To respond to the devastating cuts to Library and Archives Canada, archivists, librarians, and allies across the country took a day of action on Monday, May 28, 2012, dubbed the Archivists’ On to Ottawa Trek. The trek has been modeled after the famou
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Above: Governor Deal
The only state in the USA to cut historic service
By Will Nunley
13 September 2012
13 September 2012
Official statement from the state:
"The Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget has instructed the Office
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein reports from the International Council on Archives Congress in Brisbane.
Sophia Sambono, Meg Labrum and Sonia Gherdevich
It’s day three and the kiosk is sti
Considerations for enabling metadata reuse
In one of the first presentations at the Congress, Helen Morgan, Dr Joanne Evans and Ailie Smith spoke about the need to build resilient metadata. They discussed their research which examined online descrip
More from the ARA perspective on ICA 2012: about the Universal Declaration on Archives session presented by our own Kim Eberhard & Colleen McEwen.
http://www.archives.org.uk/latest-news/news-from-the-ica-congress-in-brisbane.html
Ian Wakeling writes:
"F
It is always interesting to read the perspectives and views of our overseas colleagues on events we have been involved with....
News from the ICA Congress in Brisbane: Latest reports direct from ARA members
The following article may be of interest to you. I found the link on the RIMPA website.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nsw/archives-at-risk-as-state-cuts-back-20120504-1y486.html
Hi everyone
Provenance: The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria - issue 10 - 2011 is now online!
Accessible at: http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance
Featuring 12 articles on Victorian history and cultural heritage based on research in
Robert Lawrie, Manager of the New South Wales Parliamentary Archives, is due to leave that position on Friday 25 March 2011 (the day before the NSW Election!), taking extended leave until his retirement in August 2011.
Robert reports that his employe
