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Series system in small archives?
HiWondering if people use the series system? Im looking at bringing a small collection under archival control. Items include a scrapbook from a mayors wife, minutes from a local community organisation from the turn of last century. I would like to use the series system but dont think having loads of single items series is very effective. I guess I could create "photographs" and "minutes" collections. I need to make it as simple as possible. Its been difficult to find practicle case studies,…
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Susan Kennedy, Regarding archiving short films and records from a short film festival, ACMI may be a possibility, though I believe they have an embargo on all material at present - I may be wrong. The NFSA is somewhat more able to take material, particularly film material, though they appear to take more of a museological approach to paper-based archival material, whcih can be frustrating. Some of the university archives may be a possibility, though I am not aware of any notable archival audiovisual holdings across the uni sector.
Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone knows of an ethnographic study of community archives in Australia? This is a field of study I am particularly interested in - I just finished research on YouTube users in Australia, but it is not an ethnographic study. I am also keen to make connections with researchers doing this kind of work. As far as I am aware there is no research by archival scholars in this area, but there might be from associated disciplines such as anthropology, communication etc.
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I was wondering if anyone would have some advice on where I might offer a collection of movies and papers from a short film festival that is no longer running?
Happy New Year to you too Anna! The Archives live site has been brilliant browsing so far - loads of ideas and discussions. It will keep me on my toes!
Happy New Year Eva,
Welcome to the group!
All the best - Anna
Really keen to join a Community Archives SIG. I am responsible for both local government and community archives in my institution and would love to have a forum to discuss aspects particular to parts of my collection.
Thanks for the responses regards Govt. archives representation and a SIG. I was really voicing a concern I recognise about representation at conferences and most archives and records events. Membership is a different matter and it would be great to get people participating more in the ASA regardless.
I would like to push ahead with the application related to a Community Archives SIG. And one of the first items on the discussion list would be the definition of community archives, as it has been conceptualised in many different ways - in my experience.
Just catching up on this Group and note that there are 57 members, which is great.
Thank you Louise for the details on forming a SIG. Looks like we have "more five or more members of the Society wish to form a Special Interest
Group (SIG), they shall seek the approval of the Council of the Society by
applying to the Secretary and submitting a statement of their objects".
Let me know where we are with this initiative and how I could assist.