The Society of Mississippi Archivists will hold its annual meeting at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on March 26-27, 2026.
Theme:Reflecting on American History in the Archives
The Society of Mississippi Archivists invites proposals for presentations and panels that explore the 250th anniversary of the United States by focusing on how archivists, archival collections, and archival practices reflect, interpret, and preserve American culture and history.
We welcome proposals that address topics such as (but not limited to):
Interesting stories uncovered while processing collections or working with researchers
Collection development
Exhibits (physical or digital) highlighting collections
Integrating collections into bibliographic instruction
Working with donor and collection supporters
Digital archives
Programming centered on collections
Using archives in K-12
Preserving archival material
Collecting materials on under-documented histories
Working with born digital collections
Submission Guidelines
Submit an abstract of approximately 250 words describing the topic.
Include the names, affiliations, contact information and presentation titles of all presenters.
All proposals are welcome. While the theme is “Reflecting on American History in the Archives,” we will consider archival-related proposals beyond the theme.
Submissions are open to Society of Mississippi Archivists members and non-members, and we welcome proposals from students at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Oral History Australia is seeking to fill the role of editor for our journal Studies in Oral History.
The role is voluntary but offers the opportunity for an experienced oral historian to give back to our community and/or for an early to mid-career oral historian to develop their skills.
In recent years the role of editor has been filled by two people. This is a very useful arrangement for sharing the workload of editor. It would be ideal for two editors of similar experience or an experienced editor mentoring a more junior colleague.
Studies in Oral History is an open-access academic journal providing peer-reviewed articles as well as reports and reviews of interest to the broader oral history community.
The new editor/s will commence with the 2026 edition of the journal. It is expected that the Call for Papers for the 2026 edition will be issued before the end of the year.
The current editors, Skye Krichauff and Carolyn Collins, are very happy to assist in the handover of the role.
Deadline
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 22 November 2025. Submissions should be made to the OHA President Elisabeth Gondwe via email – president@oralhistoryaustralia.org.au.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Saturday, August 1, 2026
New Orleans, Louisiana
We are living in a period of momentous change for the archives, records management, and cultural heritage professions. These changes have affected everything from workflows to community engagement, and from personnel issues to sustainability. Different types of repositories have experienced these political, technological, cultural, and environmental forces in diverse ways. ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2026 gives us an opportunity to take stock, to explore innovative solutions to the problems we are encountering, and to assess our professions’ history, practices, assumptions, and training.
The Program Committee seeks perspectives from across our profession that help us strengthen our professions’ diversity, our institutions, and our people. We encourage proposals that demonstrate the amazing variety of ways to be an archivist and to participate in the archives profession. The Committee recognizes that creating a sustainable and bright future for our profession involves creating a diverse program in which participants can freely choose the topic they wish to share. Therefore, instead of specific topic suggestions, we pose the following questions to hopefully prompt some ideas for your session proposals.
How can the histories of our professions inform our current situation?
What are the impactful practices you have implemented in appraisal, processing, access, community engagement, preservation, or management in response to recent changes?
What types of technological changes have you implemented at your institution, and how were you successfully able to advocate for those improvements?
How do you appraise, gather, store and provide access to data, and how do you determine whether your practices are ethical?
How does archival training and professional development need to change to adapt to changes in our professions?
How can workplaces be more responsive to the needs of employees, including such issues as disability and trauma?
We welcome proposals on all topics related to archives and archival work.
Proposal Evaluation
The Program Committee invites submissions for 60- to 75-minute sessions (live and/or hybrid) and poster presentations. Proposals are welcome on any aspect of archives, records, and information management—local, state or territorial, national, and international—especially their intersections with other professions and domains. Each proposal will be evaluated on its completeness and the strength of the 150-word abstract and other statements. Proposals should incorporate one or more of the following:
Statement of potential impact on archives, records, and information management;
Diversity of presenters, including but not limited to racial diversity, gender diversity, experiential or professional diversity, institutional diversity, diversity of ability, and/or geographic diversity;
Relevance of the topic for SAA members and other interested attendees; and/or
A plan for, or description of, how the session will incorporate interaction and engagement with session attendees.
