CFP: 2015 issue of Provenance
Provenance: The Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists, a peer-reviewed scholarly publication, seeks submissions on archival theory and practice for the 2015 issue. Please note that the content of the journal is not limited to the state of Georgia, and articles of local, regional, or national significance are welcome. First-time authors are especially encouraged to submit articles for consideration.
Articles on archival topics outside of theory and practice which meet publication standards will also be considered. Typical papers should be a Word document, 10-20 pages, double spaced, and formatted according to the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Please review information for contributors: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/policies.html. Articles are to be submitted utilizing Provenance’s new online system: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/.
For additional information contact Editor Cheryl Oestreicher at: provenance@soga.org. Deadline for contributions is July 31, 2015.
Gracy Award
Each year the SGA awards the Gracy Award, a $200 prize which recognizes a superior contribution to Provenance. Named for David B. Gracy II, founder and first editor of Georgia Archive, the award began in 1990 and is judged by the editorial board.
Back issues of Provenanceand Georgia Archive available online
At over 25,000 hits/downloads, the back issues (1972-2013) are a great resource for archivists: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/
Table of Contents for the just published 2014 issue:
2014 SGA Annual Meeting
Welcome Address
Rich Mendola
Keynote Address: What is the Professional Archivist’s Role in the Evolving Archival Space?
Kate Theimer
Articles
Reimagining Record Groups: A Case Study and Considerations for Record Group Revision
Matt Gorzalski
Build It and Will They Come?: Participatory Digital Archives, Hesitant Users, and the Emerging Archival Commons
Dallas C. Hanbury
A Gentle Approach to “Gentle Ren”: Processing the Papers of Former College President Renwick Jackson
Steven M. Gentry
“An Ever-Ready Source of Inspiration and Information”: Ruth Blair and the Bicentennial County Historians
David B. Parker
Reviews
Gitelmanjj, Paper Knowledge: Toward a Media History of Documents
reviewed by Erin Lawrimore
Brown, Archives and Recordkeeping: Theory into Practice
reviewed by Carol Waggoner-Angleton
Lacher-Feldman, Exhibits in Archives and Special Collections Libraries
reviewed by Jennifer Welch
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