Scope and Content Monthly ACA Newsletter
January 2024, Volume 5, Issue 1
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Scope and Content will be published February 8, 2024. If you have any comments or feedback, please contact the Communications Committee.
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President's New Year's Message
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The start of a new year is always a time of hope. This is the time when we reset, make resolutions, and look forward to better times. For the ACA there is a lot to look forward to. The 2024 Virtual conference, being held in May is one. I hope that everyone will take advantage of the extended deadline to propose a session, presentation, workshop for the conference. More information about the theme can be found further in this issue of Scope and Content.
With the new year comes the need to replace those in our committees whose terms have ended. Please consider volunteering with one of our committees. Your time and experience will make a difference, and enrichen our Association.
I hope that the new year brings you happiness, peace and prosperity.
Warmest regards,
Erica Hernández-Read, ACA President
acapresident@archivists.ca
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ACA 2024 Virtual Conference
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Call for Proposals Deadline Extended
The theme for our upcoming annual conference, hosted virtually in Alberta, is officially in! Future-Proofing: Centring Care Now for Archives Tomorrow discusses designing systems and processes and relationships that anticipate future needs of users, archivists, and society. What strategies and tools can archivists use to prepare for future challenges, known and unknown? What practices can archivists draw upon to support our resilience and that of our materials while we consider the still-developing challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Climate Crisis, and social and political conflict? Future-Proofing: CentringCare Now for Archives Tomorrow explores how we can proactively prepare our profession to ensure that archival organizations remain relevant to their communities, responsive to the evolving record-keeping landscape, and in accordance with professional ethics.
The 2024 ACA Program Team invites proposals that reflect on the theme of Future-Proofing: CentringCare Now for Archives Tomorrow.
Types of Proposals (All VIRTUAL):
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Traditional Session: Presentation of research papers, case studies, and thought pieces. 20 minutes per speaker followed by a question period.
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Panel Discussion: Presentation of research papers, case studies, and programs or projects. 10 minutes per speaker followed by a discussion period.
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Roundtable: Presentations of programs, projects, and tools. 5 minutes per speaker with open discussion.
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Focused Debate on Specific Topic: Brief presentations with debate to follow.
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Sprint Session on Specific Challenge: Presentation of a challenge to registered group of participants. Timed exercise to brainstorm a solution to a problem.
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Performance: Presentation of a short film, video, dance, song, or performance. 5-15 minutes. Discussion period.
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Storytelling session
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Workshops: Virtual interactive workshops using Zoom. 1.5–3 hours in length. Participation can be limited to a specific number if necessary.
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Other format: Please share your ideas!
Location:Virtual / Alberta
Dates: June 10-13, 2024
Deadline for proposals: EXTENDED to Friday, January 19, 2024, 11:59 pm MST
For more details and to submit a proposal, visit the ACA website. |
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City of Edmonton Stoplight Control, Edmonton, Alberta, 15 March 1961.
Photograph by Richard G. Proctor. c. Provincial Crown, Item RP596.1,
Richard G. Proctor Photography Fonds, Provincial Archives of Alberta. |
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Get to Know the 2024 Program Team
Planning for the 2024 ACA Virtual Conference is underway! Together with the Conference Program Team Chair, Jessica Bushey, the Program Team interprets and develops the identified conference theme into a Call for Proposals, which solicits session and plenary speakers.
Based upon received and selected submissions, the Program Team then coordinates the logistics for a comprehensive annual conference that provides professional development, educational, networking, and training opportunities for ACA members and the wider archival record-keeping communities.
The Program Team has answered some question here to help you get to know them better! The Program team members are: Jessica Bushey, Chair, Jonathan Bowie, Linnet Chappelka, Sam Frederick, Emma Moros, Karen Ng, Lelland Reed, Corinne Rogers and Olivia White.
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ACA Mentorship Program - Calling all Mentors!
Due to an increase in mentees this year, we are looking for volunteer mentors for the 2024 ACA Mentorship Program.
