MARA Blog https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog Students in the MARA program and those interested in archives and preservation, electronic records management, information ... en Shore-up Your Professional Development Connections https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/shore-your-professional-development-connections <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Join the Society of American Archivist Professional Listings </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: May 11,&nbsp;2023&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:20476, image right]&nbsp;With graduation around the corner, MARA students are leaving their students routines of the past three or more years and moving into professional lives.&nbsp; Now is the perfect time to engage in professional development organizations and activities if you have not already done so. </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/shore-your-professional-development-connections" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/shore-your-professional-development-connections#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Thu, 11 May 2023 20:59:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7801 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Contribute to the Future of AI Research in Records and Information Management https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/contribute-future-ai-research-records-and-information-management <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Take the InterPARES Trust AI Survey </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: March 18, 2023&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:19768] </p> <p> Dr. Franks and her team are continuing their artificial intelligence&nbsp;(AI) research by gathering information on AI use in the field from current archivists and records managers.&nbsp; </p> <p> <strong>Artificial Intelligence is Among Us!</strong> </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/contribute-future-ai-research-records-and-information-management" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/contribute-future-ai-research-records-and-information-management#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Sat, 18 Mar 2023 20:59:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7667 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu A Preservica Professional Development Opportunity https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/preservica-professional-development-opportunity <p> <strong>Published</strong>: February 12, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:19767] </p> <p> MARA 283 instructs students in vital software skills for archivists and records managers – working knowledge of&nbsp;Microsoft Sharepoint and Preservica. When I explored and priced Preservica three years ago for smaller institutions, who can also benefit from this superior archival management system, purchasing it&nbsp;was cost prohibitive. But no more. </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/preservica-professional-development-opportunity" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/preservica-professional-development-opportunity#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:02:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7612 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Dr. Pat Franks Advances AI Research in Records and Information Management https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dr-pat-franks-advances-ai-research-records-and-information-management <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Major research results prepared for InterPARES Trust AI </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: February 11, 2023&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:19768] </p> <p> AI is frequently featured in almost everything these days, especially in business technology. The promise of AI to aid in managing the big data that we create in the course of normal business operations is widely desired and widely advertised. The phone or chat bot are&nbsp;small examples of AI assistance&nbsp;in business functions. How could AI be used to perform archives and&nbsp;records&nbsp;management functions?&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dr-pat-franks-advances-ai-research-records-and-information-management" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dr-pat-franks-advances-ai-research-records-and-information-management#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2023 02:32:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7611 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu “Forever or Five Years”: Record-keeping and Human Thriving https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/forever-or-five-years-record-keeping-and-human-thriving <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Spring 2023 University Scholar Series </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: February 11, 2023&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:19761] </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/forever-or-five-years-record-keeping-and-human-thriving" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/forever-or-five-years-record-keeping-and-human-thriving#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:52:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7609 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu SAA Archives – Records 2023 https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2023 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Premiere Conference for Archives and Records Management </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: January 15, 2023&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:19439] </p> <p> Archivists and records managers wait each year for the announcement on the location of our esteemed and informative conference – the annual <strong>Society of American Archivists (SAA) Archives – Records Meeting</strong>.&nbsp; This year, the week – long meeting will be held in Washington DC, with the famed Washington Hilton slated as the conference host venue.