This post would like to underline the research possibilities that links social sciences, digital anthropology and archives and would like to offers and suggest also regarding to critical tourism studies and emerging virtual tourism, a possibility to
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Application deadline extended for 2021 National Library Fellowships
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for applications for the 2021 National Library Fellowships program has been extended to 5pm AEST, Friday 29 May 2020. Don’t miss yo
FOI in WA and the role of information governance.
Over 300 professionals attended the FOI in WA Conference in Perth on 21 November, 2019. The theme of Building Trust was explored across the program in two ways. Firstly, considering how Freedom of Info
Information Awareness Month offers a bounty of activities and opportunities to increase your Information Quotient (IQ)
IAM is a collaborative event across the records, archives, library, knowledge, information and data management communities. The goal
Interested in learning about developments with encoded archival standards? Curious to know what changes are planned for 2020? SAA's Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) is hosting a brief webinar on Friday, April 17 to provi
In order to support the professional development of our members during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are temporarily reducing the price of our Keeping Archives online learning series to $10 per course ($60 for the six-course pack). This offer is availab
In this month's edition of Archives Matter, we included links to a number of resources, currently available to the archives and recordkeeping community. You can find those resources below.
Don't forget the Archives and Manuscripts Online Archive from
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to advise that the 2020 Archives Amplified Conference, which was due to take place on 26-28 August 2020, has been postponed.
Our priority is to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved. There is s
There’s less than a week to go until nominations close for the 2019 Mander Jones Awards – Publications, so if you or someone you know had any of the below published (in 2019), make sure you check out the Mander Jones – Publications page to check elig
Blue Shield Australia, together with the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) has released a Practice Guide for collections and sites that may be closing/closed due to recent events.
Don’t forget, if you wrote a publication (published in 2019) relating to archives and recordkeeping, you may be eligible for nomination for the 24th annual Mander Jones Awards.
The deadline has now been extended to Tuesday 7 April, so there’s still
The Accessibility and Disability Section of the Society of American Archivists has put together this resource for Archivists working at home.
As Australia ramps up its isolation policies in response to Covid 19, many libraries and archives are considering what they can do to keep supplying clients after their doors are closed to the public.
The good news is that Australian copyright law giv
We'll no longer be updating our list of Australian GLAM closures & cancellations as all are now closed, or will be closing soon (with the possible exception of university libraries).
Instead, we're redirecting our efforts to focus on documenting and s
The ASA Council is reviewing how we can support our members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This situation in Australia is changing daily and with the latest information, we recognise the need to alter how we support our members and the archival prof
The ICA Expert Group on Research Services and Outreach (EGRSO) is planning a number of initiatives to carry out in 2020 and we would like to find out what issues relating to access and outreach are of concern to you.
You are invited to complete our Ac
Applications for our annual Loris Williams Memorial Scholarship are now open. The scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in archives and records at either university (undergraduate or postgraduate) or at vocationa
I've created a page tracking closures, cancellations, and reduced services in Australian galleries, libraries, archives, and museums:
https://wragge.github.io/closed-glams-covid19/
There's a similar page for New Zealand created by NDF:
Publications Awards - Mander Jones Awards
The call for nominations for the 24th annual Mander Jones Awards is now open.
These awards recognise excellence in publications relating to archives and recordkeeping. They are named in honour of Phyllis Mander
We are delighted to announce that this year's Loris Williams oration will be delivered by Aunty Lesley Williams (no relation to Loris).
Lesley is a respected Murri (Aboriginal) Elder. She is best known for instigating the domestic and international