Fellow AAO members
Please excuse cross-postings.
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Association of Canadian Archivists and the Archives
Association of Ontario's Joint Program and Local Arrangements Committees we
are pleased to share with you the 1999 Preliminary Conference Program.
This preliminary program will also appear in the January issues of the
associations' newsletters, the ACA Bulletin and the AAO's Off the Record.
It will be available as well on the ACA's website at
http://www.archives.ca/aca/index.htm and the AAO's website at
http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/groups/aao/. Please consult the website for
program news and changes until the final program brochure is published in
March.
Information about the conference registration process and fees will be
included with the final program.
Our sincere thanks to the members of the Program Committee, Mary Charles
and our colleagues working so diligently on local arrangements, those who
helped us craft sessions with their suggestions and contacts, and every
individual who submitted a proposal. You made our task much easier. We
are especially pleased to welcome as our keynote speaker, M. Robert Garon,
Conservateur, Archives nationales du Quebec to share with us Quebec's
experience and achievements in the development and application of standards
in archival practice. We hope the early posting of the Conference Program
will assist you in planning your trip to the first Conference sponsored
jointly by the ACA and AAO.
Best wishes for a successful and fulfilling New Year,
Ian Forsyth and Brian Masschaele
Co-chairs, ACA/AAO 1999 Program Committee
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
JOINT ACA/AAO CONFERENCE
London, Ontario, Canada
May 31 - June 5, 1999
MEASURING UP: STANDARDS IN ARCHIVAL PRACTICE
[Please note that the scheduling of sessions and events is subject to
change. Please see the final program for confirmation of times.]
Ian Forsyth and Brian Masschaele
Program Co-Chairs
Mary Charles
Local Arrangements Chair
PRE/POST CONFERENCE TOURS
Pelee Island (Vineyards and/or Bird-watching)
Duration of tour: all day
Niagara Falls (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Butterfly Conservatory, Falls and/or
Casino, Perch dinner in Port Dover)
Duration of tour: all day
Stratford
Friday evening, June 4th
Sunday, June 6th day trip
Take in a live theatre performance, dine, take a leisurely walk along the
river or shop in this quaint and picturesque Ontario town famed for its
Shakespearean festival.
Please see the Conference Program brochure that will be published in March
for complete details.
CONFERENCE ACCOMODATIONS
The conference site is the new downtown London Convention Centre. It is
convenient to a large number of hotels and is about a ten minute walk from
the Kings Inn, a privately owned Student Residence, for those who are
watching their budgets. Please make your reservations as early as possible
to ensure accommodation within walking distance of the conference site.
The following hotels have blocked rooms for our conference at the prices
listed:
Walking time: 5 - 10 minutes
Delta London Armouries Hotel
519-679-6111
Rate: $135.00 Single/Double
Kings Inn (private student residence)
519-433-8600
Rate: $50.00 Single/Double
Walking time: 10 - 20 minutes
Station Park Inn (all Suite property)
519-642-4444
Rate: $110.00 Single/Double
Idlewyld Inn (Victorian Mansion built in 1878)
519-433-2891
Rates: Victorian $114.00; Suite $139.00; Suite $174.00
Driving time to downtown: 15 - 20 minutes
University of Western Ontario Alumni House
Reservations may be made after May 8, 1999
519-661-3814
Rate: $31.50 per person/night
Bestwestern Lamplighter Inn
519-681-7151
Rate: $73.00 Single/Double
Travelodge London South
519-681-1200
Rate: $69.00 Single/Double
Other hotels in the downtown area:
London Executive Suites 519-679-3932
Royal Host 519-439-1661
Super 8 London 519-433-8161
Other hotels on the city outskirts:
Ramada Inn 519-681-4900
Comfort Inn 519-685-9300
Four Points Hotel Sheraton 519-681-0600
WORKSHOPS
The Archives Association of Ontario is pleased to offer the following
pre-conference workshops. Fees and registration information will be
published in the Conference Program brochure available in March.
