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Spring 2010 Volume 3, Issue 5 The Records Manager The Newsletter for the Society of American Archivists Records Management Roundtable Lorette S.J. Weldon, Editor Chair‘s Notes 1 Joint RMRT/AMRT Working Group Report 2 Joint RMRT/AMRT Working Group Members 3-4 Travel Grant Awards Committee 5 Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC Photo Essay 6-7 The New Resume Guide 8 About RMRT 8 Since I last wrote you, the RMRT Steering Committee has been busy in a major outreach effort to different groups in the Society of American Archivists. In November, I sent e-mails to SAA student chapters and their chapter faculty advisors, informing them of RMRT resources available to them and inviting them to join the RMRT. I still need to do some follow ups with some chapters. If I missed your student chapter, please let me know. In addition to student groups, the RMRT Steering Committee sent an e-mail message to the RMRT community, appealing for volunteers and suggestions. I want to reiterate that message in my column. I welcome and encourage RMRT members to share their ideas and suggestions with me. Besides sending your ideas and suggestions to us, you might consider joining one of our committees. Presently, we have three active committees: ARMT/RMRT Joint Working Group on Diversity, the Travel Grants Award Committee, and the Education Committee. The AMRT/RMRT Joint Working Group on Diversity is charged with contacting individuals with physical impairments who are involved in the archives and records management professions, either as professionals, researchers, or patrons, analyze the challenges presented to them these fields, and create tools to help them in overcoming these challenges. Since its inception, the AMRT/RMRT Joint Working Group as changed its focus to attempt to address broader issues, such as people with cognitive impairments. The purpose of the Travel Grants Award Committee is to raise monies for the RMRT Travel Grants Award. This competitive award will help RMRT members, with a demonstrated need, to defray some travel expenses to attend the RMRT meeting at the SAA Annual Meeting. The goal of the Web Design Committee is to aid the web master in keeping the RMRT website looking fresh. The RMRT Steering Committee is also in the process of forming a standing Education Committee. Historically, this committee has been ad hoc, but because of the growing need for records management education in the archival profession, a permanent committee will better serve the RMRT. The mission of this committee will be to develop continuing records management resources, including workshop proposals, electronic resources guides, and handbooks. The RMRT is a large roundtable, so I know everyone has a talent or idea that they can contribute to the RMRT. The strength of the RMRT has not just been its large membership, but what its membership has put into the RMRT. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or are interested in becoming involved, please feel free to e-mail at: [email protected] . Notes from the Chair, Michael Courtney
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Spring 2010
Volume 3, Issue 5
The Records ManagerThe Newsletter for the Society of American Archivists Records
Management Roundtable
Lorette S.J. Weldon, Editor
Chair‘s Notes 1
Joint RMRT/AMRT
Working Group
Report 2
Joint RMRT/AMRT
Working Group
Members 3-4
Travel Grant Awards
Committee 5
Cherry Blossoms in
Washington, DC
Photo Essay 6-7
The New Resume
Guide 8
About RMRT 8
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The RMRT Steering Committee isCommittee. Historically, this commfor records management educatiobetter serve the RMRT. The missmanagement resources, includinghandbooks.
The RMRT is a large roundtable,contribute to the RMRT. The strenbut what its membership has put icomments, or are interested in [email protected].
Notes from the Chair,
Michael CourtneySteering Committee has been busy in a major outreachciety of American Archivists. In November, I sent e-mailschapter faculty advisors, informing them of RMRTviting them to join the RMRT. I still need to do someI missed your student chapter, please let me know.
RMRT Steering Committee sent an e-mail message tofor volunteers and suggestions. I want to reiterate thate and encourage RMRT members to share their ideas
uggestions to us, you might consider joining one of ourree active committees: ARMT/RMRT Joint Workingnts Award Committee, and the Education Committee.
roup on Diversity is charged with contacting individualsinvolved in the archives and records management
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Award Committee is to raise monies for the RMRTtitive award will help RMRT members, with ae travel expenses to attend the RMRT meeting at thethe Web Design Committee is to aid the web master ing fresh.
