Dear archivists and colleagues,

I’m writing to share the news that Best Practices for Archival Term
Positions is now available online: https://osf.io/a4zc8/

Written by the Term Labor Best Practices Working Group, this document
presents best practices for administrators, hiring managers, and
supervisors to put into action when planning for and employing archival
term positions. At the foundation of this document is the recognition that
temporary labor is detrimental to employees, as well as to sustainable and
holistic collection stewardship.

We encourage you to share this document widely. Managers should be
empowered by their institutions to contribute to discussions related to
position development whenever possible; supervisors should use this
document as guidance in advocating for more ethical term positions; and
project staff should be empowered to use these best practices as a tool to
advocate for themselves.

All best and in solidarity,
Alison Clemens

on behalf of the Term Labor Best Practices Working Group:
Alison Clemens, Courtney Dean, Angel Diaz, Margaret Hughes, Monika Lehman,
Lauren McDaniel, Kit Messick, Sarah Quigley, Sheridan Leigh Sayles, Laura
Starratt, Camila Zorrilla Tessler