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The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland. Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM). Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
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Really enjoyed talking to @araukie.bsky.social members today about the Levels of Born-Digital Access! The key message, as with all digital preservation, was about pragmatism. And apologies that my brain flatlined when asked about examples of online collections, but here are some as promised...
Congrats to the amazing Oxford Conservation Consortium team for their new article in the @araukie.bsky.social journal on their projects to rehouse estates and livings records of @lincoln.ox.ac.uk and other colleges! 📜🎉
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
Just before LGBTQI History month wraps we have a new blog in our Diversity Allies series - read all about it here www.archives.org.uk/diversity-allies-blog/accessibility-and-archives-i-have-been-gifted-with-obstinacy-in-the-face-of-physical-and-other-disadvantages
13 (ish) hours to go! The deadline for submissions for our 2026 conference is midnight tonight! Our theme is 'Authenticity' - conference will be in Glasgow 5-7 Aug - details here: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
The deadline is tomorrow! But you do have until one minute to midnight on Friday 13 Feb to get your submission in for our 2026 conference. (and because we aren't cruel - you probably have a few minutes after midnight actually). All info here: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
I'm giving the Leicester Victorian Studies Annual Lecture next week!
Come along and explore fame, race, and disability in the 19th c
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The portal for submissions for our 2026 Conference (Glasgow 5-7 Aug) closes this Friday. Our theme "Authenticity" has never been more relevant. Find all the details and how to submit here openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Who wields tools of authentication such as heritage science? What role does material analysis play in understanding collections? How can new technologies deepen this understanding? info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: What of inevitable changes to the item to preserve them and/or make them accessible? Is accessibility the enemy of authenticity? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: digital record vs. the original record - what is the reader seeking to experience? Is one 'more' authentic than the other? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: When archives are used within other systems of governance and authority, what does this mean for authentic narratives of major events? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Archival and record-keeping theory – if apparently minor issues such as page order are compromised, is this conscious dissociation? What is the impact on perceived authenticity? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Contested histories - what is the place of an archive to challenge or uphold certain narratives? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Contested histories - what is the place of an archive to challenge or uphold certain narratives? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Archives are socially constructed - how do changing social perspectives affect authenticity? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: "Truth, trust, provenance and overcoming the 'age of stupidity'". As record keepers, should this be our mission statement? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: How does the choice of AI source material contribute to perpetuating stereotypes around subjects such as race, gender and religion? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Record keeping establishments are places of destruction as much as preservation. What narratives control retention choices? Where does the burden of authenticity rest? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: How is authenticity changing in response to AI? In an ongoing age of disinformation, what does authenticity really mean? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Does authenticity matter? Are we in danger of trying to create a static and immobile template that ignores interpretation and varied opinion? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: What is the authentic experience within the archive? Is there a "hierarchy of authenticity" when prioritising or foregrounding the experience of different individuals or groups? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
One week to go to our deadline for submissions for our 2026 conference. The portal closes on 13 February. Find out more about our theme - authenticity - and how to submit here: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
The archive volunteering award 2026 (UK & Ireland) is now accepting nominations - read more here www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara...
Today we launch new AI guidelines to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future - read more here: www.archives.org.uk/news/new-ai-...
another one from me - info from the recent webinar in a blog here - especially good for some helpful tips on how to make your paper stand out www.archives.org.uk/news/help-wi...
A new blog from Philip Milnes-Smith rounds-up the recent Disability and the Archives Conference (hosted online by Shakespeare’s Globe) which he helped to plan. www.archives.org.uk/diversity-al...
If you couldn't get to our webinar on Wednesday - all about how and what to submit for our conference in august - here's a handy round up on our website (including a video on technical stuff) www.archives.org.uk/news/help-wi...
UK archives: Last chance to contribute to @uknatarcsector.bsky.social 2025 Accessions to Repositories Survey. To take part, please read the guidance on their website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... and complete survey by Mon 2nd Feb
Maybe come along to our webinar on Wednesday lunchtime next week - and have a chat with the programming team? www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...