We expect program sessions to reflect SAA’s core values as well as their commitment to a diverse and inclusive program and profession. Each session should include individuals and/or organizations with varied personal and professional experiences, perspectives, and identities. Please indicate—in a summative way—how your proposal reflects individual, organizational, or geographic diversity and/or supports the development, inclusion, and stewardship of a diverse profession or cultural record. This could include positionality statements that reflect on the unique identities of the panelists in relation to the work they will discuss, a recognition of dominant positionality inherent in your identity or organization, or the ways in which privilege and power manifest in the session and how you will use or respond to it.
Session Formats
The Program Committee encourages submission of proposals that may include, but are not limited to, the following formats:
Panel Presentation. Session consisting of a panel of three to five individuals discussing or presenting theories or perspectives on a given topic. Session may consist of a series of prepared presentations or a moderated discussion and should include time for audience feedback. If giving prepared presentations, presentation titles should be provided and will be included in the program. A moderator is required (this role may be performed by the chair); a commentator is optional.
Professional Poster Presentation. Report in which information is summarized using brief written statements and graphic materials, such as photographs, charts, graphs, and/or diagrams mounted on poster board (if in person) or in a PDF document (if virtual). Presenters will be assigned a specific time during which they must be with their poster to discuss it with attendees if presenting in-person.
Lightning Talks. Session consisting of eight to ten lively and informative 5-minute talks. The session chair secures commitments from speakers and compiles all presentation slides into one single presentation to ensure timely speaker transitions.
Mix and Match. “Mix and Match” allows individuals to propose an individual talk rather than a full session. Similar or complementary proposals will then be combined into one session. We hope this option will encourage individuals who have not previously submitted a proposal to do so, as well as provide an opportunity to connect archivists who might not have otherwise met one another. We will accept proposals for 5 or 20-minute presentations.
Alternative Format. Don’t feel confined by the prescribed formats—suggest an alternative or create your own! Alternative format sessions may take a variety of forms. Examples include world café and fishbowl discussions. Propose a moderated debate offering opposing points of view, or an “experiential” format involving simulation, role play, or games to convey key principles and learning objectives. We welcome your creative ideas about how your topic might best be addressed! Proposals in this category must: 1) specify the format and session facilitator and 2) describe briefly how the format will enhance the presentation of the material. You may suggest up to four presenters for the session.
Your format choice will not affect the Program Committee’s decision. The Committee may, however, recommend the proposed format be changed if it believes that a different format may better serve the session’s learning objectives or desired audience.
We are bringing back Pop-Ups! A separate call for Pop-Up proposals will be issued in the spring of 2026. Do not use the session proposal form for Pop-Ups.
Reminder for Proposal Submitters and Session Participants
Archivists and records administrators who participate in the program (including in Pop-Up sessions) must register and secure institutional or personal funding. Participants whose employment does not involve performing, teaching, or managing any aspect of the archival or records administration function, or who are from outside the United States and Canada, may be eligible for complimentary registration upon request. SAA cannot provide funding for speakers, whether they are international, non-archivists, non-records administrators, members, or nonmembers.
Proposal Submition
Proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting are due on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT. The Program Committee will not consider proposals received after the deadline.
Submission Form will be available by mid-November.
Review the submission form questions (PDF) before submitting your proposal. Note: Submissions will only be received through the online submission form not the PDF.
The 2026 Program Committee has created a Google spreadsheet to be used as an informal tool to connect individuals who are seeking ideas and/or collaboration on session proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting. It is not monitored by SAA or the Program Committee and is not part of the official submission process.
Questions? Contact the Conference Office at conference@archivists.org.
deep in the heart of Archives April 29-May 2, 2026 Waco, Texas and Virtually via Zoom Events
An archive is more than a collection of documents, books, and media. These materials are processed, exhibited, and stewarded by the dedicated individuals who make up our profession. At the heart of every archive is an archivist. Whether you’re a lone arranger or part of a team, archivists are passionate, resourceful, and ready to help. For this year’s conference, we want to focus on the library, archive, and museum professionals that contribute to this amazing work. Please join us in Waco to find out what’s “deep in the heart” of your colleagues. Tell us what you are passionate about in your collections and what issues matter to you. Discuss how we as archivists can help each other. Share with us your fears and concerns and let’s encourage a sense of mutual support and community. Do what you do best by sharing what you know and love with folks throughout our region and beyond.
Session proposals are welcome on any subject, training, or topic relevant to library, archive, and museum professions. Proposals will be evaluated on the completeness of the description, the originality of the topic, and the diversity of speakers. Abstracts outlining presentations should be 200 words or less.
