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Category Archives: Archival profession
What should archives or archivists stop doing? What should we drop?
That’s my appropriation of a question asked on Twitter by Andy Burkhardt, who asked it about libraries and librarians. His tweet was inspired by this article on Fast Company, “The 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself.” So, friends, what … Continue reading
Posted in Archival profession
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Honest tips for wannabe archivists out there
This post was inspired by an exchange on Twitter last week which followed up on a tweet regarding something said at #rbms12 (that’s this year’s meeting of ACRL’s Rare Book and Manuscripts Section). A conference attendee summarized a speaker as … Continue reading
New trend? Librarians, archivists & museum professionals ruling the world
I’m referring to this almost ebullient post by the Library of Congress’ Butch Lazorchak on the Signal blog, “#sxswLAM: Libraries, Archives and Museums in an Interactive World.” It’s a beautiful vision, and it’s great to hear that participating in the South By Southwest … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Archival profession
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The problem with the scholar as “archivist,” or is there a problem?
I have a problem, dear readers. And I think the solution to my problem is that I need to get over my problem. But let’s get to the end of the post and see if you think that’s the right … Continue reading
Posted in Archival profession, Branding for archives
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