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Report on Archon Day 2018

Archon Day was held at Denison University again this year, convened and hosted by archivist Sasha Griffin, on June 29, 2018. The group comprised 10 participants from institutions in Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, and Ohio (see list of attendees at end ). Meeting participants thanked Sasha Griffin for her service as leader for the last several years. She announced that she must step down from her time-consuming role. We agreed to work in teams to share future work. Meeting Purpose The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future viability of Archon, the availability of alternative finding aid database software; their utility for Archon users in particular; and the Archon Users Collaborative future work in three to five years. Review of the Update and Archon Users Survey The group reviewed the results of a survey of Archon users and discussed the probable existence of other Archon users, particularly in foreign countries. We discussed our own satisfaction with the updated Archon in