The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held both in-person in Waco, Texas, and virtually, allowing for broader participation and engagement.
Proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, November 21, 2025. Click here to submit your proposal.
The Program Committee invites submissions in the following formats:
Panel Discussion
A traditional session with three or four speakers, each giving 15 to 20 minute presentations on a single theory or perspective on a given topic, followed by time for questions. One of the speakers should act as a moderator or session chair.
Roundtable Discussion
A roundtable discussion consists of one to three presentations of 10 minutes each that describe a theory, issue, or initiative followed by small group discussions where participants and speakers share ideas. A session chair is not required.
Lightning Talks
A large panel of eight to ten speakers that deliver five minute talks on a common theme or issue, keeping a lively pace and sharing relevant take-away ideas. A session chair is required to compile presentation materials and maintain the time schedule.
Skills Training
Are you a whiz at making phase boxes? Do you have advanced Excel skills or other technical expertise? Share your skills with other members in a mini-workshop setting. Focus on one or two skills that can be shared in a 60 or 90-minute session. Skills training sessions should have one or two speakers. Proposals should include details of the speaker’s relevant experience or training.
Lunch Meetings/Discussion
Are you part of a state or local archival organization that would like to meet up at SSA? Want to start a book club or a study group? Get your special interest in the program to reach more potential members.
Everyone is welcome to join Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Archives’ next G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club discussion: THE MUSEUM OF ORDINARY PEOPLE by Mike Gayle, via Zoom, Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7pm (EST). RSVP for Zoom link: info@wolfsonarchives.org.
THE MUSEUM OF ORDINARY PEOPLE By Mike Gayle While dealing with the loss of her mother, Jess discovers a unique museum in a warehouse dedicated to everyday items that hold significant personal meaning. As she becomes the unofficial custodian of the collection, Jess uncovers heartwarming stories and secrets that help her navigate her own grief and find a new purpose.
RADIO AND AUDIO MEDIA AREA POPULAR CULTURE AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
April 8-11, 2026, ATLANTA
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 30, 2025
We invite papers and presentations on all aspects of radio and audio media, including but not limited to: radio and audio media history; radio and audio media programs and content (music, drama, talk, news, public affairs, features, interviews, sports, college, religious, ethnic, community, low-power, pirate, etc.); podcasting (news, public affairs, commentary, audio drama, branded content); new audio media (internet radio, streaming audio, etc.); audio social media (Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces, Reddit Talk, etc.); radio literature studies; media representations of radio and audio media; rhetorical research; legal and regulatory policy; economics of radio and audio media; and radio and audio media technology. We welcome U.S., international, or comparative works and media presentations and are catholic regarding method, theory, or approach. Papers or presentations should be planned for no more than fifteen minutes. We encourage you to emphasize audience involvement and elicit stimulating questions and discussion.
Recent papers have included “Landing Radio on the Moon and Mars: From Tik Tok radio, “Spatial Audio to Space Radio,” “Mic Check: Does the term Auteur fit Podcasting?” and “’A Forceful Agency’: New York Governor Alfred E. Smith and Radio Broadcasting, 1925-1927”
Paper or presentation proposals must include an abstract of 200 words and paper or presentation title, and author’s institutional affiliation and email address. We do not accept undergraduate student submissions. Submit your paper or presentation proposal to: https://www.aievolution.com/pcaaca/
The proposal will include an abstract of 200 words and paper or presentation title, institutional affiliation, and email address. In order to submit a paper or presentation proposal, your PCA membership must be valid for 2025-2026.
Address paper or presentation proposals inquiries via email to: Matthew Killmeier, PCA/ACA Radio and Audio Media Area Chair, Dept. of Communication and Theatre, Auburn University at Montgomery, mkillmei@aum.edu 334-244-3950 (work) 207-317-7693 (mobile)
Thank you Dulce Kersting-Lark at University of Idaho for sending this CFP!
