south asian american digital archives
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At the July meeting of Archivists Being Awesome, Samip Mallick presented on the South Asian American Digital Archive, an independent non-profit organization, newly relocated to Philadelphia, working to document, preserve and provide access to South Asian American history through a post-custodial digital-only archive. All of the stories and materials SAADA collects are freely accessible online at http://www.saadigitalarchive.orgTRANSCRIPT
Archivists Being Awesome July 30, 2012
Why is it important?
• “A community without its records is a community under siege, defending itself, its identity, and its version of history without a firm foundation on which to stand.” -- Jeannette Bastian
What makes SAADA unique
• Post-custodial archive • Digital-only archive • Radically focused on access • Materials described at the item-level • Actively engage community members in a
dialogue about history and the role of archives
http://www.saadigitalarchive.org