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Greetings Society of Ohio Archivists,</div>
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I am writing to share a heads-up about this week's SAA Standards Committee webinar,
<b>"There’s A Standard For That," to be held this Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (CT)</b></div>
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<b>It's free and open to the archival community; you don't need to be an SAA member to join us. </b></div>
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The session is designed to be fast-paced. We’re hosting 21 different lightning talks (3–4 minutes each) covering various SAA-maintained or endorsed standards. It’s a great way to get a quick scan or refresh of professional guidelines available for everything
from metadata, to facilities, to ethical best practices.</div>
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For each standard, presenters will address:</div>
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<b>Details:</b></div>
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The meeting will be recorded if you can't make it live.</div>
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21 standards covered (full list below).</div>
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Hope to see you there!</div>
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Best,</div>
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Jennifer Brcka</div>
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(On Behalf of the SAA Standards Committee)</div>
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<b>Standards List:</b></div>
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ACRL/RBMS Guidelines Regarding Security and Theft in Special Collections</div>
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Archival and Special Collections Facilities: Guidelines for Archivists, Librarians, Architects, and Engineers</div>
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Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP) Anti-Racist Description Resources</div>
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Best Practices for Archival Term Positions</div>
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Best Practices for Volunteers in Archives</div>
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Encoded Archival Context - Corporate bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF)</div>
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Encoded Archival Context - Functions (EAC-F)</div>
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Guidelines for Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities</div>
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Guidelines for Archival Description of Notated Music, A Supplement to DACS</div>
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Guidelines for College and University Archives</div>
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Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy</div>
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Guidelines for Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures</div>
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Museum Archives Guidelines</div>
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Orphan Works: Statement of Best Practices</div>
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Principles in Indigenous Archival Repatriation (PINAR)</div>
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Protocols for Native American Archival Materials</div>
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Standardized Statistical Measures and Metrics for Public Services</div>
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