting
Introducing the National Postal Museum Archives by Mitch Toda
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 Records Inform Fellowship Research on History of Surveillance
National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 19, 2024
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/cokie-roberts-fellow-farmer
Dr. Ashley D. Farmer utilized her time as a 2023 National Archives Foundation Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellow to research her third book, which will examine how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surveilled Black women activists throughout the 20th century.
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.
Making Access Happen: Subject Matter Experts Dig Deep Into History
National Archives News
Published: July 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/subject-matter-experts
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2024 – Navigating billions of records at the National Archives can be daunting. Records are not organized by subject, like a library catalog. Material relating to a single topic can be spread over several “record groups” (the basic organizational unit of the National Archives, each comprising the records of a major government entity).
NARA eyes ‘zero click’ future for records management
AI and machine learning can help with records management in the digital era.
Published: July 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Direct link:
With agencies managing a growing mass of data, the National Archives and Records Management is examining how to do digital records management without human intervention.
Apply NOW to the Digital POWRR Digital Preservation Professional Development Institute!
Application deadline: June 17, 2024
Published: May 26, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The Digital POWRR team invites applications for the fourth of five upcoming in-person, 2.5 day digital preservation training institutes. The fourth Institute will be held October 16-18th at the Thomas Hale Hamilton Library on the campus of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Due to the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities, our Institutes have no registration fees, and travel stipends are available for those with financial needs.
Collections As Data Librarian – Cornell University Library
The Cornell University Library Digital Scholarship Services unit is seeking applications for a Collections As Data Librarian.
Published: April 22, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Collections As Data Librarian – Cornell University Library
Ithaca (Main Campus)
Full time
job requisition id
WDR-00044610
The Cornell University Library Digital Scholarship Services unit is seeking applications for a Collections As Data Librarian.
Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science
Date: March 5, 2024 Time: 10 am central time
Published: March 4, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Join the Society of American Archivists’ Archival Educators and International Archival Affairs Sections for a discussion on international education! Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science will be an informational and conversational session about two international aspects of archival higher education: Study Abroad, and PhD programs around the world.
Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science