The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) hosted the third ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum on August 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with the SAA Annual Meeting. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the ARL/SAA Mosaic Program promotes much-needed diversification of the archives and special collections professional workforce.
The Leadership Forum featured numerous speakers from the archives and special collections field, including Danna Bell, educational resource specialist at the Library of Congress and former president of SAA; Josue Hurtado, coordinator of public services and outreach at the Temple University Special Collections Research Center; and Ricardo Punzalan, assistant professor of archival studies at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies. The event concluded with a mock interview facilitated by several career archivists and special collections professionals.
The Mosaic Program fellows also attended the SAA Annual Meeting, which focused on issues of diversity and inclusion throughout. The SAA opening plenary featured a keynote by Chris Taylor, director of inclusion and community engagement at the Minnesota Historical Society, with comments by David Ferriero, archivist of the United States. At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, the SAA presidential address by Dennis Meissner highlighted the need for archivists to develop as individuals and as a profession in the area of cultural competence.
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