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Ohio Archivist News & Notes Spring 2024

Ohio Archivist Call for News and Notes

It’s that time again – the Ohio Archivist editor is collecting submissions of News and Notes for the Spring 2024 issue of the Society of Ohio Archivists’ newsletter. You do not have to be a member of SOA to submit your news – all Ohio archives, records, and special collections news is welcome! Continue reading

Ohio Archivist Fall 2023 Issue Available

The fall 2023 issue of Ohio Archivist, SOA’s biennial publication, is now available to download as a PDF!A photograph of the first page of the Ohio Archivist newsletter.

In this issue you will find a recap of the May 11-12 Annual Conference, award recipients, feature articles, a Newcomers article, a Digital Discussions article on copyright, and much more!

Contents:
– Forward Together: Community Partnerships and Public Service: Annual Meeting 2023 Recap
– President’s Message
– JEDAI Committee Announcement
– Ohio History Day, Scholarship, & Merit Awards
– Feature: In Defense of the Vertical File by Emily Ahlin
– DEIA: I’m Sorry, Can you Repeat That? Navigating Archives while Hard-of-Hearing by Michelle Ganz
– Climate Control: Documenting our Watersheds by Eira Tansey
– Newcomers: My Path to the Archives by Paige Kinzer
– Digital Discussions: Shining a New Light on your Copyright Free Digital Collections by Penelope Shumaker
– News & Notes
– Editor’s Note

See all past Ohio Archivist issues on that publication’s page.

Questions? Contact Ohio Archivist Editor-in-Chief Jessica Heys.

Ohio Archivist Spring 2023 Issue Available

The spring 2023 issue of Ohio Archivist, SOA’s biennial publication, is now available to download as a PDF!

Ohio Archivist Spring 2023 cover

In this issue you will find information about the May 11-12 Annual Conference to be held at Dayton Metro Library and online, 2023 candidate biographies, 3 feature stories, a Newcomers article, a Digital Discussions article on backlogs, and much more!

Contents:
– Forward Together: Community Partnerships and Public Service: Annual Meeting 2023 Preview
– President’s Message
– 2023 Slate of Candidates
– Archives Month Poster
– Feature: The Airstream Heritage Center by Samantha Martin
– Feature: Start Here: The NDSA Levels of Preservation Matrix by Emily Ahlin
– Feature: The Importance of Intersectional DEI by Michelle Ganz
– Newcomers: My Path to the Archives by Paige Kinzer
– Digital Discussions: Backlog’s Back, Alright! by Jenni Salamon
– News & Notes
– Editor’s Note

See all past Ohio Archivist issues on that publication’s page.

Questions? Contact Ohio Archivist Editor-in-Chief Jessica Heys.