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Team Updates

GENERAL UPDATE: Summer of SNAC

Summer’s heating up—and so is SNAC! With the recent heat wave, July brought a wave of new energy and activity across the Cooperative. Below we will introduce you to the main points, including changes in leadership, progress on Mellon-funded initiatives, renewed working group momentum, and planning for our biggest fall yet. A Leadership Transition Worth […]

TEAM UPDATE: Indigenous SNAC Series Announced!

We are thrilled to announce a 3-part series of events aligning with our ongoing goal to Indigenize SNAC! IndigenizeSNAC Series This special series seeks to Indigenize SNACSchool by modifying our standard SNACSchool programs, seeking participation and feedback from Indigenous individuals, and culminating in an Indigenous SNAC edit-a-thon in November! EVERYONE, regardless of your experience with […]

TEAM and GENERAL UPDATE: SNAC Promo and Work in the Pipeline!

Making SNAC accessible includes creating digestible media to describe what it is and how it works. Creating a video doing just that was a priority for the team so that we could smoothly transition from the IMLS grant (which at present has still been rescinded, but we have submitted an appeal letter!), which largely focused […]

TEAM and GENERAL UPDATE: Navigating the Current Landscape

Greetings fellow SNAC Fanatics! Changing landscapes in politics and funding often go hand-in-hand with changes in priorities and organization… more on that for the majority of this post, but first, a happy update on our SNACSchool event last month! The team here planned and promoted a 2-day virtual SNACSchool session on March 5 & 6, […]

TEAM UPDATE: SNACSchool Soft (Re)Launch!

One of the key components of the SNAC Cooperative is SNACSchool! Members of the Cooperative have designed modules to teach SNAC users how to use the platform in a variety of ways. With support from the National Archives and Records Administration, SNACSchool was able to carry out several training sessions per year up until about […]