For the first time the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is hosting its own conference for state and territorial archivists and archives staff. We want this to be a dynamic opportunity to have conversations around issues that are unique to State and Territorial Archives. The theme this year focuses on accessibility, and we hope you will consider broad questions around access. What issues do state and territorial archives have with physical accessibility? What technologies are we using to make records available? How do you deal with statutory restrictions on access? How can collections policies, retention schedules, or deaccession policies help increase access? What outreach programs have been successful at promoting the Archives? Share your experiences in these areas or your own examples on improving access.
We strongly encourage you to partner with other state or territorial archives to collaborate on a panel or present individually. Please use this Google Sheet if you’d like to work on collaborating on a session.
The deadline for submissions is April 19, 2024. Please submit proposals electronically via this online form. Proposals should include:
- Presenter(s) name, job title, institution/organization, and email address
- Title of proposed session (If proposing multiple presenters, include a title for each presentation)
- Brief (50-250 word) abstract of session to be used in conference program.
- Preferred format (select all that apply): presentation, panel, lightning talks, roundtables, workshop, or other (please specify)
- Length of presentation (30 minutes or 45 minutes)
Notifications of acceptance will go out early May.