Call for Proposals: Session(s) on the Empire-Self Making of the Land-Grant University Western History Association | Portland, OR | October 21-24, 2026
Considering the Western History Association’s 2026 theme, “Unsettled: New Wests, New Lessons,” we call attention to how federal land-grants, including the universities they enabled, fueled westward expansion toward industrialization. Scholarship on the modus operandi of the land-grant university has emphasized mechanized agriculture and exploited labor on stolen land as outputs of a fraught system, but scattered discourse abounds regarding the ways the wheels of the land-grant university empire-self making apparatus could not turn without the reconstitution of its own image/knowledge. Indeed, much of this conversation resides in Anthropological and Sociological study, and we seek to aggregate Historical-adjacent analysis into interconnected panels focused on the knowledge regime of the land-grant university.
Ethnic studies scholar Sarah E. K. Fong offers racial-settler capitalism as a term to explain the co-constitutive relationship between the violent accumulation of Indigenous lands and racialized labor exploitation on stolen land.i Abolitionist university studies scholars Abigail Boggs and Nick Mitchell co-locate the university within and between settler colonial and racial capitalist accumulation.ii
The proverbial land-grant university’s three-prong approach (agriculture and mechanical arts education; agriculture experiment stations; cooperative extension service) manifests racial-settler capitalism in three ways: 1) the Morrill Acts of 1867 and 1890, as well as the Equity in Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 redistributed stolen Indigenous land to 2) physically occupy stolen land with machines, domesticated plants, factories, and workers and 3) legitimates the ongoing recreation of its own empire through a knowledge regime that includes university archives, community engagement projects and marketing, and youth programming. It is this self-legitimizing knowledge regime which we highlight in these sessions.
Feminist studies scholars Abigail Boggs and Nick Mitchell instruct us to short circuit the university to confront its “foundational epistemological and material violences,” and ethnic studies scholar la paperson (aka K. Wayne Yang) urges us to “hot-wire” the university to make it do what we need and want.iii Together, they help us to imagine and repurpose the university’s “resources, capacities, and function of reproducing sociality with and for other ways of being, other ways of living.”iv Preference is given to panels which direct us toward tangible solutions.
Interconnected panels focused on the knowledge regime of the land-grant university might include discussion of:
Critical youth instruction and Cooperative Extension programming
Indigenous land theft and occupation
Community-engagement marketing, land-grant lexicon on stolen land
What does it look like to short circuit and hot-wire the university for ends which prioritize our relationships with each other? How do we make the university do the community engagement to which it claims commitment?
Session Organizers and Deadline: Please submit proposals of up to 250 words to both organizers below by 11:59p PST on November 24, 2025. See the second page for special consideration. Shiloh Green Soto, Assistant Professor of History, Washington State University: shiloh.greensoto@wsu.edu. Dulce Kersting-Lark, Head of Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho: dulce@uidaho.edu.
While all are welcome, we seek intellectual representation from/about the following land-grant universities and colleges in the U.S. West:
Alaska: University of Alaska Iḷisaġvik College Arizona: University of Arizona Tohono O’odham Community College Diné College California: University of California Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University Colorado: Colorado State University Hawaii: University of Hawaii Idaho: University of Idaho Kansas: Kansas State University Haskell Indian Nations University Montana: Montana State University Blackfeet Community College Salish Kootenai College Aaniiih Nakoda College Stone Child College Little Big Horn College Chief Dull Knife College Fort Peck Community College Nevada: University of Nevada New Mexico: New Mexico State University Navajo Technical College Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Oregon: Oregon State University Texas: Texas A&M University Prairie View A&M University Utah: Utah State University Washington: Washington State University Northwest Indian College Wyoming: University of Wyoming
Role of records and archives in countering disinformation and misinformation: the perspective of LIS educators in Nigerian universities Available Ugonna Vivian Ailakhu
Auditing of investigation records and information (AIRI) process: components, elements and principles Available Widura Abd Kadir; Umi Asma’ Mokhtar; Zawiyah M. Yusof
A novel ranking model for information technology security controls through COBIT and MCDM Available Mohammad Nikbakht; Saeed Rouhani; Vahideh Mojtahed
An assessment of record keeping practices at construction sites: Nepalese perspectives Available Uttam Neupane; Bhupendra Prasad Jaisi
Examining blockchain’s role in securing and authenticating digital records: perspectives from IT specialists and records managers Available Akinade Adebowale Adewojo
Digital management of legal records: analyzing user acceptance of digital land management Available Aslan Noor; Guntur Atur Parulian; Fachrully Pratama; Rahmi Zubaedah; Imanudin Affandi
