BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF SCOTLAND (OFFICE OF HERITAGE AND THE ARCHIVES) PROJECT ARCHIVIST (6 Months - Fixed Term) Salary £25,000 to £28,000 per annum, dependent on experience The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland currently has a fixed term vacancy for a Project Archivist, based initially in Glasgow for approximately 3 months; thereafter, the role will be based … Continue reading Job ad: Project Archivist
Job ad: Records Management & GDPR Assistant
The Archdiocese of Southwark is looking to recruit a Records Management and GDPR Assistant. The role is to assist the Diocesan Finance Office in reviewing and processing its paper records and to work with the Diocesan Archivist to develop and implement records management guidance and procedures both for the Finance Office and the other parts … Continue reading Job ad: Records Management & GDPR Assistant
Job ad: Cataloguing Archivist
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
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