Monday, May 31
1) Appraisal of Audio-Visual Records
Instructors: Carman Carroll
Marcel Caya
Sam Kula
Content: This workshop reviews current theory and practice in the
monetary and archival appraisal of audio-visual records in the context of
general archival appraisal theory. It will feature a half-day practicum.
It will send you home with a practical framework upon which you can base
and defend your appraisal decisions.
Duration: 2 days (9-5)
Location: To be determined
Registration
Fee: To be determined
Min/Max
Registration: To be determined
2) Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
Instructors: Jackie Dooley
Richard Szary
Content: This workshop will teach participants how to encode their
finding aids in Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) using EAD. EAD
is evolving as the standard Document Type Definition (DTD) for archival
finding aids. Participants will learn the structure of EAD, get an
overview of SGML, learn how to use an SGML authoring program (Softquad's
Author/Editor), discuss what makes a good finding aid, and discuss
implementation strategies.
Duration: 2 days (9-5)
Location: University of Western Ontario
Social Science Computing Lab
Registration
Fee: To be determined
Min/Max
Registration: 20/24
3) Preservation Management in Archives: A Global Integrated Approach to
Preservation in Archives
Instructor: Iona McCraith
Content: This workshop is an intensive one-day exposure to
Preservation Management in Archives. Participants will be actively
involved in the sessions through discussion, practical exercises, and case
studies. Topics to be covered will include: the concept of preservation
management; the elements of a preservation management program; integrating
preservation into all activities of the archives. This training is aimed
at the working level archivist, not just managers, and will be applicable
to all sizes and types of archives.
Duration: 1 day (9-5)
Location: To be determined
Registration
Fee: To be determined
Min/Max
Registration: 10/25
Tuesday, June 1
1) Appraisal of Audio-Visual Records (continued)
2) Encoded Archival Description (continued)
4) Aboriginal Archives - Carrying the Message from Wampum Belts to Digital
Imaging
Instructors: Representatives of the Woodlands Cultural Centre
Content: This combination workshop and conference within a
conference is designed to raise awareness of archivists to Aboriginal needs
and concerns as they pertain to the development of standards within our
profession. Various speakers will describe traditional aboriginal ways of
encoding and recording knowledge, including a demonstration of the Six
Nation's GeoSystems GIS information management system initially developed
to support land claims research but now used in much broader applications.
The day will include a tour, a lunch comprised of traditional foods and a
demonstration of Iroquois music and dance. Note: A follow-up session to
this outing will be held during the regular conference program
Duration: 1 day (8-6:45)
Location: Woodlands Cultural Centre. Transportation between
Brantford and London will be included in the registration fee.
Registration
Fee: To be determined
Min/Max
Registration: To be determined
BUSINESS MEETINGS
Wednesday, June 2
9:00-5:00 Council of Presidents
ACA & AAO Board Meetings
Association Committees
ACA 2000 Conference Program Committee
Special Interest Sections/Groups:
Ethical Standards: Expanding Concepts of Privacy
The archival community must become more aware of issues surrounding
aboriginal records in light of the immediate challenge such material
presents to archivists. This session is designed to generate lively
discussion centered on the provocative question "Is the current concept of
privacy as addressed by the ACA Code of Ethics too culturally bound to
sufficiently protect the privacy of those groups that adhere to concepts of
community privacy?" Offshoots of this question will lead to broader issues
of standards of access and formal standards of protocol between archives
and aboriginal communities. Breakout groups will consider the issues in a
talking circle format with the results presented at the session wrap-up.
Organizer: Jennifer Vallee, Chair, ACA Special Interest Section on
Aboriginal Archives
Evening Opening Reception (TBA)
CONFERENCE
Thursday, June 3
7:30-8:30 First Timers' Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Program Committee Breakfast for Conference '99
Session Chairs
9:00-10:00 OPENING SESSION
1. Keynote Address
Welcome: Brian Masschaele, Ontario Archives Advisor and Co-Chair,
Program
Committee
Introduction: Ian E. Wilson, Archivist of Ontario
Keynote Speaker: Robert Garon, Conservateur, Archives nationales du
Quebec
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 PLENARY SESSION
2. "Standards for Canadian Archival Practice: Current and Future Issues"
This session has been proposed and organized by the CCA Standards
Committee. The first paper of the session will provide background
information on archival standards in Canada, an introduction of the CCA
Standards Development and Approval process and its application to date.
