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October 4, 2018 - Comments Off on Contribute to the LAAC “Archives 101” Zine

Contribute to the LAAC “Archives 101” Zine

We're currently working on another volume of the LAAC "Archives 101" zine for the annual Archives Bazaar. This year's theme is DIGITAL ARCHIVES.

If you'd like to participate, please email us a half page (8.5" x 5.5") by October 12. The half page can consist of anything! (Check out our past zines for inspiration.) Contributors may decide to write an article, make a list, create an illustration- the sky's the limit! Submissions can focus on any aspect of archives, but the issue's theme is Digital Archives.

The Archives 101 zines are intended for a public audience. Submissions can be anonymous, or can include a name, handle, etc.

The zines will be printed and distributed at the Archives Bazaar on October 20th. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to hello@laacollective.org
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May 29, 2018 - Comments Off on LAAC Summer Conference Scholarship Opportunity

LAAC Summer Conference Scholarship Opportunity

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Need conference funding assistance? LAAC is happy to announce that we will be providing summer conference scholarships for one professional (up to $330*) and two students (up to $150 each*).

Requirements: Must indicate need for funding via application form and must be able to prepare post-conference report, to be posted either on our website or Acid Free.

Deadline for applications: Friday, June 15, 2018

Scholarship winners will be notified by Friday, June 22, 2018. Conference scholarship committee will be made up of two LAAC Steering Committee members and two Subcommittee members. Winners will be reimbursed for conference registration via Venmo or Paypal.

*Based on Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting early-bird registration cost

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October 10, 2018 - Comments Off on Call for Pitches — Acid Free, Issue 9: Movement

Call for Pitches — Acid Free, Issue 9: Movement

MOVEMENT

Acid Free, the online quarterly magazine of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective, is welcoming contributions for its upcoming issue. Acid Free seeks to be a smart, complicated, non-academic forum for a variety of voices and issues in our field, to ground archivists locally and regionally while also keeping an eye toward larger conversations and landscapes.

The theme of our December 2018 issue will be MOVEMENT, which can be broadly interpreted through an archival lens. Possible topics may include: career progression; moving images; digital file transfers; social justice movements; sports; or other takes on the theme.

Articles can highlight documents, collections, or exhibitions; explore local landmarks; or address theme-related subjects and issues in the profession.

Pitch us your idea by telling us in a few sentences what your article is about and how it relates to MOVEMENT and archives. Please keep in mind our submission guidelines* and check out current and past issues of Acid Free for examples.

Pitches will be accepted through Friday, October 26th at: acidfree@laacollective.org.

Thanks from the Acid Free team.

*Articles can be any length, but we recommend keeping 1,000-2,000 words with captioned images in .jpg format.