Welcome to SNACSchool!
Trained members of the SNAC Cooperative offer training on how to use SNAC for research and reference, and dives deeper from there into authority control and archival description, creating and editing SNAC records, and training for members who want to becoming SNAC Faculty!
SNAC instructors are archivists and metadata experts and many have contributed to the development of the course materials.
Training is often offered remotely, but onsite training can be requested or may be scheduled in conjunction with national or regional professional meetings. Training can also be arranged on-site at member institutions. All requests or questions about SNACSchool should be sent to snaccooperative@gmail.com.
Course Catalog
There are THREE SNACSchool Courses:
- Reference & Research: intended for those wanting to learn how to use SNAC for research and for instruction; takes about 2 hours. (Standard: CA25074 | Indigenous Version: CA25075)
- Create & Edit: geared towards those who will be editing in SNAC). Class spans 2 days, about 3 hours each day. (Standard: CA25077 | Indigenous Version: CA25076)
- Train the Trainer: an “A to Z” instruction for all phases of planning and executing SNACSchool. Participants will have had to have taken the Create and Edit modules to successfully enroll.
Our SNACSchool "Research and Reference" and "Create & Edit" courses are pre-certified by the Academy of Certified Archivists as Archival Recertification Credits! Our Edit-A-Thons may also be used for credit! If you are a Certified Archivist and will (or have) attended one of our classes below, you can use the code in parentheses at the end of the description when recertifying to automatically fill in details about the program.
SNACSchool Calendar
Fall 2025!Our Summer and Fall 2025 SNACSchool events are part of a series aiming to IndigenizeSNAC! This is a grant funded initiative hosted at the University of Maryland College Park. In addition to helping us Indigenize the SNACSchool program, the grant will allow us to hire a full-time SNAC Trainer who will help update the existing SNACSchool program. The events below have two tracks: The Indigenous Track and the Standard Track. |
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Create and Edit
Virtual
October 14 & 15 | 1-5 pm EST both days
SNAC Create and Edit is a multi-module course geared towards those interested in editing in SNAC. Some archival research training or experience is recommended before taking this class. Previously recorded sessions and PDFs of slide decks are available to revisit steps and refresh your memory. Attendance is required at both days to “graduate” the Create and Edit modules.
IndigenizeSNAC Edit-A-Thon
Hybrid
November 14 | 11 am – 5 pm EST
Hosted at the Library at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
750 9th St NW, Washington, DC — Metro accessible! Gallery Place-Chinatown station on the red line
In conjunction with the opening day of the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Crystal City, VA, this edit-a-thon is open to ALL SNAC Editors and Trainers, but will have an Indigenous focus and objectives relating to technical and editorial projects (e.g., expansions and implementations of thesauri and controlled concepts modules). The aim is to improve discovery of Indigenous archival material dispersed across repositories, and to explore best practices around entities in SNAC for Indigenous and First Nations individuals and Nations, as well as colonial actors and institutions.
Check back for class dates soon!
