*On behalf of the SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries, I am very pleased to announce the release of our revised draft Guidelines for Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries <https://www2.archivists.org/groups/saa-acrlrbms-joint-task-force-on-holdings-metrics/guidelines-for-standardized-holdings-counts-and-measures-for-archival-r>. The Guidelines are the product of the Task Force’s efforts to analyze and address feedback received in response to the draft we released on 11 January 2017, which is summarized in our July 20, 2017 Annual Report to the SAA Standards Committee. <https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/ReportStandardsSAA2017.pdf>The Guidelines are available both online and as a PDF via this SAA website:https://www2.archivists.org/groups/saa-acrlrbms-joint-task-force-on-holdings-metrics/guidelines-for-standardized-holdings-counts-and-measures-for-archival-r <https://www2.archivists.org/groups/saa-acrlrbms-joint-task-force-on-holdings-metrics/guidelines-for-standardized-holdings-counts-and-measures-for-archival-r>The Guidelines reflect a multi-year effort to develop definitions and best practices for quantifying the holdings of archival repositories and special collections libraries. The Guidelines address both the wide range of types and formats of material typically held and the different ways collection material is managed and described. The Task Force invites comments on the revised draft. Please direct feedback to the co-chairs before Tuesday, July 31, 2018:Martha O’Hara Conway, mocon...@umich.edu <mocon...@umich.edu>(for RBMS)Emily R. Novak Gustainis, emily_gustai...@hms.harvard.edu <emily_gustai...@hms.harvard.edu> (for SAA) With thanks in advance for your interest and input, Martha, on behalf of the SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force on the Development of Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries Martha O’Hara Conway (RBMS) University of Michigan, co-chairRachel A. D'Agostino (RBMS) Library Company of PhiladelphiaLara Friedman–Shedlov (RBMS) University of MinnesotaEmily R. Novak Gustainis (SAA) Harvard Medical School, co-chairE. Haven Hawley (RBMS) University of FloridaLisa K. Miller (SAA) Stanford University*
********************************************************************* Martha O'Hara Conway Director * Special Collections Research Center University of Michigan Library * Ann Arbor MI 48109-1190
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