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2023" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2023#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2023 23:35:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7553 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Inside the Archive: California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive with the curator of CEMA at UC Santa Barbara https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/inside-archive-california-ethnic-and-multicultural-archive-curator-cema-uc-santa-barbara <p> <strong>Published</strong>: November 9, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:18663] </p> <p> Join Angel Diaz, the curator of the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive at UC Santa Barbsara, for her presentation titled Inside the Archive. </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/inside-archive-california-ethnic-and-multicultural-archive-curator-cema-uc-santa-barbara" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/inside-archive-california-ethnic-and-multicultural-archive-curator-cema-uc-santa-barbara#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:35:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7445 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu American Horror Story: Records Management https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/american-horror-story-records-management <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> with Mia Steinberg </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: November 9, 2022 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> ] </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/american-horror-story-records-management" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/american-horror-story-records-management#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:06:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7444 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Bring your RIM coursework to life at Feith’s RMU https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/bring-your-rim-coursework-life-feiths-rmu <p> <strong>Published</strong>: September 13, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> Bring your RIM coursework to life at Feith’s RMU </p> <p> [image:18483] </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/bring-your-rim-coursework-life-feiths-rmu" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/bring-your-rim-coursework-life-feiths-rmu#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:01:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7337 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu SAA Archives Records 2022 Redux https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2022-redux <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Let’s Do It Again! </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: September 13, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2022-redux" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/saa-archives-records-2022-redux#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:17:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7336 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu ‘What I Did Last Summer’ – My Internship in Oral History at Swarthmore College https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/what-i-did-last-summer-my-internship-oral-history-swarthmore-college <p> <strong>Published</strong>: August 18, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:18412]Vacation days are over and the semester begins in a mere four days.&nbsp; Some were fortunate to take beach getaways, while others hiked the NE mountains with friends and family. <strong>I am hoping that after you read this summertime report, you will <a href="http://sjsu.edu/">email me</a> with&nbsp;your own stories and photos that I will share on this blog.</strong> </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/what-i-did-last-summer-my-internship-oral-history-swarthmore-college" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/what-i-did-last-summer-my-internship-oral-history-swarthmore-college#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Thu, 18 Aug 2022 23:07:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7301 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Welcome to MARA 2022 – 2023! https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/welcome-mara-2022-2023 <p> <strong>Published</strong>: August 18, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> Welcome new and continuing students to MARA 2022 -2023!&nbsp;We’re back for another exciting year of classes and professional activities.&nbsp;If this is your first semester,&nbsp; you may wonder where to get started in and outside of classes. </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/welcome-mara-2022-2023" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/welcome-mara-2022-2023#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Home: Spotlight Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:48:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7300 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Keeping Up With Career Opportunities https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/keeping-career-opportunities <p> <strong>Published</strong>: August 18, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:18408, image left]Throughout the fall 2022 semester, take a look at the individual career positions being compiled into the 2023 MARA Jobs Report.&nbsp;Positions are being added to the jobs folder weekly from August to November 30, 2022.&nbsp;The report will be compiled and available at the beginning of the spring 2023 semester. </p><fieldset class="fieldgroup group-file-attachments"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-file"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mara_jobs_analysis_report.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=12528055" title="mara_jobs_analysis_report.pdf"><span class="file-icon field-icon-application-pdf" style="background-image: url('https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png')"></span>Archives and Records Management Jobs Analysis </a></div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mara_jobs_report_appendices.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=3351720" title="mara_jobs_report_appendices.pdf"><span class="file-icon field-icon-application-pdf" style="background-image: url('https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png')"></span>appendices</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/keeping-career-opportunities" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/keeping-career-opportunities#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:41:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7299 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Jobs for RIMs Offer the Highest Salary https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/jobs-rims-offer-highest-salary <p> <strong>Published</strong>:&nbsp;March 24, 2022&nbsp;by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:17498, left]MARA students can be encouraged for their careers from the most recent data gathered for the Archives and Records Management Jobs Analysis. Surveying 179 positions for ARMs, RIMs, IG, and&nbsp;other digital positions, the jobs report provides readers with job market insight, as follows:&nbsp; </p><fieldset class="fieldgroup group-file-attachments"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-file"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mara_jobs_analysis_report.