[Ohiodig] SAA Preservation Publication Award - Seeking Nominations - due 2/28

Mon Feb 12 16:06:48 EST 2018

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From: Fletcher Durant via Society of American Archivists
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 3:52 PM
Subject: [SAA preservation] : Seeking Nominations for the SAA Preservation Publication Award

We are quickly approaching the deadline for the Preservation Publication Awards! Nominations are due by February 28th.  If you have read (or written) something about preservation that was published in 2017, thinking about filling out the oh so brief nomination form. See below for more details.

I am serving on the Society of American Archivists' Preservation Publication Award Subcommittee this year and we are currently seeking nominations for the prestigious Preservation Publication Award.  We need your help in identifying excellent preservation publications published in 2017.  If you know of a publication that should be nominated I am happy to make the contacts and help with the process.

Please feel free to contact me, or any other member of the Preservation Publication Award Subcommittee, directly with any questions you may have about the nomination process.

Sincerely,

Fletcher Durant

fletcher.durant at gmail dot com

SAA Preservation Publication Award Subcommittee

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The Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award Subcommittee is seeking nominations for the prestigious Preservation Publication Award.  Do you know of an outstanding preservation-related work published in 2017?  Would you like to see the author(s) or editor(s) recognized for contributing to preservation and the archives profession? Please consider submitting a nomination prior to the deadline of February 28, 2018.

The nomination form is available at https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45677-Society-Of-American-Archivists

Additional information can be found at https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-preservation

I encourage you to check out the list of previous winners at the bottom of this page. Past winners have published important works on a wide range of preservation topics, including general archives and electronic records preservation, special media conservation, facilities standards for archives, and emergency preparedness and response.

Here is some additional information about the award from the SAA website:

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Purpose and Criteria for Selection: Established in 1993, this award recognizes and acknowledges the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding published work relating to archives preservation and, through this acknowledgement, encourages outstanding achievement by others. The work can be an article, report, chapter, or monograph in an audiovisual, electronic or print format.

The work must contribute to the advancement of the theory and practice of preservation in archives institutions by introducing new preservation theories, methods, or techniques; by codifying principles and practices of archives preservation; by presenting the results of innovative research on matters related to archives preservation; by investigating preservation issues of current interest and importance to the archives community; or by studying aspects of the history of archives profession.

Eligibility: Awarded to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding preservation-related work that is of relevance to the archives community and published in North America during the calendar year preceding the date on which the award is given.
Preservation Publication Award Recipients:
2017:   Waters Rising: Letters from Florence by Sheila Waters (The Legacy Press, 2016)
 2016:   Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age by Michele V. Cloonan
2015:  From Theory to Action: "Good Enough" Digital Preservation Solutions for Under-Resourced Cultural Heritage Institutions by the Digital POWRR Team
   Special Commendation: 2015 National Agenda for Digital Stewardship by the  National Digital Stewardship Alliance
2014:   Archivists' Guide to Archiving Video, published by WITNESS
2013:   Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation, edited by Nancy Y. McGovern (volume editor) and Katherine Skinner (series editor)
2012:  Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP) Best Practices for Archival Processing for Geospatial Datasets
2011:   Digital Curation: A How-To-Do-It Manual by Ross Harvey
2010: Archival and Special Collections Facilities: Guidelines for Archivists, Librarians, Architects, and Engineers, edited by Michele F. Pacifico and Thomas P. Wilsted
2009:   The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation
2008:   Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Digital Dilemma
2007:   Heritage Preservation, Field Guide to Emergency Response
2006:   Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: Final Report of the PREMIS Working Group
2005:   National Film Preservation Foundation, The Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
2004:   Anne R. Kenney, Nancy Y. McGovern, Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-term Strategies for Long-term Problems (Web-based tutorial)
2003:   Not awarded
2002:   Robert E. Schnare, Jr., Bibliography of Preservation Literature, 1983-1996
2001:   Gregory S. Hunter, Preserving Digital Information: A How-To-Do-It Manual
2000:   Eléonore Kissel and Erin Vigneau, Architectural Photoreproductions: A Manual for Identification and Care
1999:   James M. Reilly, The Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials
1998:   Not awarded
1997:   Preserving Digital Information: Report on the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information
1996:   Anne R. Kenney, Stephen Chapman, Tutorial - Digital Resolution Requirements for Replacing Text Based Material: Methods for Benchmarking Image Quality
1995:   Nancy E. Elkington, RLG Archives and Microfilming Manual
1994:   Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler, Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
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Fletcher Durant
Preservation Librarian
University of Florida
Gainesville FL
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Janet Carleton
Chair, Preservation Section
Society of American Archivists
https://www2.archivists.org/groups/preservation-section

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