The Jesuits in Britain Archives is looking for a Cataloguing Archivist to join them for a fixed term one year contract, preferably starting in September 2018, on a full time (35 hours/week) basis. The main tasks will be cataloguing the collection and making the archives accessible to others. This position would ideally suit those who … Continue reading Job ad: Cataloguing Archivist
Piranesi exhibition
Mary McHugh, Archivist for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, has contributed a blog post to the Catholic Heritage website on the Piranesi exhibition at Blairs Museum, which may be of interest. It emphasises the range and breadth of Catholic Heritage, and focuses on a museum this time. It also highlights what can be achieved by working jointly with a … Continue reading Piranesi exhibition
GDPR Training
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS TRAINING DAY Date Tuesday 2nd October 2018 Speakers Susan Healy, former Information Policy Consultant and Data Protection Officer, The National Archives: GDPR and Archives Father Kristian Paver, Diocese of Plymouth: Archives: their Canonical Context and the Impact of GDPR. Place The Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS Time 10.45 … Continue reading GDPR Training
Job ad: Archivist
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS, OXFORD ARCHIVIST (3 year fixed term contract) Salary: £27,000-£30,000 Required from: November 2018 The Society, a congregation of Roman Catholic sisters, is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced archivist to manage, organise and promote all aspects of the Society’s active archive in Oxford which contains holdings from the 19th century to … Continue reading Job ad: Archivist
Canon law and archives
Members might be interested to read this short blog post by the Jesuits in Britain on the centenary of canon law and what it states about archives. You can read it here.
Catholic Archives 38
The newest issue of Catholic Archives is now available. Contents of Catholic Archives 38: 2018 Justine Rainbow, The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse: learn how to stop worrying and to love your information Susan Healy, Data protection and religious archives Jim Ranahan, Perspectives on archives for pastoral work Maurice Whitehead, The pastoral functions of archives: … Continue reading Catholic Archives 38
Conference on archive storage climates
NCS is very pleased to announce the first of four planned conferences called 'Passive Aggressive?' - Changing the Climate in Archival and Museum Storage. We are delighted that The National Archives and the Museums Archives & Libraries Division of the Welsh Government have offered to partner with us to provide these free conferences, one at … Continue reading Conference on archive storage climates
Digitisation workshop
The next Genus Digitisation Workshop is now open for registration for 14thJune 2018. Workshops are free to attend for those working in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums sectors, including trainees & volunteers. This workshop will include a presentation on The Adamson Collection by Richard Everett from The Wellcome Collection. Richard is the Head of Photography & Imaging Manager – Digital Engagement, … Continue reading Digitisation workshop
ARA Conference 2018
The Archives and Records Association (ARA) is holding its annual conference from 29 to 31 August at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. The theme is 'People make Records'. There are sessions on representation, community archives, oral history and sound, innovative ways of increasing access and engagement, records management, the latest techniques and challenges in conservation, … Continue reading ARA Conference 2018
TNA Collections Development
The National Archives has just published Collections Development: Frameworks and Guidance on its website. This is a new modular guide which describes both the theory and practice of collections development: * the first section provides a theoretical framework for understanding why collections development is important with examples of different approaches and methodologies; … Continue reading TNA Collections Development
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