Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

“Review of Ethics in Linked Data,” by Rebecca Fried of Union College’s Schaffer Library: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (3/3)

“Review of Land in Libraries: Toward a Materialist Conception of Education,” by Anna Z. Szapiro of the Yale University Library: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (2/3)

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And we also have 3 new #OpenAccess #BookReviews to check out:

“Review of Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History," by Kai H. Uchida of the University of New Hampshire Library: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (1/3)

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“Archives and Children’s Knowledge,” by Elliott Kuecker of UNC Chapel Hill Libraries and Ashley Rockenbach of New York City College of Technology: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (4/4)

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“Accepting and implementing virtual reality in archives: Archivists’ perspective,” by Farzaneh Talebhaghighi of the University of Arizona College of Information Science: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (3/4)

Image shows a close-up pile of white books against a light background, the JCAS logo, and reads: "New! “An Archival Responsibility: A Scoping Review of Literature Regarding the Documentary Burdens of Refugees by Ana Roeschley, Kinza Alizai, Crystal Tharayil, Amy Lanier, Merrion D. Frederick, and Homero R. Cuevas JCAS vol. 13, article 5"

“An Archival Responsibility: A Scoping Review of Literature Regarding the Documentary Burdens of Refugees,” by Roeschley, Alizai, Tharayil, Lanier, Frederick, and Cuevas of University of North Texas Libraries: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (2/4)

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We’re pleased to announce our first publications of 2026! We have 4 new #OpenAccess articles to enjoy:

“Leveraging Consumer-Level AI for Descriptive Metadata Creation in Archival Collections," by Hope Dunbar & Ken Axford of SUNY Buffalo Libraries: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/i... (1/4)

Graphic contains JCAS logo and reads: “Book Reviewers Wanted! From Interrogation to Integration: Centering Social Justice in Special Collections, Archives, and Preservation edited by Kim Hoffman and Rachel Makarowski; Archival Materialities in a Digital Age by Eirini Goudarouli and Andrew Prescott; Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power edited by Jenifer L. Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy. Would you like to cover one of these titles? Email the Journal at email.jcas@gmail.com. Include [Book Reviews] in the subject line. Please include in your response: 1) your affiliation and preferred email address 2) a statement of interest detailing how your subject expertise or background makes you a good fit for reviewing the book 3) your preferred mailing address for review copies Sign up by January 21! Elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas”

We’re looking for reviewers to write #BookReviews for our #OpenAccess journal! Take a look at the list of available titles and our reviewer guidelines: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/bookrev... Interested? Email us at email.jcas@gmail.com by Jan 21!

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And last but not least, announcing the publication of “Enrolled Deeds as Records and Archives in Jamaica” by Andrew Williams: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i... (4/4)

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Announcing the publication of “Enhancing Archives and Records Management in Low-Resourced Organizations through Experiential Learning” by Jinfang Niu: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i... (3/4)

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Announcing the publication of “Student-Designed Archival Pedagogy: A Workshop-As-Research Approach to Pluralizing Community Archives Education” by Magdalena Wiśniewska-Drewniak: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

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We're wrapping up this year with the publication of four new #OpenAccess articles! Announcing the publication of "Archival Notations of the Norwegian Charter Material" by Juliane Tiemann: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i... (1/4)

Or maybe you’d like to be a part of the editorial process? Sign up to be a peer reviewer! Email us at email.jcas@gmail.com. (3/3)

Interested in contributing your own knowledge to the literature? Take a look at our submission guidelines: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/policie... (2/3)

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November is #CareerDevelopmentMonth - are you looking to develop your #archives skills? Let JCAS be a step on your path with our 165 #OpenAccess articles and global reach! elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/ (1/3)

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Jessica Tai is University Archivist at the Bancroft Library & held prior roles at Yale’s Beinecke Library & UCLA Library Special Collections. She authored “Cultural Humility as a Framework for Anti-Oppressive Archival Description” in the Journal of Critical Library & Information Studies. (3/3)

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Kayla Harris is Associate Dean for Special Collections & Executive Director of the Marian Library at the University of Dayton. She previously served as Editor for the SAA Case Studies on Teaching with Primary Sources and enjoys helping first time authors through the publishing process. (2/3)

We are pleased to introduce our two newest associate editors! (1/3)

Check out all 165 of our #OpenAccess articles and #BookReviews at: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/

And! “Review of Dissonant Records: Close Listening to Literary Archives” by Rachel C. Poppen: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

“Review of Archiving Cultures: Heritage, Community and the Making of Records and Memory” by Emily Homolka: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

Announcing the publication of “Beyond Description: Interrogating Narrative Elements in Archival Finding Aids” by David J. Williams and Richard Kearney:

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Announcing the publication of “Associations among Trauma Exposures, Workplace Factors, and Distress Responses in Archivists” by Cheryl Regehr, Wendy Duff, and Rachael Lefebvre: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

Need some weekend reading? We have 5 new #OpenAccess publications for you, hot off the press! Announcing the publication of “Community Defining Archives: A comparative view of community archives definitions” by Britney Bibeault: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

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Did you know that September is #SelfImprovementMonth? Improve your professional archival skills by reading one (or more!) of our 160 #OpenAccess articles! Find them all at elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/

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Join the @nearchivists.bsky.social and JCAS authors for a reading group discussion of the article “Beyond the Grant: Cultivating Sustainable Next Steps” – September 24 at 1 PM on Zoom. Register: newenglandarchivists.org/event-6301787 & read: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol11/i...

Graphic contains the JCAS logo and reads: “Book Reviewers Wanted! Archives and Emotions: International Dialogues Across Past, Present, and Future edited by Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio; Stories on Skin: A Librarian’s Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives by Terry Baxter and Libby Coyner-Tsosie; Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts: Recalling the Past in Africa edited by Mpho Ngoepe and Sindiso Bhebhe. Would you like to cover one of these titles? Email the Journal at email.jcas@gmail.com. Include [Book Reviews] in the subject line. Please note in your response: 1) your affiliation and preferred email address 2) if your subject background or expertise matches the subject matter of the book 3) your preferred mailing address for review copies Sign up by Aug 29! elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas"

We’re looking for reviewers to write #BookReviews for our #OpenAccess journal! Take a look at the list of available titles and our reviewer guidelines: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/bookrev... Interested? Email us at email.jcas@gmail.com by Aug 29!

And “Review of Teaching Primary Source Research Skills to 21st-Century Learners” by Alexandra Y. Bush: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i... (2/2)

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Announcing the publication of two new #OpenAccess #BookReviews! "Review of Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library” by Nicholas Wantsala: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i... (1/2)

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Announcing the publication of a new #BookReview! "Review of Averting the Digital Dark Age: The Future of Digital Literary Heritage” by Rebecca L. Hastings: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...

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Announcing the publication of a new #BookReview! "Review of Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries” by Adrian Johnson: elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/i...