Event Details

End: February 28, 2015
Contact: baileys@ou.edu
More Info: http://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-innovators

Know of a person or institution that’s making waves in the archival world? Think they should be recognized for their innovative work?

We want YOU to nominate them for the SAA Archival Innovator Award!

6 Steps for Crafting an Awards Nomination (page 12)

Deadline: February 28, 2015

Purpose and Criteria for Selection

Created in 2011, this award recognizes an individual archivist, a group of archivists, a repository, or an organization that demonstrates, through a combination of as many as possible of the criteria below, the greatest overall current impact on the profession or their communities.  

• Creativity or innovation in approaching professional challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to think outside of professional or institutional norms.
• Ability to translate creativity, innovation, and new thinking into working solutions.
• Development of an archives program or outreach activity that has an extraordinary impact on a community.
• Commitment to the advancement of professional knowledge through traditional or emerging information-sharing media.

Eligibility

Presented to an archivist, group of archivists, repository, or organization for work undertaken within the past three years. The work need not be completed, but it must be sufficiently advanced to demonstrate results.

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