Advocacy - Archives Week
Advocacy, in an archives and records administration context, refers to the act of speaking or disseminating information with the intention of influencing behavior, policy, conduct, or action.
A major opportunity for archives advocacy is Archives Week. Since the late 1980s, Archives Week/Month has seen steady growth at the grassroots level, supported by…regional, state and local archival associations; state archives and state historical records advisory boards; and repositories working individually and collectively. American Archives Month is…a tool that can help raise awareness among various audiences, including policy makers, influentials within your community, resource allocators, prospective donors, researchers, future archivists, the media…and the general public. (Source: American Archives Month: Celebrating the American Record. Society of American Archivists’ public relations kit: 2007)
In addition to the Archives Week/Month material, this document section includes other tools, case studies, and materials which may proof useful in promoting awareness about the issues and challenges faced in managing government archives and records.
This section lists each of the Advocacy documents:
| Document Title | Document Description | Document Size (measured in KBs) |
|---|---|---|
| Poster: Local Government Archives and You | Full-color, 11" x 17" poster titled "Local Government Archives and You: Your heritage, Your Rights, Your Community." Developed by Council of State Archivists' Task Force on Local Government Archives. | 517 KB |
| Archives Development Program brochure – TN | Promotional brochure developed by Tennessee State Library and Archives describing services to work “with the citizens and local officials of Tennessee to advance the preservation of and access to public records.” 2 pages. | 222 KB |
| Historical Records and the Local Government Historian – NY | This publication suggest ways that historians can use their knowledge and interest to encourage and support records management and historical records programs that are adequate to the needs of local governments and their constituents. 12 pages. NY State Archives and Records Administration. 2004. | 84 KB |
| Georgia Archives Week: An Event Planning Guide | Published in June 2001, this 15-page planning guide provides program ideas, a comprehensive event planning checklist, and hints on working with the media. | 109 KB |
| Wisconsin in Wartime: Archives Week 2002 | This 16-page planning guide for Archives Week 2002 provides program ideas for the 2002 Wisconsin wartime theme, a comprehensive event planning checklist, and tips on working with the media to get the most out of public relations efforts. | 347 KB |
| Understand. Support. Promote. Your Local Government Records Program (brochure) | This two-page brochure can be printed on legal size paper (8 1/2" x 14") and provides answers to posed questions: What are Local Government Records? Why are Local Government Records Important? Who is Responsible for these Records? and Who uses Local Government Records. The brochure was developed by the Main State Archives, Massachusetts Archives, and Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board. | 856 KB |
| Making a Case for a Records Management Program – AL | Procedural leaflet on subject title. Discusses goals, risk assessment, and stating the case. 5 pages. 2003. Alabama Department of History and Archives. | 234 KB |
| NC Archives Week Planning Guide | North Carolina's 2007 Archives Week Planning Guide was created by the Ad Hoc Archives Week Committee of the Society of North Carolina Archivists. Contents include: event suggestions, an event planning checklist, how-to-interview cheat sheet (media guide), and a sample public service announcement. 10 pages. | 121 KB |
| Records Management and the Agency Lawyer – GA | Considerations for agency attorneys. Explains why records management is important and reviews the consequences of ignoring records management. 2 pages. 2008. Georgia Archives. | 123 KB |
| Action Guide: Planning for Archives Week (TN) | The Society of Tennessee Archivists published this 16-page Action Guide. Includes media tips, event ideas, fundraising suggestions, and sample letters, proclamations, press releases, and event calendar. | 230 KB |
| What Have Records Got to Do With Me? Considerations for Government Officials and Employees – GA | Answers the questions: why are records important? who is responsible? and what are your responsibilities? 2 pages. 2008. Georgia Archives. | 104 KB |
| Your Local Government Records Program – brochure | This two-page, black-and-white brochure may be reproduced on legal-sized paper. | 858 KB |
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