The paper will also provide an introduction and explanation of the CCA
Standards database and the Register of Canadian Standards, two projects
developed and maintained by the CCA Standards Committee. The second paper
in the session will investigate what standards are needed by archives and
archivists in Canada, which standards should receive priority in their
development and what are the archival processes that are not suited for
control by standards. The third and final paper will discuss the reality
and difficulties of standards development and implementation. It will
outline how archivists can influence or participate in the development of
standards and how the Canadian archival voice can be heard in the
development of international standards.
Chair: Gary Mitchell, British Columbia Archives
Speakers: Marion Beyea, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
Kent Haworth, York University
Marcel Caya, Universite de Quebec a Montreal
12:00-2:00 Lunch (included with Conference registration) and Trade Show
12:00-2:00 Special Interest Section/Group Meetings & Sessions
2:00-3:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3. "Standards of Arrangement"
This session will examine the principles of arrangement in light of the
main problems encountered in bringing the large volumes of multimedia,
modern archives under administrative and intellectual control. The session
will examine the debate about the fonds concept versus the series system,
and will include a demonstration of the main attributes of the Archives of
Ontario's approach to series-level arrangement. The session will also
debate the extent to which descriptive standards accommodate these
principles and how they may need to be modified. The session is intended to
leave enough time for participation from the audience.
Chair: Cynthia Lovering, National Archives of Canada
Speaker: Bob Krawczyk, Archives of Ontario
Terry Eastwood, School of Library, Archival and Information
Studies,
University of British Columbia
4. "Archival Students Research Papers"
This session is designed to give conference attendees exposure to new and
innovative archival research taking place in academic programs across
Canada. Those students who are presenting their research results have been
selected from among the submissions submitted for adjudication by a
sub-committee of the Program Committee. This is an opportunity for
students to demonstrate their talent as well as to allow their
participation in the conference that they might otherwise be unable to
attend.
Chair: Tom Nesmith, University of Manitoba Archives
Speakers: Students will be selected through an adjudication
process after all entries are received by the May 1, 1999 deadline.
3:30-3:45 Refreshment Break
3:45-4:45 SPECIAL FOCUS SESSIONS
5. "Encoded Archival Description as an Archival Standard"
This session will incorporate a bare-bones explanation of the non-technical
aspects of the EAD initiative and will relate it to the everyday work of
Canadian archivists. The presentation will include elements such as the
history of EAD, the place of EAD and SGML in international standards,
future developments within EAD, the place of EAD within an overall finding
aid system, EAD and its compatibility with RAD, and the potential impact of
EAD on the CAIN initiative. The second part of the session will demonstrate
an application of EAD in a university finding aid system, including a
discussion of the design and construction issues that should be considered
before starting an EAD project.
Chair: Michael Moir, City of Toronto Archives
Speakers: Bob Krawczyk, Archives of Ontario
Suzanne Dubeau, York University Archives
6. "Appraisal Methodologies: Standardizing Theories and Knowledge"
The two papers offered in this session will approach the issue of
understanding records using different tools. Brian Beavan will evaluate
macro-appraisal theory and practice with an aim to develop a critical
appreciation of best practice and the implications for understanding the
approach as a new standard for appraisal methodology. This can offer a
solution to the central dilemma of archival acquisition in an age of
documentary affluence. Jim Suderman has chosen to examine the case history
of information technology within the structure of the Government of Ontario
focusing on what impact computers have had on the creation and use of
records. He will develop a position on the value of such a study in
evaluating the archival relevance of electronic records.
