SAA - Archival Innovator Award

Organization: Society of American Archivists

Created in 2011, this award recognizes an individual archivist, a group of archivists, a repository, or an organization that demonstrates, through a combination of as many as possible of the criteria below, the greatest overall current impact on the profession or their communities. Creativity or innovation in approaching professional challenges; Demonstrated ability to think outside of professional or institutional norms; Ability to translate creativity, innovation, and new thinking into working solutions; Development of an archives program or outreach activity that has an extraordinary impact on a community; Commitment to the advancement of professional knowledge through traditional or emerging information-sharing media.