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GENERAL UPDATE: Highlights from the 2026 State of the Cooperative!

Curious about what we’ve been up to? March 11, 2026, was an exciting day for the SNAC Cooperative as we gathered virtually to share milestones, new projects, and our vision for 2026 and beyond. It’s been a while since our last cooperative-wide meeting in 2023, and as SNAC Director Jerry Simmons noted in his opening […]

GENERAL and TEAM UPDATES: SNAC State of the Cooperative Program Announced!

2026 is shaping up to be a very exciting year of positive change for the SNAC Cooperative! There have been many developments and exciting plans hatched for various aspects of SNAC, including new potential description groups and partnerships, outreach plans, updates to controlled vocabularies, and more! Below are a few teasers, but we want to […]

TEAM UPDATE: IndigenizeSNAC Team Members Present at CNI!

At the Fall 2025 Coalition for Networked Information meeting, held December 11-12 in Washington, D.C., IndigenizeSNAC team members Diana Marsh, Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Luiseño and Cupeño), Veronica Pipestem (Otoe-Missouria), and  Jerry Simmons and presented a briefing on the project. Description The briefing will share ongoing work on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)- […]

GENERAL UPDATE: State of the Cooperative Open to the Public!

The SNAC State of the Cooperative makes a comeback this Spring! Of course, all SNAC members and editors are encouraged to attend, but this year we are planning to open the event to the general public! The last time this event was held was in September 2023 and so much has happened since then and […]

GENERAL UPDATE: SNACSchool Registration, Archives 101 and More!

As we settle into December we take the time to reflect on the past year and plan for the next! With new energy and funding, we have been able to revitalize SNAC with a series of educational events open to the public, the creation of new jobs and partnerships, and what feels like a million […]