Chair &
Commentator: John Smart, Algonquin College Archives Technicians Program
Speakers: Brian Beavan, National Archives of Canada
Jim Suderman, Archives of Ontario
4:45-6:00 AAO Annual General Meeting (all members welcome)
ACA Members' "Input Session"
All ACA members are invited to meet with the ACA Board of Directors in an
open forum on issues of interest to the membership. This annual input
session is held as a forum for discussion prior to the Annual General
Meeting (Friday, June 4, 4:45 p.m.).
6:30-8:30 "Take me out to the ball game?"
Everyone is welcome to play in this classic event - a baseball game for
newcomers, seasoned players and enthusiastic spectators alike. A venerable
ACA tradition, it remains to see whether at the cry: "Play Ball!" it will
be the usual East vs. West rivalry or some different combination (Ontario
vs. the rest of Canada???)
8:30-??? Pub Night Out
Friday, June 4
8:30-10:00 PLENARY SESSION
7. "Managing the CAIN Initiative: The Work of the CCA Steering Committee"
The Canadian Archival Information Network (CAIN) is one of the most
ambitious projects undertaken by the Canadian archival community. CAIN, to
be successful, must follow a typically Canadian pattern: it must respect
the significant differences in the Canadian archival community while
advancing toward common goals in a coordinated and yet multifaceted manner.
CAIN requires an infusion of new funding to complete its major components
in a timely fashion. New federal monies are key to the success of CAIN;
other levels of government, as well as the private sector are expected to
make considerable financial contributions to the project. Archival
institutions, archives councils, and professional associations must also
dedicate resources to CAIN to make it happen and to develop the appropriate
mechanisms to ensure its long term success and support. This session
addresses some of the major challenges of CAIN, particularly from the titutional
acquisition strategies. The session will also raise questions about how
successful we have been, as an archival profession, in documenting Canada
and Canadian society. Each of the participants will prepare a brief written
overview of private acquisition in her or his institution over the last
five years which will be made available to the audience. The four
participants will discuss their institution's acquisition activity and
present their analysis of its successes and failures.
Chair: Paul Banfield, Queens University Archives
Participants: Marianne McLean, National Archives of Canada
Robert Morgan, University College of Cape Breton
Harold Averill , University of Toronto Archives
Michael Moosberger, University of Manitoba Archives
12:00-1:30 Lunch (included with Conference registration) and Trade Show
1:30-3:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10. "Data Value Standards and Archival Description"
This session will examine the issues of authority control versus free text
searching of archival descriptions, particularly as they apply across
electronic descriptions of records held in several repositories. Tim
Hutchinson will examine issues relating to retrieval performance through a
review of existing research. Susan Hamburger will present the results of a
study determining the common practice among several United States archives
with regards to free text searching versus authority control. Dick Sargent
will speak on the National Name Authority File project being developed in
the United Kingdom.
Chair: W. Mark Ritchie
Speakers: Susan Hamburger, Pennsylvania State University
Tim Hutchinson, University of Saskatchewan Archives
Dick Sargent, Director of the National Register of Archives
11. "Acquisition of Private Records in Canada: The Necessity for
Partnerships at the New Millenium"
This panel discussion will relate the theme of standards to the real
attempts within the archival community to rationalize acquisition practices
both from a collective and an institutional perspective. The first panelist
will introduce the National Archives' various acquisition policies and
strategies, as well as their relation to the Canadian Audio-Visual Heritage
Strategy (1995); in the general context of federal government downsizing.
This presentation will lead to a discussion regarding the development of
private acquisition strategies in many archival institutions and the means
that the community could use to develop better cooperation and partnership
in this field. The second panelist will present, using practical examples
of successes and failures, the challenges that cooperation and exchange
between archival institutions pose at this point in time. This presentation
aims to develop a better understanding of the difficulties that archivists
and managers face on a daily basis to find homes for good archival material
in Canada. The third panelist will discuss the history of cooperative
acquisition activities in British Columbia and the pros and cons of
developments in this approach.
