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The call for nominations for the 25th annual Mander Jones Awards is now open!
The Mander Jones Awards recognise excellence in publications relating to archives and recordkeeping. They are named in honour of Phyllis Mander Jones, a founding member of
There’s one month left to get your submissions in for our 2021 #ArchivesAmplified Conference which will explore the ever-expanding and changing boundaries of archives and the archival profession. It will provide a platform for finding creative soluti
The National Archives of Australia is pleased to advise that our new policy Building trust in the public record: managing information and data for government and community was released on 25 November 2020.
The new policy takes effect from 1 January 20
Kia ora Australian colleagues
Just posting a link to the current sale of Max Dupain and other associated photographers at Webb's, an Auckland auction house. To quote the notification I received:
"This online-only sale presents an expansive suite of pho
REGIONAL DIGITISATION PROJECT
The Regional Digitisation Project is a digitisation initiative delivered by AMaGA Victoria and made possible by the support of Creative Victoria. The Project is designed to provide regional organisations with facilitated
Broadcaster claimed document proved royal was not coerced into doing 1995 interview
SIR HENRY COLE'S RAT SOFT TOY
In the 1830's, Henry Cole, shocked at the poor condition of the country's most important documents pioneered the reform of what became known as the Public Record Office - now The National Archives. He had found a dead m
How do we ‘amplify’ archives in a post-COVID world? Let’s question the status quo. There has probably never been a better time to do so. Have you thought about presenting? From in-depth presentations to offering to run a workshop, there is a submissi
In a world that seems obsessed with innovation and novelty, what does it mean to focus on maintenance and care? This podcast features the founders of The Maintainers, a global research network interested in the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure
As we look to the future in a volatile and fast-changing time for academic publishing, we want to measure member and reader satisfaction with Archives & Manuscripts. We value your feedback and want to know your thoughts.
Currently, three issues of Ar
Will Trump Burn the Evidence?
How the President could endanger the official records of one of the most consequential periods in American history.
November 16, 2020
Trump has made a habit
The ASA Council and Acting ATSI SIG Committee have released a Statement on the Djab Wurrung directions tree destruction.
For years, the historical papers of a Peruvian peasants’ rights group sat heaped in piles on the floor of a house in downtown Lima — threatened by pests, political foes, thieves and natural
October 14, 2020
Libraries Use Computer Vision to Explore Photo Archives
Powerful tool to inventory CMU's million-image collection
An internal web application built by Carnegie Mellon University Libraries faculty and staff l
This ended up being more about archives and information literacy than tanks or bombs.
Download: https://infoinnouts.podbean.com/e/war/
A digital explosion has ripped through the battlefield. Multiple data trajectories have ruptured our capacity to mak
Sophie Shilling, Violet Hamence-Davies and Nik McGrath from the Victorian Branch committee have invited digital preservation experts to create home videos responding to questions around this year's World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2020) theme, 'D
Archivists to index mother and baby home records
The Government yesterday agreed that the final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, which is due for completion tomorrow, Friday 30 October, will be pu
Academic Researcher, Kirsten Thorpe, from the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Research and Education at the University of Technology, Sydney is is seeking responses from Indigenous Australians working in Australian Libraries for a national survey.
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I have been asked to look into alternatives for the current Hirotec Blue Box air conditioning unit which has been in use in the Archives at the school I work at. The unit has been in place for a number of years and has been problematic
