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NOVEMBER IS ELECTION MONTH

In order to vote in this year's New England Archivists election, you must be a member in good standing. If your membership has recently lapsed, TODAY (Tuesday, November 8th) is the last day to join/renew your NEA membership to be eligible to vote. To renew, log into the NEA website for further information. 

Please Note: Review your email address in the membership directory and make sure it is correct: this email address will be linked to your ballot. If you have questions about your membership status, contact NEA Membership Secretary Elizabeth Slomba: elizabeth.slomba@unh.edu

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Once you are a member in good standing, mark your calendars for the 2016 NEA Election: November 15th through the 25th. Private and secure voting will take place online through votenet.com. You should receive an email on or around November 15th with your unique username and password.

This week the NEA 2016 Nominating Committee will introduce this year’s candidates through a series of announcements. The candidates are listed below, and you can check out the candidates’ statements any time on the NEA website. Also we have information on the NEA Code of Conduct, which will be included on the ballot.

Vice President/President Elect
-- Karen Adler Abramson
-- Sarah Shoemaker
Treasurer
-- Emily Atkins
-- Nadia Dixson
Representative-at-Large
-- John Campopiano
-- Michelle Chiles
-- Genna Duplisea

Code of Conduct: This fall, the members of NEA will be asked to vote on the adoption of a code of conduct policy for NEA spaces and events. The formal comment period for the draft ran from April 15th to June 1st, 2016. A final version of the code and supplemental information are now available on the NEA website (PDF).

New England Archivists Nominating Committee 2016
-- Colin Lukens (Chair)
-- Sarah Demb
-- Lisa Long Feldmann
-- Peter Nelson
-- Adrienne Pruitt
-- Megan Schwenke

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Consider presenting at the New England Archivists Spring 2017 Meeting to promote your work and the work of your institution. NEA invites submissions of session proposals for the Spring 2017 Meeting to be held March 22 - 25, 2017, in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. This year’s conference theme is Changing Tides, with a focus on collaboration in a changed environment.

Deadline for proposals has been extended to Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

Want to discuss the results of a pilot study or program? Have you road-tested an assessment or practice that breaks with tradition in some way? Has your institution collaborated with “non-scholarly” users for a novel or even a disruptive (i.e., innovative) project? We’d love to hear from you. We're also interested in session proposals from first-time presenters and those new to the archives profession.

The NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee invites proposals on all topics but is especially interested in the following:
-- collaboration with new or unique user groups
-- trained archivists working in "non-archivist" roles
– Archivists who have seen the profession grow and change – in what ways?
-- Cape Cod history and culture
-- cross-disciplinary projects
-- projects or initiatives with direct, collaborative involvement from archives users
-- digital humanities
-- digital curation and digital forensics

NEW RESOURCE: In order to facilitate collaboration, the NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee has created an online space for interested speakers to develop session proposals together. Use this space to connect with your colleagues about potential session topics and formats. (Please note: this collaborative space will be accessible until the deadline for proposals on November 15, 2016).

HOTEL AND CONFERENCE SPACE: The Spring 2017 Meeting will in Hyannis, MA at the Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center. In addition to the NEA meeting, there will be many opportunities for meeting attendees and their families to enjoy the Conference Center's resort amenities. For more information about NEA meetings rates, see the NEA website.

For more information about potential session types and how to submit a proposal -- see the Spring 2017 Meeting Session Proposal Form. Questions? Contact program chair, Krista Ferrante at kferrante@mitre.org or co-chair Erica Boudreau at ericacathryn@gmail.com. 

FINAL CALL: If you were thinking that presenting at a New England Archivists Spring Meeting is a good way to network, advance your professional career, and help educate your colleagues -- then you are correct! NEA invites submissions of session proposals for the Spring 2017 Meeting to be held March 22 - 25, 2017, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. This year’s conference theme is Changing Tides, with a focus on collaboration in a changed environment. Deadline for proposals is TODAY, Tuesday, November 1, 2016.

Want to discuss the results of a pilot study or program? Have you road-tested an assessment or practice that breaks with tradition in some way? Has your institution collaborated with “non-scholarly” users for a novel or even a disruptive (i.e., innovative) project? We’d love to hear from you. We're also interested in session proposals from first-time presenters and those new to the archives profession.

The NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee invites proposals on all topics but is especially interested in the following:
-- collaboration with new or unique user groups
-- trained archivists working in "non-archivist" roles
– Archivists who have seen the profession grow and change – in what ways?
-- Cape Cod history and culture
-- cross-disciplinary projects
-- projects or initiatives with direct, collaborative involvement from archives users
-- digital humanities
-- digital curation and digital forensics

NEW RESOURCE: In order to facilitate collaboration, the NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee has created an online space for interested speakers to develop session proposals together. Use this space to connect with your colleagues about potential session topics and formats. (Please note: this collaborative space will be accessible until the deadline for proposals on November 1, 2016).

For more information about potential session types and how to submit a proposal -- see the Spring 2017 Meeting Session Proposal Form. Questions? Contact program chair, Krista Ferrante at kferrante@mitre.org or co-chair Erica Boudreau at ericacathryn@gmail.com. 

Mark your calendars now for the 2016 New England Archivists Election: November 15th through the 25th. Over the next two weeks, the NEA 2016 Nominating Committee will introduce you to this year’s candidates. The slate in summary is listed below, and you can also check out the candidates’ statements anytime on the NEA website. Private and secure voting will take place online through votenet.com. Please look for an e-mail on or around November 15th with your unique user name and password.

Please read the voting eligibility statement below the list of candidates (listed alphabetically), as well as information on the NEA Code of Conduct that will be included on the ballot.

Vice President/President Elect
-- Karen Adler Abramson
-- Sarah Shoemaker

Treasurer
-- Emily Atkins
-- Nadia Dixson

Representative-at-Large
-- John Campopiano
-- Michelle Chiles
-- Genna Duplisea

Please Note: Eligibility: to be eligible to vote, you must be a member in good standing. If your membership has recently lapsed, please renew your membership by noon on Tuesday, November 8th. Please review your email address in the membership directory and make sure it is correct: this email address will be linked to your ballot. If you have questions about your membership status, contact NEA Membership Secretary Elizabeth Slomba: elizabeth.slomba@unh.edu

Code of Conduct: This fall, the members of NEA will also be asked to vote on the adoption of a code of conduct policy for NEA spaces and events. The formal comment period for the draft ran from 15 April - 1 June 2016. A final version of the code and supplemental information is now available on the NEA website.

New England Archivists - Nominating Committee 2016
-- Colin Lukens - Chair
-- Sarah Demb
-- Lisa Long Feldmann
-- Peter Nelson
-- Adrienne Pruitt
-- Megan Schwenke

A FEW DAYS LEFT: If you were thinking that presenting at a New England Archivists Spring Meeting is a good way to network, advance your professional career, and help educate your colleagues -- then you are correct! NEA invites submissions of session proposals for the Spring 2017 Meeting to be held March 22 - 25, 2017, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. This year’s conference theme is Changing Tides, with a focus on collaboration in a changed environment. Deadline for proposals is Tuesday, November 1, 2016.

Want to discuss the results of a pilot study or program? Have you road-tested an assessment or practice that breaks with tradition in some way? Has your institution collaborated with “non-scholarly” users for a novel or even a disruptive (i.e., innovative) project? We’d love to hear from you. We're also interested in session proposals from first-time presenters and those new to the archives profession.

The NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee invites proposals on all topics but is especially interested in the following:
-- collaboration with new or unique user groups
-- trained archivists working in "non-archivist" roles
– Archivists who have seen the profession grow and change – in what ways?
-- Cape Cod history and culture
-- cross-disciplinary projects
-- projects or initiatives with direct, collaborative involvement from archives users
-- digital humanities
-- digital curation and digital forensics

NEW RESOURCE: In order to facilitate collaboration, the NEA Spring 2017 Program Committee has created an online space for interested speakers to develop session proposals together. Use this space to connect with your colleagues about potential session topics and formats. (Please note: this collaborative space will be accessible until the deadline for proposals on November 1, 2016).

For more information about potential session types and how to submit a proposal -- see the Spring 2017 Meeting Session Proposal Form. Questions? Contact program chair, Krista Ferrante at kferrante@mitre.org or co-chair Erica Boudreau at ericacathryn@gmail.com. 

