It’s for a good cause

Recently, I heard that getting into a master’s program for archives is getting tougher. 

This is probably a good thing.

I only say this because I know firsthand how hard it is to get into the archives profession. It’s excruciating. But having a community of archivists has kept me up-to-date on the latest chatter, encouraged me, given me advice on phone interviews, and done anything in their power to help me. I really can’t say enough about them. 

Getting to the point…

While I know that the conferences are meant to spread information and ideas throughout the community, but I have found that they are extremely useful for creating a community.

The Spontaneous Scholarship Fund helps those archivists/aspiring archivists that cannot currently afford to go to the SAA conference. Hopefully, while attending the conference, the scholarship recipients will not only learn something, but also become a greater part of the community.

Whoa, that was pretty serious for a not so serious photo book. To lighten the mood, take a look at the preview for “Closed Stacks, Open Shutters.”  

Thanks,

Alison

Closed Stacks, Open Shutters: An Archivist Photobook

Tomorrow morning, the closed stacks book will officially be released! I hope you will all consider buying one. All proceeds will go to the Spontaneous Scholarship Fund.