Chair &
Moderator: George Brandak, University of British Columbia Archives
Panelists: Antonio Lechasseur, National Archives of Canada
Jim Burant, National Archives of Canada
Jane Turner, University of Victoria Archives
3:00-3:15 Refreshment Break
3:15-4:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12. "CAIN and Data Content Standards"
When the Rules for Archival Description were in the initial development
stages, one of the most compelling reasons for a national data content
standard was the vision of developing archival databases, and of an
automated national union list. Ten years later, RAD seems to have achieved
acceptance in Canadian archives. At the same time, descriptive networks are
being realized across the country, which will eventually form the pieces of
Canada's Archival Information Network (CAIN). Are RAD use and CAIN
implementations occurring hand-in-hand? This session will reveal results
of the Canadian Committee on Archival Description's 1998 survey of the use
of RAD in Canadian repositories as well as examine the implementation of
both RAD and CAIN in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Chair: Bernadine Dodge, Trent University
Speakers: Wendy Duff, Faculty of Information Studies,
University of Toronto
Elizabeth Diamond, Council of Archives New Brunswick
Johanna Smith, Council of Nova Scotia Archives
13. "Setting Standards for Keeping the Records of Healthcare Institutions"
As a result of healthcare restructuring, organizational amalgamations and
hospital closures, the records of healthcare institutions are at risk.
Where are we in implementing archives and records management programs in
our hospitals? What type of standards are being established and applied?
This session will explore the development and application of provincial and
regional standards for the keeping of healthcare records. Experiences in
Alberta and Quebec will be presented as case studies with a view to
assessing the current landscape. Session participants will be encouraged to
discuss strategies for the management and preservation of healthcare
records in other provinces.
Note: Paper on Alberta experience will be co-delivered. Paper on Quebec
experience will be delivered in French with an English version distributed
at the session.
Chair: Ani Orchanian, AAO Health Archivists Interest Group
Speakers: Donna Kynaston, Regional Archivist and Rick
Klumpenhouwer, CRHA Records Management Coordinator, Calgary Regional Health
Authority and Information Management
Diane Baillargeon, Archivist for the Regions of Montréal,
Laval and Lanaudière, Archives nationales du Québec
4:45-6:15 ACA Annual General Meeting (all members welcome)
Evening Social Event: Stratford
Saturday, June 5
8:30-10:00 PLENARY SESSION
14. "International Perspectives on Record-Keeping Standards"
Archival standards are not a Canadian invention, indeed there are
significant developments taking place throughout the world. One of the
most ambitious undertakings is International Research on the Preservation
of Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (INTERPARES) which includes
Canada, the United States, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands,
Sweden, and Australia among others. Extensive funding has been made
available to pursue the goal of identifying standards for authentic,
inactive, electronic records. Heather McNeil will describe these national
and international efforts which will be made to develop a diplomatic
typology for electronic records. In contrast to this multi-national
approach to standardization the second presenter will offer his view "From
the edge of the world: how record keeping standards are set and managed in
New Zealand's reinvented state sector.' As we will see the archival
environment in New Zealand has undergone dramatic changes brought about by
several prevailing conditions. In addition to exploring the history which
brought about this development Michael Hoyle, Manager, Statutory Regulatory
Group at the National Archives of New Zealand will describe how standards
are evolving into regulatory and operational policy tools for the Archives
and eventually for the government's information management framework.
Obviously these two papers deal with very different subject matter spanning
the two poles of active and inactive records however the lessons which
emerge from these international experiences will undoubtedly yield
profitable experience for Canadian archival terms of reference.
Chair &
Commentator: Paul Marsden, National Archives of Canada
Speakers: Michael Hoyle, National Archives of New Zealand
Heather McNeil, University of British Columbia
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
15. "Case Studies in Applying Standards to Manage Access to Electronic Records"
In recent years, the management of electronic records has provided many
challenges for archivists in all archival functions, particularly in the
area of description and access. This session will examine three cases where
the description of electronic records has been dealt with in various ways.
