My latest post, "Anti-Racism and Archival Description Work" can be seen over at Activehistory.ca. The post looks at ongoing work in the archival field to approach description from an anti-racist lens and work to re-describe archival records. Photo credit: Archival stacks, Kennesaw State University Archives.
Community Archival Description and Community Access
This week my colleague Jenna Lemay and I presented on "Community Archival Description and Community Access" as part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series. Our webinar focused on how the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre does archival description and archival access. We provided an overview of the Centre's approach to both and also discussed specific … Continue reading Community Archival Description and Community Access
Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 69: Dated and Racist Language in Archival Descriptions
It's been awhile, but I'm back with new podcast content. In today's episode I'm discussing problematic language in archival descriptions, approaches to handling racist depictions in records, and efforts to update archival practices. Mentioned in this episode: -University of Waterloo, Language in Archival Collections-Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia, Anti-Racist Description Resources (PDF)- Gracen Brilmyer, … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 69: Dated and Racist Language in Archival Descriptions
Historical Reminiscents EP 07: Demystifying Archival Labour – Description
New podcast episode! In part three of the mini-series on “Demystifying Archival Labour” I tackle the work of archival description and talk about the intellectual work goes into descriptive practices. I also discuss my favourite strategies for teaching about description and the inherent challenges of describing records using RAD. Missed part one of this series? … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents EP 07: Demystifying Archival Labour – Description
The Cleanup Rabbit Hole
Recently I've been working on a fairly large archival cleanup project. This project involves overhauling the arrangement of a collection, updating physical processing to meet our internal standards, and improving metadata online to improve accessibility of the material. This type of cleanup work can be hugely time consuming and it often reminds me of diving … Continue reading The Cleanup Rabbit Hole
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