Archival Advocacy: Canada and Abroad

There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the twitter and blog realms about SAA's new publication Resources for Volunteer Programs in Archives. The publication garnered a heated post on the "You Ought to be Ashamed" blog, this post spurred a charged the twitter debate and number of other blog posts.  See here and … Continue reading Archival Advocacy: Canada and Abroad

Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research

The Society of American Archivists (SAA) recently released, Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research by Laura Schmidt.  The guide focuses on how researchers utilize archives and outlines the best way to approach archival research.In addition to provide useful information for researchers the guide includes a number of guidelines and policies that most archival institutions … Continue reading Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research

Closed Stacks, Open Shutters

The Closed Stacks, Open Shutters: An Archivist Photobook became available today. The book initially started off as an idea for a sexy archivist calendar and is the result of a call for “sexy archivist” pictures and on Twitter.All proceeds raised by the sales of the Photobook go towards next years Spontaneous Scholarships fund which helps … Continue reading Closed Stacks, Open Shutters