Improve your archives grant knowledge base with Nancy Melley, Director of Access Programs, NHPRC

NHPRC, the grant-making body of the National Archives, has five programs with annual or semi-annual application deadlines. During this presentation attendees will hear a short history of the NHPRC, an overview of its programs, and gain insights into the grant application process. CAs with have the chance to engage Nancy in conversation about her work, NHPRC grants, and the NHPRC process. 

SAVE THE DATE: Monday, November 18th from 6:00-7:00PM EST

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Topic: Learn more about NHPRC from fellow CA, Nancy Melley, Director for Access Programs
Time: Nov 18, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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On behalf of the ACA Nominating Committee I am pleased to announce the newly elected members of the ACA leadership!

• Vice-President/President-Elect
  • Stephanie Bayless, CA 
• Treasurer
  • Mary McRobinson, CA
• Regent for Exam Development
  • Cheryl Oestreicher, CA
• Regent for Outreach
  • Dina Mazina, CA
• Nominations Committee Member
  • Kristy Martin, CA

Each year we welcome new board members to our leadership team. We couldn’t do this without all of you who agreed to run as candidates. Thank you so much for considering these board roles and lending your expertise and energy to the Academy and all Certified Archivists! Thank you also to the members who engaged in the process.

Congratulations to our new board members!

ACA Nominating Committee: Emily Hughes Dominick, CA; Ann Abney, CA; Yayoi Tsutsui, CA; Rachael Bussert, CA

The 2024 ACA Election is coming up! Ballots will be emailed on May 1 and voting will be open until May 15.

Join us for an informal Meet the Candidates event to learn more about the candidates on May 2 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Read about the slate of candidates on ACA’s website at www.certifiedarchivists.org/2024-election

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The ACA is conducting a survey as part of an updated job analysis to assess the skills and responsibilities that comprise archival work and define the archivist profession in 2024 and beyond. We would appreciate your participation. The results of the new job analysis will provide crucial information to the profession about how archives jobs have changed with the advent of new technologies, new processes, and new theories. ACA hopes to share the results of the survey with all Archivists through the SAA 2025 Research Forum.

The survey should take about 40 minutes to complete. While the survey may be completed on a phone or mobile device, ACA recommends completing the survey using a desktop computer or laptop for readability. You may leave the survey and finish at a later time by clicking the link again. The survey will close April 18, and we appreciate your participation. 

To take the survey please go to: https://kryteriononline.co1.qualtrics.com/j fe/form/SV_0GqxEPw7I147PO6

In a change from previous years, the Reading List is no longer organized by Domain but instead as a bibliography with notations of all the domains a source covers. Many sources touch on multiple domains, and the Exam Development Committee hopes this new format helps guide your studying. When available, there is a link to an open access version of a source as well.

The Study Guide has also been updated. We recommend you start by reviewing the Role Delineation Statement, and review the key archival terms and concepts. Also included are some study tips, primarily based on the experiences of past exam candidates.

Throughout the next few months, we encourage you to ask questions of the ACA and each other. Teams channels are set up where you can post general questions or specific ones about a domain. If you are interested, email examadmin@certifiedarchivists.org to get added to a Teams group.

We wish you the best of luck as you study!