also in the process of forming a standing Educationittee has been ad hoc, but because of the growing need
n in the archival profession, a permanent committee willion of this committee will be to develop continuing records
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so I know everyone has a talent or idea that they cangth of the RMRT has not just been its large membership,nto the RMRT. As always, if you have any questions,
coming involved, please feel free to e-mail at:
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Report of the Joint RMRT/AMRT WorkingGroup on Diversity in Archives and
Records Management
Co-CoordinatorDebra Kimok
Co-Coordinators, Debra Kimok and Daria D’Arienzo, CA
We have exciting news for SAA 2010! To build upon our work onAccessibility Recommendations and our presentation at SAA 2009, theJoint Working Group has been given a time slot to host an AccessibilityForum at the SAA 2010 annual meeting. The Forum will include threespeakers and time for discussion, and will be held on August 12, 2010,from noon to 1:15, at the conference hotel.
The Working Group is hard at work lining up speakers—two havealready signed on and a third has been invited. One of them is SAAPast President, Mark Greene and another will be a representative fromthe Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Memorial Library Adaptive ServicesDivision in Washington, D.C. The third has only recently been invited--we are unable to provide a name without his confirmation.
This will be a very useful and interesting Forum. All RMRT membersshould make a point to stop by to learn about accessibility in archivesand to contribute practical ideas to the discussion!
Co-CoordinatorDebra Kimok
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Assistant State ArchivistMissouri State [email protected]
Russell D. James, [email protected]
Greg JohnsonDigital Initiatives and Distance LearningLibrarianCoordinator, Digital Library Services Dept.Governors State [email protected]
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Elias TzocDigital Initiatives LibrarianMiami University of [email protected]
Sara WhiteLIS Graduate Student (May 2010)University of Wisconsin, [email protected]
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RMRT Travel Grant Awards Committee
ichael Courtney,RMRT Travel
rant Award Chair
To begin, I want to remind RMRT members of the charge of the RMRT TravelGrant Awards Committee. This committee was created in fall 2009, with thepurpose of raising monies to fund the RMRT Travel Award. This competitiveaward will assist RMRT members, with financial need, to defray some travelexpenses to attend the RMRT meeting at the SAA Annual Meeting.
But before we start raising money, the RMRT Travel Grant Award Committeeneeds a design logo to put on our merchandise. I am asking for assistance fromthe RMRT community in this endeavor. The design logo must be based oneither a records management concept, current issue in records management,or a records management slogan.
Because the travel grant award is for the benefit of the entire RMRTcommunity, I hope you will consider sharing your artistic talents with us, or ifyou are not artistically inclined, but want to help, consider joining ourcommittee. Please e-mail your designs to me, Michael Courtney, RMRT TravelGrant Award Chair, at [email protected].
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herry Blossoms in Washington DC: A Photo EssayBy: Lorette S.J. Weldon, MLS, BSIFSM
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The New RMRT Resume Guide
2010, a resume guide: Effective Resumes: Resources for Archivistsords Managers made its debut on the RMRT website. Work on theguide began in 2009 with a committee made up of Nancy Freeman,ist, Analisa Archer, Larissa Woo, Erin O’Meara, and Glenn Cook. Theocused on analyzing the similarities and differences between hiringrs at different organizations. To that end, those involved representedarchival and records management entities including government,ic, and private organizations.
ume guide contains tips, practical advice, examples, and resources onching and resume writing. The RMRT Resume Guide Committeewill be an invaluable resource, not only for students who are justg their careers but also for seasoned records managers and archivistsneed to spruce up their resumes. The guide is available on the RMRT:
w.archivists.org/saagroups/recmgmt/resources/ResumeGuideFinal.pdf
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About Our SAA Records ManagementRoundtable…
The Records Management Roundtable encourages discussion of current issues inrecords and information management and promotes better understanding of theimportance of collaborative efforts between archivists, records managers, and otherinformation professionals. The roundtable works with SAA to promote proactive andresponsible records and information management practices that benefit SAA,archival and records management institutions and professionals, consumers ofrecords and information management services, and society as a whole through theverification of authenticity and accuracy of records.
The roundtable endorses and upholds the profession's ethical standards andguidelines, while encouraging a strong commitment to professional development ofits members through continuing education; developing professional standards andpractices; and educating society about records and information management. Theroundtable encourages diversity, initiates discussions and training in recordsmanagement technologies, and promotes public awareness of the records andinformation management profession and its close ties to archives management.
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