FAzA Co-Sponsors Archival Description Workshop Series
Two workshops designed to assist museum professionals in preparing their collections for online accessibility will be presented in February and March by FAzA and the Museum Association of Arizona (MAA).
The first, Archival Description Standards, will be held on February 22 at Hayden Library at Arizona State University in Tempe. Presented by Michael Lotstein and Catalina Oyler, from ASU's Department of Archives and Special Collection, the workshop will provide museum professionals with the tools and resources necessary for applying acceptable archival descriptive practices to their archival collections.
The second, Publishing Archival Finding Aids Using EAD, will be held on March 15 at Hayden Library. Also presented by Lotstein and Oyler, it will teach participants how to catalog a finding aid using Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and to publish the finding aid online through Arizona Archives Online, a statewide consortium for archival finding aids.
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Friends of Arizona Archives is Arizona’s only volunteer organization dedicated to protecting the state’s historical records and ensuring that the public has full access to those records, both at the Arizona State Archives and at local institutions.
FAzA was founded in 1997 to promote the construction of a new facility for the Arizona State Archives. FAzA played a central role in the grassroots campaign that culminated in the opening of a new archives building in late 2008.
The completion of a new archives facility was a major step forward for Arizona, but many challenges remain. Arizona’s counties and smaller historical organizations continue to struggle with limited storage space and inadequate facilities for their collections. As a result, records managers sometimes are forced to make decisions that restrict access to historical records.
You can support FAzA 's advocacy work, programs, and activities by becoming a member or by making a donation. Membership is open to anyone who works at, does research at, or supports Arizona’s historical archives. FAzA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, so membership dues and donations are tax-deductible.
In its advocacy work and training activities, FAzA strives to serve the needs and promote the interests not only of archivists and researchers, but also of the general public.