2010 Western Round-Up Starts Today

April 29, 2010

After months and years of planning, the 2010 Western Round-up started today (Wednesday, April 28) with a roster of pre-conference workshops. The meeting is a super-regional joint meeting of CIMA, the Northwest Archivists, the Society of California Archivists, and the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists gathering at the Seattle Renaissance hotel in Seattle, Washington.

Today’s program included When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Grant Writing, and Implementing More Product, Less Process.

Thursday’s agenda includes the plenary address at 9:00 am; as well as CIMA’s annual meeting at 3:45pm. For more a detailed program, go to the Northwest Archivists’ Web site (http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/descriptions).

Also be sure to look for the CIMA Traveling Exhibit, and meet the CIMA officers at the Round-up.


Job Opportunity–Corvallis, Oregon

April 29, 2010

Oregon State University Libraries invites applications for the position of Oregon Multicultural Librarian, a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, tenure track faculty position within the University Archives at the Assistant Professor level.

Responsibilities include:

1. Coordination of the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA), including collection development, outreach, processing, and digitization
2. Liaison to the Ethnic Studies Department and the university’s cultural centers
3. Reference and information literacy
4. Supervision of students, volunteers, and interns
5. Committee service in the library, university, and archives associations

For details, qualifications, and deadline to apply, please see the Oregon State University online announcement:

http://jobs.oregonstate.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56515

For full consideration submit documents by Friday, May 28, 2010. For questions about this position, please contact Jane Nichols, Search Committee Chair, at or jane.nichols@oregonstate.edu.


CIMA Council Meeting Minutes Available

April 23, 2010

The CIMA Council met on April 14th in a conference call. The minutes from the meeting are available here.


CIMA Council Meeting Minutes Available

April 23, 2010

The CIMA Council met on March 10th in a conference call. The minutes from the meeting are available here.


Job Opportunity–Salt Lake City, Utah

April 20, 2010

The Utah State Archives and Records Service has announced two vacancies for Archivists at their downtown Salt Lake City location.

For additional information about qualifications and application deadlines, please see the official announcement at:

https://statejobs.utah.gov/JobAnnouncement.jsp?rid=21089