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Archival Association Leadership List (AALL) Established to Facilitate
Communication Among U.S. Archival Organizations
Archival association leaders in the United States now have a new way
to communicate with one another via a recently established listserv
sponsored
by the Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC) and
the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Launched in February 2003,
the Archival
Association Leadership List (AALL) will allow for quick distribution
of announcements about new programs or publications, alerts about significant
legislation, sharing of advice and best practices about association management,
and other issues that face the leaders of these organizations everyday.
"There has been a growing interest in providing ways to facilitate
information exchange among the 65 archival associations now serving the
archival community nationwide," notes Timothy Slavin, COSHRC president,
who goes on to say, "We hope it will also encourage efforts toward
further cooperation and collaboration among the associations."
The invitation to participate is in the process of being sent to the
presidents (or principal contacts) of each of the archival professional
associations. In addition to the president (or principal contact), four
other individuals from each organization (for a total of 5) who serve
in leadership positions are invited to join. These might include officers
(president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, etc.), governing board
members, chairs of key committees (education, publications, program, advocacy,
public relations), newsletter and journal editors, webmasters, and paid
staff. In this way, multiple ties among the organizations are encouraged
while keeping the total size of the listserv subscriber base within manageable
proportions.
According to Peter Hirtle, SAA president, "We appreciate the opportunity
to host this list and are looking forward to providing a venue for exchange
among archival leaders in the United States."
If you are the president or principal contact for a U.S. based archival
association and have not yet received your invitation to participate,
please contact Jenifer Burlis-Freilich, jbfreilich@coshrc.org,
COSHRC assistant program director. For more information about the listserv,
please contact Jenifer Burlis-Freilich, COSHRC, at jbfreilich@coshrc.org
or Debbie Nolan, SAA, at dnolan@archivists.org.
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