Please consider signing up as volunteer mentor to connect with someone newly entering the profession and offer your insight into archival issues, working environments, and career development. If you’re an ACA member, we welcome archivists and information professionals with a range of job titles and institutional backgrounds to become a new mentor. There are currently 31 mentees, with 5 more mentors needed to be able to match this amount. Anyone interested in being a mentee is still encouraged to apply!
Mentees are still welcome to join the ACA Mentorship Program by January 15, 2024.
To find out more about the program and if you’re eligible to become a mentor or mentee, click here.
Any questions can also be directed to Mentorship Program Coordinators, Nicole Aminian and Kyle Pugh.
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ACA Hashtag Party
You’re invited to the ACA Hashtag Party! On the last Thursday of every month, the ACA Social Media Team organizes a hashtag party, which takes place virtually on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter). There is a different theme for each month, which we announce on social media and Arcan-l in advance. On the day of the party, you can share materials in your collections related to that theme, tag us and use the hashtag, and we’ll re-share your post. The goal of the parties is to engage more with institutions across Canada, see what kinds of materials other institutions have, and promote weird, fun, and interesting items from your own collections.
The ACA Hashtag Party took a pause in December to give our volunteers a break, but we’re excited to host you again this month! The next ACA Hashtag Party will take place on January 25, 2024, and the theme will be #ArchivesScience! Do you have materials in your collections related to notable scientists or scientific discoveries? Or maybe you use science in your conservation practices? We want to see all the creative ways that science intersects with archives!
The upcoming themes for the ACA Hashtag Parties will be:
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February 29, 2024: ArchivesBlackHistory
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March 28, 2024: ArchivesFeast
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April 25, 2024: ArchivesVolunteers
Keep an eye on future issues of Scope and Content and on all our social media accounts to learn more about what we’re interested in for each of these themes!
For any questions or feedback, or if you have initiatives that you would like the ACA Hashtag Party to support, please email us at communications@archivists.ca.
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Nominations and Awards Committee (NAAC) Volunteers Needed
The ACA is looking for volunteers for the Nominations and Awards Committee to be a part of the process to recognize and celebrate ACA members.
The mandate of NAAC is to manage the ACA Honours and Awards program as well as to support the succession of qualified members to serve on the ACA Board of Directors and its committees by facilitating the transparent search, nomination, and election process.
If this sounds like something that would be of interest to you and if you are an ACA member in good standing, please contact Angela Fornelli, Vice President of the ACA (vicepresident@archivists.ca), or fill out the ACA Volunteer Form here! |
ACA Governance Committee: Volunteers Needed
The ACA Governance Committee is embarking upon a membership renewal phase and requires several new members in the upcoming months.
The role of the Governance Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in creating an operational framework for the ACA that provides transparency, is accountable to the membership, and achieves the strategic aims of the ACA.
While this assistance may take the form of advice to Board members on governance-related issues, the work of the Committee is primarily focused on the development and revision of policies, procedures, forms, and other documents that guide the work of the ACA’s Board and Committees. The Committee meets monthly for approximately an hour via Zoom to discuss governance issues and review the policies drafted by Committee members.
If you are interested in joining the Governance Committee, please visit the Volunteer with Us page on the ACA website for more information. If you have questions about the Committee’s mandate and activities, please contact Ian Forsyth, Co-chair at iforsyth@sfu.ca.
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ACA@UBC Conference - Call for Participants
The student chapter of the Association of Canadian Archivists at the University of British Columbia (ACA@UBC) invites any interested archival or information studies students from all universities around the world to participate in its 15th annual conference, which will be held on February 16, 2024. The 2024 Conference is titled “Archives and the Environment: Land, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis” and will consider presentations related to this theme.
Student presentations will take the form of lightning talks and do not have to be about a completed project – ongoing projects, ideas for future projects, and your experience as an archives or information studies student are welcome.
Please visit the ACA@UBC website to learn more about the conference. |
ACA Chapter at McGill
McGill's ACA Chapter kicked off 2024 with ten student executives. The team is proud to announce a Spring Film Series, which will showcase recent archive-centric films from Canada's National Film Board, including Unarchived and Beyond Paper. Their members are looking forward to the new semester, and many plan on contributing scholarly papers to the upcoming summer conference. They hope to see you there!
