The ACA Communications Committee would like to announce that we will no longer be using the social media platform X, effective immediately.
We thank you for your support and look forward to connecting with you via other platforms.
Big news! The theme of the next ACA conference in June 2025 will be "ACA at 50: Critical Reflections, Envisioning the Future". If this theme inspires you, we invite and encourage you to submit a proposal for ACA 2025. Visit archivists.ca/2025-Conferenc… for more details.
Scope and Content 5.11 is out now! Our November issue features all the latest from the archival community including: upcoming workshops, job opportunities, and features from Archivists in the News. Check your inboxes or our website to read!
The time has come to choose a logo for the ACA's 50th anniversary! To vote for your favourite of these four wonderful designs, please visit archivists.ca/Call-for-Submi…. Voting closes on November 15th. Thank you for your participation!
World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) takes place tomorrow, Thursday November 7, 2024. Visit @dpc_chat to connect with the digital preservation community and celebrate this year's theme, Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities.
The ACA mourns the passing of the Honourable Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair, former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Read our full statement here: archivists.ca/Latest-News-An….
The Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS) would like to invite both new and old members to come out for their Fall meeting on November 18th at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET.
Register here: archivists.ca/event-5872682.
October's @archivistsdotca hashtag party looks at the bane of all archives, the #ArchivesBacklog. Our archives backlog has been reduced quite a bit over the last 10 years due to the help of many people and grants. All images are courtesy of the Musée Héritage Museum. #ACA#ASA
💪📦 Scarier than Halloween, tackling an #ArchivesBacklog takes a team effort! Archivists Simon and Rachel teamed up with conservators Adriane and Krystal and intern Sam to process 100+ boxes from the Canadian Woman's Christian Temperance Union, including fragile lantern slides.
ALT Two archivists each holding open a small box and standing inside a vault next to shelves of boxes containing archival records.
ALT A black and white photograph depicting a group of women in a park, a black and white portrait of a middle-aged woman wearing glasses and a black and white poster with text providing tips for women travelling alone.
ALT Cracked colour slide of a poster with text that reads "Alcohol hardens food, and thus hinders digestion" and an illustration of five test tubes containing food particles.
Got any skeletons in your closets...? For today's ACA Hashtag Party, we're taking a look at your backlogs! Take to social media to share pictures of the unprocessed sections of your holdings, tag us, and use the hashtag.
#ACAHashtagParty#ArchivesBacklog
The biannual meeting of the North American AtoM Users Group will take place on Tuesday, November 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00p.m. PT.
More details and registration is available via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
The Membership Committee is seeking potential gift prizes for the Early Bird Prize draw. This annual draw is awarded from the pool of ACA members who renew early in the fall and winter months. To donate a prize, please contact membership(at)archivists.ca.
This year, In the Field has been featuring the different environments where archivists work through the Archives Spotlights series. Their latest feature is an interview with Karen Ng, former Archivist and Librarian for the Squamish Nation. Read here: archivists.ca/Blog/13418228.
Join the University & College Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS) for their meeting next week on October 30th, 2024, 11 am ET / 8 am PT. All are welcome. Register here! archivists.ca/event-5921428
Save the date: our 2024 Mentorship program will open for enrollment on November 15th! Whether you're an emerging professional or a seasoned archivist, participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience! archivists.ca/Mentorship.