Join the New England Archivists at the Avon Free Public Library in Avon, Connecticut, for our first webinar event. Meet up with colleagues to watch SAA’s on-demand webinar, “Providing Access to Born Digital Archives,” followed by small group discussions of how to apply the tools and techniques presented in the webinar at your own organization. Light refreshments will be provided. Following the group discussions, attendees will have the option to get lunch on their own and return to the library for a tour of their recently renovated facilities. The tour will include the local history room, art studio for children, and the White Room, a new area that is set to launch with technology for collaborative projects.

If you are seeking your DAS certification, or just want to enhance your understanding of working with born digital records, this webinar viewing and networking event is an opportunity to explore the topic at a greatly reduced rate. For those attendees who wish to take the exam, information will be provided at the event for you. Each exam costs $35.00, payable by the attendee to SAA.

About the webinar, “Providing Access to Born Digital Archives”
For years, archives have focused on creating workflows for the ingest and preservation of born-digital records. Although we have become increasingly comfortable with the SIPs and AIPs of the OAIS model, many of us still struggle with the DIPs and proving access to those materials. This course will focus on the underlying policy consideration in play when providing access to born-digital records as well as provide an overview of methods and tools for providing appropriate access. The course will also demonstrate multiple tools for identifying and redacting sensitive or protected information from born-digital records. This course is primarily focused on born-digital records and will not deal with best practices for digitization projects.

About the Event
Friday, November 18, 2016
-- Webinar: 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
-- Discussion: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
-- Lunch on your own
-- Optional tour: 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Avon Free Public Library
281 Country Club Rd, Avon, CT 06001

Fees:
Students: $5.00
NEA Members: $10.00
Non-NEA Members: $15.00

Register online at: http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/event-2361620

NEA is grateful to the Avon Free Public Library for hosting our first webinar event.

Dear Colleagues,

All NEA members are welcome to attend the NEA Executive Board quarterly meeting this Friday, October 21st from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Countway Library of Medicine. RSVP is not necessary but welcomed. Please contact either Jessica Sedgewick (jmsedg@gmail.com), Heather Mumford (heather_mumford@hms.harvard.edu), or Carolyn Hayes (carolyn.d.hayes@gmail.com), if you plan to attend.

Unable to attend in person? NEA is committed to making our board meetings open to all members. If you would like to request remote access to part or all of the December meeting, please contact the Inclusion and Diversity Coordinator, Anna Clutterbuck-Cook (diversity@newenglandarchivists.org / 617-646-0561) and we will do what we can to accommodate your request. You can always access board meeting minutes on the NEA website.

Anyone who wants to come a bit early are welcome to contact our hosts for a quick tour of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

NEA Executive Board meeting
Friday, October 21, 2016 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location:
Lahey room, 5th floor
Countway Library of Medicine (Longwood Medical area)
10 Shattuck St.
Boston MA 02115

Directions:

We're right off the Brigham Circle stop on the Green Line E train. The train drops you off on Huntington Ave, and from there you'll be at the BACK of the library, so you need to walk around to the other side of the building (walk between the Library and the TH Chan School of Public Health) to get to the front entrance which is at the end of Shattuck Street. We're also a nice 10 minute walk from the Roxbury Crossing stop on the Orange line.
Other info/directions: https://www.countway.harvard.edu/about/directions

Lunch options nearby:

Local favorites include Clover (there's a truck on Blackfan and a brick-and-mortar on Longwood), Sami's (mediterranean food cart), Flames (Caribbean), Sushi Station, Soul Fire BBQ, Il Mondo (cheap pizza), and Boloco. 

Tomorrow, Friday, October 14th is the New England Archivist's Fall 2016 Meeting at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Online registration is closed, but we will welcome all walk-ins.  See the NEA website for the full schedule of events.

This year's meeting, "Bridging the Gaps" will explore ways the archival profession can reach across divisions and work with stakeholders to expand access to collections and document underrepresented communities and issues. We are excited to welcome plenary speaker, Aaron Lansky who will talk on Treasure for the Finding: The Ongoing Adventures of the Yiddish Book Center.