At Pennsylvania State University and Kansas Historical Society the need for
standards in the records management process was discovered, as well as the
need for the participation of the records creator. At the National Archives
of Canada, description of electronic records led to institutional revision
and interpretation of Chapter 9 of the Rules for Archival Description. At
the Louisiana State University, the need of metadata standards for
electronic records was realized, as well as the potential of scanning to
provide access to records.
Chair: Cathy Bailey, National Archives of Canada
Speakers: Joe Laframboise, Kansas State Historical Society
Yvette Hackett, National Archives of Canada
Charles Thomas, Louisiana State University Special Collections
16. "Certification of Archivists - Setting a Standard or Credentialism?"
The role of archival associations in professional accreditation, setting a
standard for what constitutes a professional, is a controversial one that
is sure to spark a debate on its merits and demerits. This panel session
will explore the arguments for and against certification or registration
and the experience of the Academy of Certified Archivists in the United
States. Formal presentations will be brief and we hope for a freewheeling
discussion of the issue.
Chair: Wayne Crockett, Archives of Ontario
Speaker: John Smart, Algonquin College
Other speaker to be confirmed
12:00-1:00 Lunch (included with Conference registration) and Partners Fair
1:00-2:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
17. "Archives in a Private World"
Over the past two decades national and provincial governments introduced
privacy legislation affecting a growing number of public sector bodies with
Archives. Privacy standards have had a profound impact on access to
archives, the management of records and the administration of archival
operations. Recent developments suggest that similar privacy regimes are
expanding and will soon extend to the private sector. Privacy codes will
then affect a much broader cross-section of Canada's archives, archivists,
and users. What are the ramifications of this trend for private sector
archives? Our speakers will outline what the future may hold in this
respect. The National Archives of Canada has the longest experience
working with privacy legislation. Using it as an example, we will hear how
privacy principles apply to historical records created in the recent and
distant past and what review standards have been devised to deal with it.
Next, we will learn what privacy codes already exist or are proposed for
the private sector, the impetus for these, and what they mean for business,
records and the public. Finally, a commentary will look at what possible
implications lie ahead as the scope of voluntary and required privacy
standards extends to a range of private sector archival repositories and
records.
Chair: Robin Keirstead, Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Speakers: Daniel German, Access to Information and Privacy Division,
National Archives of Canada
Other speaker to be determined
Jim Lewis, Policy Analyst, FOI and Privacy Office, Ontario
Management Board of Cabinet
18. "Institutional Standards for Archives"
In 1989-1990, Nancy Stunden undertook a major study of institutional
standards and evaluation systems of cultural organizations for the
Association for Manitoba Archives. Her report examined various evaluation
programs used by American and Canadian museum associations and traced the
interest in institutional standards for archives in North America. In 1992,
the AMA published Minimum Standards for Archives: A Self-Study and
implemented basic standards for institutional membership. This session will
review the initial study and analyze the impact of the self-study and
membership standards on the development of Manitoba's archival network.
Have these standards had a positive impact on the development of individual
archives? The session will encourage the audience to participate in a
facilitated group discussion of institutional standards and their
applicability in Canadian archives today.
Chair: Shelley Smith, Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador
Speakers: Nancy Stunden, Provincial Archives of Manitoba
Diane Haglund, Association for Manitoba Archives
2:30-2:45 Refreshment Break
2:45-4:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
19. "Archivists, Biographers and Privacy Standards"
Biography is a staple in the publishing world yet the quest to discover
more about an individual has been tempered by the modern stress on the
protection of privacy through legislation. The desire for more information
and protection of the subject, archival donors and third parties has pitted
the archivist against biographer. Elspeth Cameron, Professor of English at
University College, Toronto is an acclaimed author of several biographies
including Hugh MacLennan (1981), Irving Layton (1985), and Earle Birney
(1994). Her own memoirs have generated national debate about the privacy
of individuals within biographies. Debra Barr is a former archivist and
Information and Privacy policy analyst with the Government of British
Columbia. She defends the right of archives to limit the use of public
papers held in public archives.
