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<p class="MsoNormal">A reminder to join SOA at our fall meeting! &nbsp;Online registration closes on Friday Sept 21, and the hotel block ends on Thursday Sept 20.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">See the conference page at <a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Fall Meeting 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i>Join the Society of Ohio Archivists and the Ohio Local History Alliance for the 2018 joint meeting and conference:
</i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Past is Present</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">October 5-6, 2018 &#8211; Crown Plaza, Dublin, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">This is OLHA&#8217;s annual meeting (packed with great sessions) with the addition of a SOA track on Friday (day 1), serving as SOA&#8217;s fall conference. Come for SOA&#8217;s sessions or come
 for the entire conference!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Registration</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Member (SOA/OLHA) $85; Nonmember $105; Student $51<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Also single day rates and preconference workshop available. See registration link.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Register online <b>by September 21</b> at <a href="http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/Product_Min.aspx?ProductId=9209" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/Product_Min.aspx?ProductId=9209&nbsp;</span></a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Accommodations:
</b>A block of rooms has been reserved at the <b>Crowne Plaza in Dublin</b> (800.309.0989). Ask for the event code OLH or
<a href="https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/dublin/cmhdo/hoteldetail?qAdlt=1&amp;qBrs=6c.hi.ex.rs.ic.cp.in.sb.cw.cv.ul.vn.ki.va.sp.nd.ct&amp;qChld=0&amp;qFRA=1&amp;qGRM=0&amp;qGrpCd=OLH&amp;qIta=99801505&amp;qPSt=0&amp;qRRSrt=rt&amp;qRef=df&amp;qRms=1&amp;qRpn=1&amp;qRpp=20&amp;qSHp=1&amp;qSmP=3&amp;qSrt=sBR&amp;qWch=0&amp;srb_u=1&amp;icdv=99801505">
<span style="color:blue">register online using this link</span></a> to receive the discounted conference room rate of $101.00 &#43; tax per night. Be sure to book your reservation
<b>by September 20</b>; after September 20, the block of rooms will be released and the hotel may charge higher rates. Parking is free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For more information on the<b> full program</b> see
<a href="http://www.ohiolha.org/what-we-do/alliance-annual-meeting/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.ohiolha.org/what-we-do/alliance-annual-meeting/</span></a> or
<a href="http://www.ohiolha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-OLHA-annual-mtg-brochure-ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">download the program brochure</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>SOA TRACK &#8211; Friday Oct 5</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>9-9:50am &#8211; Basics of Finding Aids</b><br>
Writing finding aids for your collections can feel daunting if you don&#8217;t know where to start. This session is intended for individuals who have little or no prior experience writing finding aids, and will focus on just the basics: what information does a finding
 aid absolutely need to include to meet archival best practices, and how can you get there simply.<br>
Cate Putirskis, special collection processing manager, The Ohio State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>10:10-11:00am &#8211; Project STAND</b><br>
This year&#8217;s SOA Merit Award winner will highlight and discuss <a href="https://standarchives.com/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">Project STAND</span></a> (Student Activism Now Documented), which unifies historical materials documenting student activism from a variety of academic institutions.<br>
Lae&#8217;l Hughes-Watkins, university archivist, assistant professor, Kent State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>11:20-12:10pm &#8211; Grant Opportunities for Preservation and Access</b><br>
Representatives from the <a href="http://www.ohrab.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board</span></a> and the
<a href="https://opc.ohionet.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Ohio Preservation Council</span></a> will discuss grant opportunities relating to preserving and providing access to historical materials offered by their respective organizations.<br>
Ashleigh Schieszer, OPC &amp; Ron Davidson, OHRAB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>2:00-2:50pm &#8211; Ask an Archivist</b><br>
Archivists from different sized institutions and with a variety of job descriptions will be ready to discuss a variety of archival issues including donor relations, digital projects, archival best practices, and more. Come ready with archives questions!<br>
Robin Heise, records manager/archivist, Greene County Records Center and Archives; Nancy Horlacher, local history specialist, Dayton Metro Library; Amy McCrory, head, Digital Imaging Unit, The Ohio State University Libraries; Collette McDonough, archivist and
 library manager, Kettering Foundation; Adam Wanter, digital and special collections archivist, MidPointe Library System.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>3:10-4:00pm &#8211; Bertie&#8217;s Journals: The Dawes Arboretum Digitization Project</b><br>
In late 2016, The Dawes Arboretum History Department began to prepare for the digitization of its entire archival collection. The starting point of this project would be to digitize Arboretum co-founder
<a href="https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/p16802coll44/search" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">Bertie Dawes&#8217;s journals</span></a>. This presentation, using the journals as a case study, will outline the steps small institutions can take to begin mass digitization projects that have an online presence.<br>
Sarah Aisenbrey, archivist, The Dawes Arboretum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Janet Carleton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Vice President | Liaison to Educational Programming Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Society of Ohio Archivists <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/educational-programming/">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/educational-programming/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="200" height="74" style="width:2.0833in;height:.775in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D43FC1.DBAE53A0" alt="soa-new-logo-200px"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation and Digital Initiatives | University Libraries | Alden 322 | 1 Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527&nbsp;|
<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu">carleton@ohio.edu</a> | Pronouns: she, her, hers |
<a href="https://www.library.ohio.edu/about/collections/digital-archives/">https://www.library.ohio.edu/about/collections/digital-archives/</a> |
<a href="http://twitter.com/jcarletonoh">http://twitter.com/jcarletonoh</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital">
http://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital</a> | <a href="http://ohiou-digital-collections.tumblr.com/">
http://ohiou-digital-collections.tumblr.com/</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/">
http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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