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=12528055" title="mara_jobs_analysis_report.pdf"><span class="file-icon field-icon-application-pdf" style="background-image: url('https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png')"></span>Archives and Records Management Jobs Analysis </a></div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mara_jobs_report_appendices.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=3351720" title="mara_jobs_report_appendices.pdf"><span class="file-icon field-icon-application-pdf" style="background-image: url('https://ischool.sjsu.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png')"></span>appendices</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/jobs-rims-offer-highest-salary" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/jobs-rims-offer-highest-salary#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: Careers MARA Blog Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:42:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 7117 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu MARA Guest Lecture https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/mara-guest-lecture <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Building a Digital-First Archive (How Hard Could that Be?) </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published:</strong> November 15, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> Building a Digital-First Archive (How Hard Could that Be?)MARA Guest Lecture </p> <p> NOVEMBER 16, 2021 -&nbsp;10:00AM&nbsp;-&nbsp;11:00AM&nbsp;STEPHEN ABRAMS </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/mara-guest-lecture" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/mara-guest-lecture#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:22:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6956 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu A Tip: Use the MARA Research Library Guide for Speedy, Curated Research Sources https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources-0 <p> <strong>Published:</strong> November 2, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> MARA students are facing their culminating class projects over the next month. For first semester students who may be writing extensive research papers and projects, finding the latest and best peer-reviewed research for RIM, IG, and archives may not be easy or readily accessible outside trade journals or behind paywalls on the Internet. Matriculating students can always use a fast, liable source of the types of research requested for assignments or papers.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources-0#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:46:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6932 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Meet Dr. Darra Hofman, Ph.D, J.D. https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/meet-dr-darra-hofman-phd-jd <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Our New MARA Program Coordinator </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>: November 2, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/meet-dr-darra-hofman-phd-jd" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/meet-dr-darra-hofman-phd-jd#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog: MARA Profiles MARA Blog Home: Spotlight Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:02:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6931 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Internship Position https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Preparing Files for Placement in San Jose State Special Collections </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>:&nbsp;October 19, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> Internship Position </p> <p> Seeking help to prepare the files of labor and environmental history of Silicon Valley for placement into the San Jose State University Archives </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/tip-use-mara-research-library-guide-speedy-curated-research-sources#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog MARA Blog: Webcasts Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:38:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6916 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Join Us with Dr. Shadrack Katuu for “Boundaryless Global Careers” https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/join-us-dr-shadrack-katuu-boundaryless-global-careers <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A Lecture for Archives and Records Management Professionals </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>:&nbsp;September 22, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:16650, image left] MARA and the iSchool are pleased to welcome Dr. Shadrack Katuu, independent archives and records management expert, who will present a lecture entitled “Boundaryless Global Careers for Archives and Records Management Professionals.” Dr. Katuu’s lecture, to be held on Tuesday, September 28, 11 am PT, will explore the expanding global nature of the archives and records management field. </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/join-us-dr-shadrack-katuu-boundaryless-global-careers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/join-us-dr-shadrack-katuu-boundaryless-global-careers#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog MARA Blog: Webcasts Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:20:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6879 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu Don’t Miss the SIG-KM Knowledge Management Symposium https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dont-miss-sig-km-knowledge-management-symposium <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Sponsored by the SJSU iSchool </div> </div> </div> <p> <strong>Published</strong>:&nbsp;August 31, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp </p> <p> [image:16561, image right] The <a href= "https://www.asist.org/sig/sigkm/">ASIS&amp;T Special Interest Group on Knowledge Management</a> is hosting a symposium on&nbsp;knowledge management that could prove&nbsp;to be&nbsp;especially useful for student researchers (MARA 285 students, for example) and others who are perfecting their research skills. <strong>There’s still time to submit your paper or poster!&nbsp;</strong> </p><p><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dont-miss-sig-km-knowledge-management-symposium" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://ischool.sjsu.edu/mara-blog/dont-miss-sig-km-knowledge-management-symposium#comments MARA Blog MARA Blog: General MARA Blog Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:41:00 +0000 melissa.kemp@sjsu.edu 6836 at https://ischool.sjsu.edu