December 2011, Vol. 27 No. 2

Please RSVP for this meeting by Wednesday, November 2. Cargill is a private company and all attendees will receive badges when they arrive. (Please note Cargill, Incorporated does not permit guns in these premises.)

Please join us in Wayzata for the fall TCART meeting. In addition to the business meeting and tour of the facilities, we will view an educational webinar on electronic records developed by SAA, Electronic Records: The Next Step.

If you have an idea or issue you would like to add to the agenda, please contact Jennifer Johnson.

The TCART fall meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Membership information will be available at the meeting for those who wish to join. See http://tcartmn.org/membership/ for more membership information or to join today!

TCART is an informal, social organization that allows professionals to visit regional repositories, meet new people in the field, and to exchange information. TCART members are encouraged to serve on the four-person board, submit newsletter articles, attend meetings, and seek out the resources offered by member organizations. Through TCART, members help shape policies applicable to the archival community and become important contributors to regional and national organizations.

Membership Fee

$10.00. Membership year is from July 1 to June 30. Additional membership levels are available. You can download our 2011-2012 membership form here.

Meetings

Meetings are held twice a year. Members volunteer to host meetings at their repositories, giving the group the opportunity to tour various collections, to socialize, and to conduct organizational business.

Newsletter

The TCART Newsletter is published twice a year. It includes meeting minutes, announcements, and member-contributed news items.

Membership Directory

Updated annually, the directory lists members, repositories and their contact information, professional activities, and areas of interest/specialties.

To Join or Renew:

1. Please fill out the attached form

2. Make check payable to “Twin Cities Archives Round Table.”

3. Mail the check and completed form to:

TCART Treasurer
Jenel Farrell, Digital Archivist
Minnesota Public Radio
480 Cedar St., 4th floor
St. Paul, MN 55101
jfarrell at mpr dot org

June 2011, Vol. 27 No. 1

State Fair Archives (Libby Conference Center, Cosgrove St., State Fairgrounds – starred at W-25 on this map: http://www.mnstatefair.org/general_info/get_here/maps.html). Street parking is available at the Fairgrounds. There are no other events planned that day so parking should be available.

Please join us in St. Paul at the State Fair Archives for the spring TCART meeting. We will be playing an SAA Webinar: Basics of Managing Electronic Records: Getting You Started. In addition to the regular meeting and tour of the facilities, we will conduct our spring officer elections.

Please RSVP to help us with planning.

If you have an idea or issue you would like to add to the agenda, please contact Jennifer Johnson.

The TCART spring meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Membership information will be available at the meeting for those who wish to join. See http://tcartmn.org/membership/ for more membership information or to join today!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
1:00-4:30 pm
State Fair Archives (Libby Conference Center, Cosgrove St., State Fairgrounds – starred at W-25 on this map: http://www.mnstatefair.org/general_info/get_here/maps.html)

Please join us in St. Paul at the State Fair Archives for the spring TCART meeting. In addition to the regular meeting and tour of the facilities, we will conduct our spring officer elections and we will view the educational webinar on electronic records developed by SAA. A future announcement will have more details.
If you have an idea or issue you would like to add to the agenda, please contact Jennifer Johnson at jennifer_i_johnson@cargill.com.

Secretary: The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the TCART and the Executive Committee; shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; shall be responsible for the corporate records and archives; shall maintain membership records; and, in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of the secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the Committee. In the absence of the President, the Secretary shall preside at business meetings of TCART and at meetings of the Executive Committee.

Newsletter Editor:
The Newsletter Editor shall produce an issue of TCART’s newsletter after each regular meeting. In the absence of the other members of the Executive Committee, the Newsletter Editor shall preside at business meetings of TCART.

If you would like to be considered for one of the open positions, please submit a short statement indicating which office you are interested in, and why you would like to serve as a TCART officer. Statements of interest should be sent to Lara Friedman-Shedlov at ldfs@umn.edu by Monday, April 11, 2011.

Advance registration is an exceptional value at $85 ($70 for MAC members, $45 for students) for this three day conference. To take advantage of this special rate, your registration must be entered online or postmarked by March 28, 2011.

For more information on the program and the online registration form see: http://www.midwestarchives.org/index.php?

For information on hotel accommodations, please see : http://www.midwestarchives.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119&Itemid=154

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Founded in 1982, the Twin Cities Archives Round Table (TCART) includes members from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, as well as greater Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Members include archivists, manuscript curators, librarians, records managers, and information specialists representing government agencies, county and state historical societies, colleges and universities, religious organizations, non-profits, and corporations.

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December 2010, Vol. 26 No. 2

Please RSVP to assist with meeting planning.

If you have an idea or issue you would like to add to the agenda, please contact Jennifer Johnson at jennifer_i_johnson@cargill.com.

The meeting will include tours of both the College of St. Benedict Archives with our host, Peggy Roske, and the St. Benedict’s Monastery Archives with Sister Renee Rau. Please plan to join us!

We will meet in the Teresa Reception Center (TRC), which is located in the building marked “A” on the campus map, http://www.csbsju.edu/About/At-a-Glance/CSB-Campus-Map.htm. The Monastery Archives are in “B,” and the College Archives are in “H”. Parking will be in Lot 1 or Lot 15.

The TCART fall meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Membership information will be available at the meeting for those who wish to join. See http://tcartmn.org/membership/ for more membership information or to join today!

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Founded in 1982, the Twin Cities Archives Round Table (TCART) includes members from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, as well as greater Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Members include archivists, manuscript curators, librarians, records managers, and information specialists representing government agencies, county and state historical societies, colleges and universities, religious organizations, non-profits, and corporations.

Visit us at http://www.tcartmn.org/ or on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138474196170689&v=wall&ref=ts.