New Scholarships Established for SGA-Sponsored Workshops!

SGA has established two new scholarships for attendance to the SGA-sponsored Spring/Summer Workshop and the Pre-Conference Workshop. The scholarships, covering workshop registration, will be offered for the first time with the 2008 Spring/Summer Workshop. All SGA members and those working or studying in the archival field in Georgia will be eligible.

An endowment fund has been setup for the ongoing support of the scholarships. SGA members can contribute by adding a donation to their 2008 membership renewals and by donating to and participating in the 2008 Annual Scholarship Auction to be held on November 8th, at 6:00 p.m. at the CSU Theatre on the Park in Columbus. For more information on the auction and instructions for donating items, please visit http://soga.org/am/2007/auction.php.

The scholarships will be named by current SGA members for significant SGA members or supporters through an online voting process leading up to the SGA Annual Meeting. Nominations are being accepted until October 5th by email to lspracher@savannahga.gov or Christine.decatanzaro@library.gatech.edu. Please include one or two sentences on why the nominated person is worthy of this honor.

SAA Happy Hour!

Friends and members who are attending the SAA conference,

Please join me and your SGA colleagues at our Society of American Archivists Conference Happy Hour. We will meet at the Fairmont Hotel’s Aria Bar on Friday August 31, from 6:00-7:00 PM.

And of course, feel free to bring non-SGA friends – the more the merrier!

I look forward to seeing you.

Morna Gerrard
Chair SGA Membership Committee

SGA/SLA mix and mingle

Members of the Society of Georgia Archivists are invited to mix and mingle with Atlanta-area Special Library Association members at Apres Diem for happy hour, August 9 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Apres Diem is located in the Midtown Plaza Shopping Center at 931 Monroe Drive Suite C-103. Directions can be found at http://www.apresdiem.com/directions.html

I look forward to seeing you there!

Morna Gerrard,
Chair, Membership Committee

SGA and GAM now in Wikipedia!

Society of Georgia Archivists and Georgia Archives Month have now been added as entries in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Add your institution, too!

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Society of Georgia Archivists
Georgia Archivies Month

Managing Electronic Records

The SGA Education Committee is very pleased to announce this year’s summer workshop, “Managing Electronic Records in Archives,” to take place on Friday, July 20, 2007, at the Georgia Archives. Geoffrey A. Huth, Director of Government Records Services at the New York State Archives, will be our presenter.

For further information and to register for this exciting workshop, link to http://www.soga.org/ce/erc2007.pdf.

SGA and SLA Happy Hour

Members of the Society of Georgia Archivists are invited to mix and mingle with Atlanta-area Special Libraries Association members at Neighbors for happy hour on Thursday, May 10 from 6PM to 8PM. Neighbors is located on the corner of North Highlands Avenue and Charles Avenue in Virginia Highlands. If you plan to attend and/or have any questions, please contact Membership Committee chair Morna Gerrard at libmjg@langate.gsu.edu.

Deadline for Edward Weldon Scholarship

The Edward Weldon Scholarship will provide the registration fee for an SGA member to attend the Society of American Archivists (SAA) annual meeting. The Edward Weldon Scholarship was established in 2000, to recognize Ed’s leadership in furthering the preservation and access of Georgia’s historical records. He was instrumental in helping to establish the Society of Georgia Archivists and served as its first President. Directing the activities of the Georgia Department of Archives and History from 1982-2000, Ed was the first Georgian to serve as President of the Society of American Archivists. He was also the moving force behind the establishment of the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board, whose grants have helped to carry out many worthy initiatives.

The scholarship covers only the amount of the early-bird registration fee, the recipient is responsible for covering any costs associated with travel and accommodations. Please note that the scholarship winner is responsible for submitting their SAA meeting registration by the early-bird registration deadline [Early-bird registration deadline is June 29, 2007]. After the SAA meeting, the recipient will submit their SAA registration receipt to the SGA Treasurer for reimbursement, as well as a brief article on the experience for use in the SGA Newsletter.

Caroll Hart Scholarship deadline!

Send in your application for the Caroll Hart scholarship in before March 1, The Society of Georgia Archivists each year awards a scholarship for attendance at the Georgia Archives Institute held each summer in Atlanta. The purpose of the scholarship is to enhance archival education and membership. The scholarship is named for Carroll Hart, former director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History, founding member of the Society of Georgia Archivists, and founder of the Georgia Archives Institute. The scholarship will cover an amount equal to the noncredit tuition for the Institute but not to exceed $500, and a year’s membership in the Society of Georgia Archivists. Please note that individuals must also apply separately to the Georgia Archives Institute [Deadline to apply for Institute is April 15, 2007; Institute will be held June 11-22, 2007]. After the Georgia Archives Institute, the recipient will submit a brief article on the experience for use in the SGA Newsletter.