The University of Tennessee Libraries in Knoxville will be sponsoring the following Digital Archive course on July 20th:
Preserving Digital Archives: Concepts and Competencies
What do you need to know to preserve born-digital materials successfully once they’ve crossed the archives threshold? With an emphasis on modern records and technology, you’ll learn about the concepts and competencies you [...]

Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula October 19-20, 2012 Covington, Kentucky
Mark your calendars for the 2012 Midwest Archives Conference Fall Symposium to be held October 19-20, 2012. The Symposium is titled “Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula,” and it will gather archivists and educators to learn and [...]

The latest edition of the STA newsletter is now available for viewing. In the Spring 2012 edition of the Tennessee Archivist you’ll find several great features, including:

In the Member Spotlight, STA member Mandi Pitt-Reed shares a few details about herself, and her thoughts on archives.
Vice-President/President-Elect Eric Head discusses the 1940 Census.
Amanda Carter provides a student’s [...]

Here are three open positions recently posted on the Society of Tennessee Archivists Facebook page which qualified applicants may want to check out…

College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Appalachian Studies & Services, Archives of Appalachia, Professional, Level 7. Position contingent upon grant funding. Effective January 2012. Essential functions: Responsible for [...]

Here’s a note recently shared with members of the Society of Tennessee Archivists from Carol Roberts, Director of Preservation Services at the Tennessee State Library and Archives…
LYRASIS Digital & Preservation Services and the Tennessee State Library and Archives would like to invite you to participate in the development of a Regional Emergency Response Network model [...]

Call for Submissions
The Society of Georgia Archivists Program Committee announces a call for
presentation proposals for the 2012 SGA Annual Conference.
The SGA Annual Conference will take place this year in beautiful Saint Simon’s
Island, Georgia, on November 8th and 9th, 2012.
The conference theme is Brave New World: Next Steps in the Archives Profession.
The Program Committee is soliciting [...]

The Society of Tennessee Archivists is pleased to continue its relationship with Tennessee History Day, and we’re looking for a few volunteers among our membership who are willing to help.
To host a successful competition for the students, their teachers and parents, the Tennessee Historical Society needs volunteers to serve as judges of student projects. I [...]