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Joan Mitchell Travel Award
The Joan Mitchell Travel Award seeks to promote and support original, scholarly research in the Laurier Archives and Special Collections. The Travel Award of $1000 supports researchers wishing to travel to the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to conduct research in any of the archival collections. Graduate students and established scholars are invited to apply. The Joan Mitchell Travel Award honours Joan Mitchell, Laurier’s first Head of Archives and Special Collections.
To apply, please forward a letter of application describing the proposed research project, plans for publication, and the collections to be consulted at the Laurier Archives and Special Collections as well as a curriculum vitae and one letter of reference.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to learn more about the collections when preparing their applications. Laurier Archives and Special Collections staff members are not on the Adjudication Committee.
Applications should be submitted to libarch@wlu.ca.
Application deadline for the 2024 award is January 22, 2024.
Click here for more information.
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Membership Early Bird Draw The draw for the early bird membership prizes has taken place and the winners are being notified. The lucky winners are: Sarah Lake, Oisin Moran, Brett Lougheed, Heather MacNeil, John MacLeod, Valla McLean, Alexandra Wieland, Jennifer Mohan, Jim Burant, Gabriella Cigarroa, Alexandra Legault, David Denis and Lisa Smith. Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who renewed before January 1.
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Carr McLean Discount Available for 2024
The Carr McLean
10% discount is available for both Individual and Institutional ACA
members for the entire membership year. This discount can be applied to
any order over $100 and is non-transferrable. Contact the ACA Secretariat at executive.director@archivists.ca for the new discount code that will remain effective until December 31, 2024.
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In the Field: The ACA Blog
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What did you learn in 2023, and what are you looking forward to in 2024? Write about it for the In the Field blog! We want to read about the projects you’ve been working on, the field visits or conferences you’ve attended, and the fresh thoughts on archival theory and practice you’ve been thinking. We especially welcome submissions from students and new professionals.
To propose a blog post, check out the submission guidelines and complete the submission form. If you have any questions or if you would like to workshop an idea for a blog post with us, feel free to reach out at blog@archivists.ca. We look forward to reading your submissions!
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NEDCC Webinars and Workshops
Multi-session courses in the upcoming months: - January 22, 2024: Fundamentals of Photograph Preservation Course (6 sessions)
- February 29, 2024: Preservation 101 Course (10 sessions)
- June 6, 2024: Writing A Disaster Plan Course (2 sessions)
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National Archival Appraisal Board: Pathway 1 to become a Practising NAAB Appraiser (PNA): Masterclass
From February 26-29, 2024 at the Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, NS, this innovative 4-day intensive and hands-on training program, delivered by leading experts in archival monetary appraisal, will leverage your own extensive archival and heritage expertise, leading you through the policies and practices required to undertake both NAAB and independent archival monetary appraisal, through NAAB and independently. On the final day, upon successful completion of the summative assignment – a full archival monetary appraisal and a written monetary appraisal report – participants will become eligible to receive the Practising NAAB Appraiser credential. For more information and to register, visit the NAAB website.
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Society of American Archivists - Archivists of Religious Collections Section
Upcoming Events:
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Archival Chat: Jewish Historical Society of San Diego, Laurel Schwartz, Thursday, January 11, 2024, 3:00 pm EST
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Lunch and Learn: Controlled vocabulary with Michele Combs, Syracuse University, Thursday, January 18, 2024, 3:00 pm EST
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Lunch and Learn: Artificial Intelligence, copyright, and education with Lisa Macklem, Western University, Thursday, January 25, 2024, 3:00 pm EST
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Lunch and Learn: Privacy and access restrictions, Mary Grace Kosta, CSJ Archives, Erin Greeno, United Church, Claire Wilton, Anglican Church, Laureen Harder-Gissing Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Thursday, February 15, 2024, 3:00 pm EST
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Archival Chat: Community archiving with Anglican parishes, Dez Nacario, Thursday, February 22, 2024, 3:00 pm EST
Visit their YouTube channel.
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Merchandise: The Foundation is excited to say that we have added our purchasable merchandise to the ACA store! If you’d like some archives swag, the materials can be found here.
