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AHA Today

The most recent news from the AHA's blog, AHA Today:

AHA Statement on Scholarly Journal Publishing (September 24, 2012)

The American Historical Association voices concerns about recent developments in the debates over “open access” to research published in scholarly journals. The conversation has been framed by the particular characteristics and economics of science publishing, a landscape considerably different from the terrain of scholarship in the humanities. The governing Council of the AHA has unanimously approved the following statement. We welcome further discussion in the comment section on our blog, AHA Today.

AHA Hosts the Executive Director of the Canadian Historical Association (September 24, 2012)
By Vanessa Varin

The AHA recently had the pleasure of hosting Michel Duquet, Executive Director of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA).  Duquet met with a variety of AHA staff in order to get a sense of the day-to-day operations of the association. More than what Michel might have learned from us, and beyond what we learned from him, his visit demonstrates how vital our relationships with our international partners have become.  They offer their own unique experiences and perspectives on how to best support and serve their members, and remind us that historians around the world face similar challenges regarding both academic and non-academic employment. 

AHA Advocacy: Historians and Archivists Collaborate to Keep Georgia State Archive Open (September 21, 2012)
By James Grossman

The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the partnership between historians and archivist to maintain public access to Georgia’s state archives. We're seeing a variation to Georgia’s announcement closing the archives all too often: public officials who proclaim the importance of history, and then strip the funding from institutions that preserve our heritage or programs that promote history education.