Chair: Ruth Dyck Wilson, United Church Of Canada, Victoria
University Archives
Speakers: Elspeth Cameron, Professor of English, University
College, University of Toronto
Debra Barr, Education Officer, British Columbia Ministry of
Advanced Education, Training and Technology
20. "Standards and Archival Facilities"
The physical facilities in which archives are housed and in which
archivists work can have a dramatic impact on the effective operation of an
archival program. In this session, many of the issues that impact on the
planning of archival facilities will be examined. Centred on the more
sectoral aspects of space organization within archival buildings, the first
paper will focus on the non-archival laws, regulations, standards and codes
which regulate and direct the physical planning, construction and
management of archival buildings, and the potential and actual impact of
these standards on the archival program. The paper will also offer
suggestions on how spatial concerns can be incorporated into the
regulations governing the design of archival facilities and how these can
improve both the design and overall operation of archival buildings for the
archives and archivists who inhabit them. The second presentation will
offer one archivist's first hand experience in dealing with the many and
varied issues surrounding the construction of a new archival facility. The
paper will outline many of the challenges faced by the archives staff and
the archival program as a result of the construction and how standards and
practices previously used in the archives had to be altered or changed
completely to deal with the new archival facility.
Note: The first paper will be co-delivered.
Chair: Gilles Lesage, Le Societe historique de Saint-Boniface
Speakers: Azzedine Mansour, Architect and Lecturer, Laval
University
Karim Boughida, Information Resources Manager, SSQ (Quebec
City)
Kim Arnold, Presbyterian Church of Canada
4:00-5:00 CLOSING SESSION
21. Conference Wrap-up
Introduction: Ian Forsyth, Co-Chair, Program Committee
Guest Speaker: Johanne Pelletier, University Archivist, McGill University
5:00 Invitation to ACA 2000 Conference: Michael Moosberger
Invitation to AAO 2000 Conference: AAO Program Chair
6:30 Awards Banquet & Dance
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ACA EDUCATION INSTITUTE
June 6-8
CALLING THE SHOT: ARCHIVAL APPRAISAL IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
The Association of Canadian Archivists (Education Committee) is pleased to
announce that an advanced-level Institute is being held in London, Ontario
following the 1999 conference. Participants will explore in depth this
critical decision-making process. Teaching for the Institute will be in a
variety of formats: lectures, discussion groups, collective case study
analysis and comparisons of appraisal policies. Topics to be covered
include:
* Historical evolution of concepts of appraisal
* Relationship to other archival activities
* Problems of historical knowledge, evidence and memory
* Macro-appraisal, case file appraisal, archival sampling, legal transfer
agreements
* "Total Archives" appraisal of special collections media, maps,
architectural drawings, photographs, documentary art, prints, audio-visual
materials
* Fakes and forgeries
* Documentation strategy
* Tax credits and NAAB
* Case studies of various types of institutions including local historical
societies, universities, corporations, hospitals, governments
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Prof. Barbara Craig, University of Toronto
and
Prof. Terry Cook, University of Manitoba
REGISTRATION FORM
ACA APPRAISAL INSTITUTE
Date: Sunday, June 6, 1999 to Tuesday June 8, 1999
Place: London Regional Art and Historical Museum (Board Room), London, Ontario
Cost: $400.00 (Canadian dollars). There are available 10 bursaries of $400
each that will be allocated to those ACA members who must travel the
farthest to the site of the Institute. Cheques will be issued at the
Institute.
Registration Deadline: March 31, 1999
The course is limited to 25 participants. This year's Institute presupposes
that participants have at least two years experience doing appraisal work,
or five years working at an archives. Registration fees include course pack
of readings, coffee breaks. Accommodation and meals are not included. You
may print out this form and mail it to the A.C.A. with payment, or,
register on-line and then mail cheque to the A.C.A.(registration to take
effect when cheque is received). The URL for on-line registration is
http://www.archives.ca/aca.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Institutional Affiliation:
Institute Registration Fees: Please make payment ($400.00, cheque only) to
Association of Canadian Archivists, P.O. Box 2596, Station D, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada. K1P 5W6. Reminder: Deadline for registration is March 31,
1999.
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