Joining SAA

As members of this organization, we should all be members of SAA! Not only does membership offer you great values on books, it also provides you with many valuable resources, especially for those of us just beginning in our career.

I wanted to point out one of those many resources: SAA's new member mentoring program. On the SAA homepage at archivists.org, it can be accessed by clicking on the "Members" tab. Or you can try this link: http://www.archivists.org/membership/mentoring.asp

Enjoy! :)

Did you miss the meeting?

Check out the agenda below. If you would like to be added to the email list, email saa.at.pitt.@gmail.com. Thanks!

Society of American Archivists Student Chapter

The University of Pittsburgh (saa.at.pitt@gmail.com)

I. Introductions

a. President: Nikki Williams

b. Vice President: Harrison Behl

c. Business Manager: John Tomasicchio

d. Secretary: Abigail Miller

e. Web Coordinator: Tim Notari

II. Overview of SAA

a. Join SAA at www.archivists.org

b. Mission: “SAA's mission is to serve the educational and informational needs of more than 5,000 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value.”

c. Numerous SAA publications, list serves, discussion boards, roundtables

III. SAA Student Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh

a. Advocacy organization that will connect students to archive resources in the Pittsburgh area through speakers, meetings, trips, and social events

b. Social networking and building a base of archives peers

c. Creating a name and place for SAA in the industry in Pittsburgh

d. http://saapitt.blogspot.com/

IV. Upcoming Events (check the blog for full info)

a. Meet and Greet on Thursday, November 6^th at the Library in the Southside

b. SISCO Volunteering at Bookem: November 2 from 3-8pm

c. Bowling Night: TBA

V. General Discussion

a. Any questions or ideas?

b. Contact info again:

i. Saa.at.pitt@gmail.com

ii. http://saapitt.blogspot.com/

iii. Join the Facebook Group: SAA Student Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh (you must be in the Pitt network to join)

SISCO Events!

Hello All--

Please support a fellow student organization and take part in the following SISCO community events. They will be a great way to get to know your fellow classmates as well as help out the community we live in!

Sunday Nov 2nd, 3-8pm
Bookem (5125 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh PA)

Volunteers are needed to collect and package books, which will be sent to prisoners across the United States. Bookem' receives letters from prisoners, from across the country, requesting materials. It's our job as volunteers to match these requests with materials in Bookem's library.
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Saturday Nov 8th, 10am-3pm
Millvale Library (213 Grant Avenue, Millvale, PA 15209)

New Sun Rising is a 501(c3) nonprofit which is trying to build a library from the ground up in the community of Millvale, just north of the Allegheny River. Millvale has been hit hard by floods over the past few years and this project is one of the first steps toward revitalizing the community as a whole. Volunteers are needed to do perform renovation and winterising work on the building, which will be the future home of the library. Lunch will be provided!

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Any interested parties should RSVP as soon as is convenient to sisco.pitt@gmail.com.