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How are you getting to Amherst for the NEA Fall 2016 Meeting? If you need a ride or have extra room in your car in exchange for fine company (and/or gas money) -- We've created an online, self-service carpooling sign-up sheet where you can connect with other members looking to share a ride. Just enter your name and contact info, when and from where you're traveling, and whether you're a driver (with a car) or a rider. Then, wait to be contacted by other carpoolers, or go ahead and contact others who list pick-up locations and dates in line with your travel plans. **Please note that members are entirely responsible for making their own arrangements, including meeting times, sharing the cost of gas, etc., and for following through with their plans.**

PARKING: The parking lot nearest to the Yiddish Book Center is limited by construction on the Hampshire College campus. NEA Fall 2016 Meeting attendees are being asked to park in the lot across from the Eric Carle Museum.

NEA Fall 2016 Meeting
Bridging the Gaps
Friday, October 14, 2016 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA

See you tomorrow in Amherst!

There is only one week left until the New England Archivist's Fall 2016 Meeting at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts and there is still time to register. This year's meeting, "Bridging the Gaps" will explore ways the archival profession can reach across divisions and work with stakeholders to expand access to collections and document underrepresented communities and issues. We are excited to welcome plenary speaker, Aaron Lansky who will talk on Treasure for the Finding: The Ongoing Adventures of the Yiddish Book Center.

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RIDE SHARES
How are you getting to Amherst for the NEA Fall 2016 Meeting? If you need a ride or have extra room in your car in exchange for fine company (and/or gas money) -- We've created an online, self-service carpooling sign-up sheet where you can connect with other members looking to share a ride. Just enter your name and contact info, when and from where you're traveling, and whether you're a driver (with a car) or a rider. Then, wait to be contacted by other carpoolers, or go ahead and contact others who list pick-up locations and dates in line with your travel plans. **Please note that members are entirely responsible for making their own arrangements, including meeting times, sharing the cost of gas, etc., and for following through with their plans.**

PARKING

The parking lot nearest to the Yiddish Book Center is limited by construction on the Hampshire College campus. NEA Fall 2016 Meeting attendees are being asked to park in the lot across from the Eric Carle Museum.

NEA Fall 2016 Meeting
Bridging the Gaps
Friday, October 14, 2016 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA

See you in Amherst!

Register now for the New England Archivists' Fall 2016 Meeting on Friday, October 14th at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. This year's meeting, "Bridging the Gaps" will explore ways the archival profession can reach across divisions and work with stakeholders to expand access to collections and document underrepresented communities and issues. Join us in welcoming plenary speaker, Aaron Lansky.

In 1980 Aaron Lansky founded the Yiddish Book Center at the age of 24 while in graduate school studying Yiddish literature. Through his studies Lansky realized that Yiddish culture and history were being lost in the United States because second and third generation immigrants could no longer reads the language. He then devoted himself to stemming the tide – collecting these discarded texts and working to reacquaint descendants of Yiddish speakers and others with them. Since that time Aaron Lansky has earned a wealth of experience. He was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1986, and in 2005 authored the book Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventured of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books. Today he is still the president of the Yiddish Book Center and a passionate advocate for knowledge dissemination. During the NEA Fall 2016 Meeting, Lanksy will present, “Treasure for the Finding : The Ongoing Adventures of the Yiddish Book Center.” His talk will chronicle the Center’s latest adventures and delve into the role that archivists and librarians have in broadening the public’s understanding of our history and how that will influence our future.

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How are you getting to Amherst for the NEA Fall 2016 Meeting? If you need a ride or have extra room in your car in exchange for fine company (and/or gas money) -- We've created an online, self-service carpooling sign-up sheet  where you can connect with other members looking to share a ride. Just enter your name and contact info, when and from where you're traveling, and whether you're a driver (with a car) or a rider. Then, wait to be contacted by other carpoolers, or go ahead and contact others who list pick-up locations and dates in line with your travel plans. **Please note that members are entirely responsible for making their own arrangements, including meeting times, sharing the cost of gas, etc., and for following through with their plans.**

NEA Fall 2016 Meeting
Bridging the Gaps
Friday, October 14, 2016 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA

See you in Amherst!