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Young Canada Works 2024-2025
The Young Canada Works 2024-2025 campaign has launched!
The Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) is pleased to announce that the 2024-2025 campaign for the Young Canada Works (YCW) program for heritage organizations has launched. This program is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), supporting the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.
All archival institutions, as well as libraries operating in English, can now apply online for short-term jobs for students (YCW in Heritage Organizations) and internships for graduates (YCW at Building Careers in Heritage) via the official YCW website.
The application deadline for short-term student jobs (HO) and internships (BCH) is January 19, 2024.
Please note that the application assessment process will take into account the following priorities:
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Indigenous employers (eligible projects);
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Projects aimed at Indigenous participants (Indigenous or non-Indigenous employer – youth who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, Métis and/or urban or non-affiliated Indigenous youth);
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Projects focusing on Indigenous cultural heritage (Indigenous or a non-Indigenous employer); and
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Hiring youth that are part of equity-deserving groups.
Please visit CCA’s website for more information.
If you have any questions concerning your application in the archival field, do not hesitate to contact Louise Charlebois at ycw_jct@archivescanada.ca.
If you have any questions concerning your application as a library operating in English, do not hesitate to contact Kathleen Pond at ycw-cla@archivescanada.ca.
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Call for Contributions: Opening the Archives: Access, Engagement, Innovation
The call for contributions is now open for the upcoming joint Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), Archives & Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara (ARANZ), and Pacific Regional Branch International Council on Archives (PARBICA) conference Opening the Archives: Access, Engagement, Innovation.
The conference will be held in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand at the Te Pae Christchurch Conference Centre from October 22-25, 2024.
Theme
The conference aims to bring together a wide range of views on what ‘opening’ the archives means; how this has been, or might be, achieved, and when it should not. It is also a space to explore the challenges and opportunities posed by new technologies, increased accessibility, and the acknowledgement of historical and cultural sensibilities.
Submissions
We encourage submissions from all who engage with archives: students, new professionals, experienced archivists and recordkeepers, information professionals, academics, researchers, artists, and community members.
Proposals may include:
There are opportunities to present online or in-person.
Visit the ASA website for more information and to submit a proposal.
Submissions close:
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AEDT: 11:59 PM on Friday 16 February 2024
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AEST: 10:59 PM on Friday 16 February 2024
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AWST: 8:59 PM on Friday 16 February 2024
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ACDT: 11:29 PM on Friday 16 February 2024
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NZDT: 1:59 AM on Saturday 17 February 2024
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In Memoriam: Michael Dawe
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We are saddened to report that the City of Red Deer archivist, Michael Dawe, passed away on December 24, 2023.
Michael was one of the founding members of the Alberta Society of Archivists and was elected to the Interim Executive in the position of Member-At-Large at the founding meeting in Edmonton on March 29, 1981, and continued to serve in this position on the first Formal Executive elected April 4, 1982. Michael served on the executive as Member-At-Large from 1982-1984, then again from 1988-1992. In 1994 he became Vice President for one year. From 1996-1999, he was Chair of the Public Awareness and Advocacy committee. In 1979, he became the first full-time archivist with the Red Deer and District Archives and served as City Archivist until 2017. At the time of his death, Michael was serving as a City Councillor.
His obituary from the Red Deer Advocate can be read here.
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Submit your job opportunity here and it will be posted to the ACA website. We will also share this opportunity on our social media channels.
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Lead Project Manager, Information Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Deadline: January 13, 2024
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Archivist, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Deadline: January 15, 2024
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Archival Assessment, Jewish General Hospital Historical Archives, Montréal, Québec Deadline: January 17, 2024
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Archives Assistant, Thomas A. Edge Archives & Special Collections at Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB
Deadline: January 18, 2024
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Archivist, Villa Maria Pastoral Centre, St. Paul, Alberta Deadline: Until position is filled
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Do you have news you’d like the ACA to share via its social media channels? The Communications Committee has created a form you can use to give us the details!
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The next issue of Scope & Content will come out on
Thursday, February 8, 2024. See you then!
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Contact Us
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Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4
Tel: 613-383-2009
Email: aca@archivists.ca
www.archivists.ca
The ACA office is located on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.
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