Access to science archives in Brazil: absence of regulations and guidelines Available Shirley Franco; Thiara Almeida Costa; Cynthia Roncaglio
Exploring the nature, drivers and consequences of electronic medical record workarounds in Tanzanian public primary health care Available Joseph Makaranga; Goodiel Moshi; Felix Sukums
Photography, along with other printed image technologies, is a major component of the ordinary visual environment that papers domestic surfaces, at the same time it proves to be a particularly adequate means of documenting interiors. The conference “Photographic Interiors: Between Staging and Documentation” aims to think through this mirror effect of photographed photographs, by considering together images of domestic worlds and everyday image practices anchored in the dwelling. The aim is twofold: to examine the various ways of capturing interiors through photography, and to think about the life of images within interiors. The conference will be held on 7 April 2026 at the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (INHA), Paris and co-organised by InVisu (INHA/CNRS) and ECHELLES (Université Paris Cité/CNRS). We invite you to send your proposals in French or English (an abstract of 300 words max. with a title and an image) by November 7, 2025 to images.invisu@inha.fr
Contact Information
Organization: Manuel Charpy (InVisu, CNRS/INHA) Éliane de Larminat (ECHELLES, Université Paris Cité/CNRS) Ece Zerman (ECHELLES, Université Paris Cité/CNRS)
How do the very acts of being, knowing, and communicating outside of normative frameworks create new forms of information, alternative archives, and innovative approaches? How do diverse gender and sexual identities illuminate biases in existing information practices and inspire more just and equitable futures?
Librarians, archivists, and information workers are on the frontlines of the assault on free speech, academic freedom, dissent, DEI, and the intellectual and creative foundations of social equity. As we convene in 2026 for the fifth Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium (GSISC), we seek to explore and celebrate the myriad ways in which lived realities, information practices, and intellectual contributions of queer, trans, non-binary, and other gender and sexually diverse individuals inherently challenge, disrupt, and transform the information landscape in this challenging time.
The GSISC planning committee invites you to join us June 17 and 18 for a virtual gathering to foster community and connection as we confront forces that seek to erase our existence, honor the legacies of the movements before us, and work to collectively imagine liberatory futures into being: we are everywhere. We welcome proposals that address a range of topics on how we nurture resistance in our profession, with consideration for its locus among the intersections of gender, queerness, race, and sexuality.
Questions and considerations might include, but are not limited to:
Existence as Resistance
Queer Realities
Affect in the body
Entering the LIS profession in 2026
Where can we work: navigating the assault on intellectual freedom and free speech
Self-care/Collective-care
Coming out whole on the other side: surviving the present wave of authoritarianism
Protecting our peace: stepping up and stepping back as strategic defenses
Loving the work when the work doesn’t love you back
Resistance as Existence
Misinformation, Disinformation, Censorship, and Freedom of Expression
Identifying silences, gaps, and lies in dominant information landscapes
Activating/archiving alternative information resources
Working outside of/against the establishment: providing information in defiance of institutional compliance
Teaching and mentorship in LIS graduate education in this liminal time
Know Your Rights
The right to resist: addressing rights information as an information literacy issue
Protest and the right to privacy on college campuses
Labor organizing and collective action, within and without unions
Please direct any questions or concerns to GSISC2026@gmail.com. Please note that we are a fully volunteer run conference. While we staff our inbox, sometimes we may take a few days to get back to you.
Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium (GSISC) logo by Bernadette Floresca.
Important dates
Deadline for proposals – February 27, 2026
Notification of acceptance – March 31, 2026
Registration opens* – April 13, 2026
Colloquium dates – June 17 and 18, 2026, Noon – 4pm (EST) each day
*Rates: Please note there will be a modest registration fee for this event,
Note: Further logistics will be unfolding.
The Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium emerged from the Litwin Books and Library Juice Press Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, and was founded by the series founding editor, Emily Drabinski. The first GSISC colloquium was held in 2014, inspired in part by the Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader (2013). Its aim was to respond to the challenges posed by critical perspectives on gender and sexuality in our field. This gathering seeks to create an inclusive space for difficult, fruitful conversations that foreground gender, sexuality, and the body, with consideration for libraries and cultural heritage institutions as sites of both liberation and oppression. The colloquium intends to foster dialogue among librarians, archivists, and information workers on our profession and its locus among the intersections of gender, queerness, race, sexuality, and the freedom to exist and thrive in our bodies.
Publishing in the Archives Profession 