I #archivists

I'm trying to find things to read for a funding application (blog posts, articles, whatever) about archive services as spaces of power, but specifically institutional / national archives (so not stories of how community archives resist power, but how somewhere like the National Archives or a university archive thinks critically about itself as a place of power and then does something practical about it)

any suggestions gratefully received

#archives #archivists @archivistodon @histodons

New blog post from us: "Doncaster Grammar School Archive comes to the City of Doncaster Archives"

This article offers an introspective view on the life and times of a grammar school which has existed since 1350, as told through its archive collection.

https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/doncaster-grammar-school-archive/

#Doncaster #school #archives #archivists #history @histodons

[Canada] Halifax woman who photographed 2SLGBTQIA+/women's rights movements has work archived
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-woman-who-photographed-2slgbtq-women-s-rights-movements-has-work-archived-1.7469416

Spanning 40 yrs, Anita Martinez's photos "brings the past forward" -- archivist

I'm a Vol. Board Member (as is Dan MacKay - ft. in article) of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors advocacy group
Senior Pride Network Canada/Réseau de la Fierté des personnes aînées du Canada

SPNC/RFAC: https://spnc-rfac.ca

Justice in the archives. Any takers?

#EYAJustice

(we're "Explore Your Archive", a campaign to share stories from archives on monthly themes) https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/ )

#archives #archivists #justice #history #histodons #GLAM #galleries #libraries #museums @histodons @archivistodon @academicchatter

#Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump #CDC Website, Are Hosting It in #Europe

A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald #Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe.
#restoredcdc #disease #pretrump #donaldtrump

https://www.404media.co/archivists-recreate-pre-trump-cdc-website-are-hosting-it-in-europe/

Fellow #archivists please help me remember which SAA Council members have blogged about their experiences on Council while serving. Erin Lawrimore and Kate Theimer are the first ones that come to mind, but I would appreciate having my memory jogged for others!

Here are this year's themes. We'd love to see your archive stories each month so we can share them here. And if you have a longer story to tell, consider getting in touch to write a blog post:

https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/create/

Any love left for February?/

January = #EYADustbusters
February = #EYALove
March = #EYAJustice
April = #EYAEarth
May = #EYAFunAndGames
June = #EYATravel
July = #EYANature
August = #EYAHumour
September =#EYAEducation
October = #EYAMonsters
November = #EYAReligion
#EYASpirituality
December = EYASparkle

@archivistodon #archives #archivists #history @histodons a.gup.pe

The Society of American Archivists condemns the decision of the White House to terminate substantial numbers of archivists and cultural heritage workers at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the National Park Service, and other government agencies.
https://www2.archivists.org/news/2025/saa-condemns-widespread-firing-of-archivists-and-cultural-heritage-workers
#Archives #Archivists #CulturalHeritage #NationalParks #PublicServants #StopTheCoup

#845 Andrew Cook (ed) - Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association, Vol XIII, No 60, Autumn 1978. The British Records Association, London. #Archives #Archivists #BritishRecordsAssociation #Archaeology #BookOfTheDay

Register now for the New England #Archivists Spring meeting in Springfield, MA! https://newenglandarchivists.org/event-5959205

++ register for my pre-conference workshop, #Facilitation and Project Management for All. https://newenglandarchivists.org/event-6027737

Learn how to get groups to achieve their outcomes, while reducing harm to individuals (such as #burnout and #microaggressions) along the way. My experience is from facilitating communities of practice (SPN, BCC, DLF BDAWG, etc.) + community groups + https://aorta.coop/

One more presentation in the #OpenResearch devroom about PANDORAE, an open system built to ease access to the fascinating (but closed, for legal reasons) content of the French Web that is systematically archived by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1+ PB of data across millions of websites, only accessible for researchers on site)

#fosdem2025 #archivists

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5223-closed-data-open-software-building-new-ways-into-the-french-web-archives/

#Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of #Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov

Datasets aggregated on data.gov, the largest repository of U.S. government open data on the internet, are being deleted, according to the website’s own information. Since Donald #Trump was inaugurated as president, more than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from the database.
#archive

https://www.404media.co/archivists-work-to-identify-and-save-the-thousands-of-datasets-disappearing-from-data-gov/

Urgent #solidarity is needed. We don't know what the future holds, but we know we have each other.

Is there a way we can help? Please let us know.

#libraries #librarians #archives #archivists

https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/post-election-message-to-the-library-community/

Our theme for February will be? Love!

Please share your stories of love in the archives.

Tag us or use #EYALove

@archivistodon @histodons #archives #archivists #libraries #museums #galleries #GLAM #love #stories

https://phonotheque.hypotheses.org/49171
، والأرشيفيين وأمناء المكتبات، وكل من يعمل في مجال التراث والذاكرة، من أجل حماية وإتاحة الوصول إلى أرشيفات سوريا الجديدة. https://phonotheque.hypotheses.org/49056 Call for increased vigilance on the part of academic and independent researchers, #archivists and librarians, and all those working in the field of# heritage and #memory, to safeguard and provide# access to the archives of the new #Syria https://phonotheque.hypotheses.org/48920 Appel à la vigilance #archives #Syrie #

If you're into #science, you can find wonderful scientists and science communicators to follow on https://scicomm.xyz/directory, and many interesting people from #humanities, #archivists and curators on https://hcommons.social/directory.