Society of American Archivists
2008 Research Forum
“Foundations and Innovations”
Tuesday, August 26, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Hilton San Francisco
Participants’ response to the 1st Annual SAA Research Forum
in August 2007
confirmed that the full spectrum of research activities –
from “pure”
research to applied research to innovative practice – is of
great interest
and value to the archives community. The 2008 Research
Forum will build on
last year's success by expanding the presentations portion
to a full day.
If you’re:
• Engaged in research…
• Seeking to identify research-based solutions for your
institution…
• Willing to participate in the research cycle by serving as
a beta site for
research trials…or
• Simply interested in what’s happening in research and
innovation….
Then join us for SAA’s 2nd Annual Research Forum:
Foundations and
Innovations!
Researchers, practitioners, educators, students, and the
curious across all
sectors of archives and records management are invited to
participate. Use
the Forum to discuss, debate, plan, organize, evaluate, or
motivate research
projects and initiatives. Major goals of the Forum are to
facilitate
collaboration and help inform researchers about what
questions and problems
need to be tackled.
The 2nd Annual SAA Research Forum will be held at ARCHIVES
2008 to
acknowledge current – and encourage future – research and
innovation from
across the archives community and for the benefit of the
archives
profession.
Research Forum Events at ARCHIVES 2008
The following events are planned for 2008:
• Research Workshop (Monday, August 25, 9:00 am -
4:00 pm): A
one-day session that will provide guidance and advice
for conducting
research, from defining the scope to presenting the
results.
• Research Presentations and Posters (Tuesday, August
26, 10:00am –
4:30 pm): Here’s your chance to present, discuss, listen
to, or view
research reports and results on a variety of topics. The
final 30 minutes
of this session will seek input for SAA’s 2009 Research
Forum.
• “Office Hours” in the Exhibit Hall (Thursday,
August 28, and
Friday, August 29): 2008 Forum organizers will be on hand
to hear your
ideas about the Forum and for ad hoc discussions about
specific research
projects.
• Poster Sessions: Be sure to make time to visit the
poster
sessions, which in 2008 will include practice innovation and
research
topics.
Call for Platform and Poster Presentations
SAA invites submission of abstracts (of 250 words or less)
for either
10-minute platform presentations or poster presentations.
Topics may
address research on, or innovations in, any aspect of
archival practice or
records management in government, corporate, academic,
scientific, or other
setting. Presentations on research results that may have
emerged since the
SAA Call for Proposals deadline in October 2007 are welcome,
as are reports
on research completed within the past 3 years that you think
is relevant and
valuable for discussion. Please indicate whether you intend
a platform or
poster presentation.
Abstracts will be evaluated by a review committee co-chaired
by Nancy
McGovern (Inter-University Consortium for Political and
Social Research,
University of Michigan) and Helen Tibbo (University of North
Carolina,
Chapel Hill).
Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 15, 2008. You
will be notified
of the review committee’s decision by June 15.
Submit your 250-word abstract no later than May 15 via email
to
researchforum archivists.org.
Dr. Helen R. Tibbo
School of Information and Library Science
201 Manning Hall CB# 3360
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Phone: 919-962-8063
Fax: 919-962-8071
tibboemail.unc.edu
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