Sorry folks. Must be the Friday 13th gremlins got into my computer. Of
course I meant east-west BASEBALL competition, not basement. Even though
some of us may want to compete for best/worst archives basement storage!
Have a great weekend all.
Iona McCraith
Preservation Consultant
Phone: 705-277-1309
Mobile: 705-772-1309
Email: [log in to unmask]
Follow me on Twitter @advisor_aao
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Subject: FW: [Arcan-l] Reminder: ACA 2014 call for papers deadline Sept 20
Forwarding this to make sure no one interested misses this message. Sorry
for cross posting. Victoria in June is a lovely place to be! Let's take a
strong contingent from Ontario to the west coast for that east-west basement
competition!
Iona McCraith, Archives Advisor
Archives Association of Ontario
Phone: 705-277-1309; Mobile: 705-772-1309
Email: [log in to unmask]
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http://aao-archivists.ca
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Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 12:17 PM
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Subject: [Arcan-l] Reminder: ACA 2014 call for papers deadline
With apologies for cross-postings.
Dear colleagues:
A final reminder that the deadline for proposals for ACA 2014 is only a week
away! The Program Team invites proposals related to the theme described
below.
ACA 2014: ARCHIVATOPIA
Victoria, British Columbia
June 26-28, 2014
Envision your archival utopia - the perfect archives of the future. Include
in your vision: the physical facility; the staff (skills, experience, and
number of positions); collections management policies, practices, and
systems. Imagine a reference service that informs and serves users
effectively and innovatively with outreach activities that engage the
public, increase visibility, and draw committed support from the community.
Picture information technologies and policies that enable the creation,
management, preservation, and accessibility of reliable electronic records.
What else would you include in your vision of a utopic archives?
Now. expand that vision. Imagine a network of archival institutions and
organizations that work together to meet their own mandates and
simultaneously contribute to a respected and valued profession. Who would or
should be included in this network? What would be their roles? With this
vision in mind - a vision of the archives and the archives community - ask
yourself. how do we get there?
Archives and the archives community in Canada and around the world are
experiencing fundamental stresses, and recent years have been difficult for
prospective and practicing archivists. How can we change our perception of
the stresses we all face to change them from obstacles to opportunities? How
can we position ourselves to overcome difficulties and capitalize on
opportunities? Now is the time to assess the current state of archives in
Canada and, more importantly, to chart our way forward to the archival
utopia.
The 2014 ACA Program Team invites proposals from all areas of archival
theory and practice that focus on records in any and all media. Topics might
include:
. Is the concept of a total archives still viable and achievable?
. What is the role and perception of archivists as activists and/or
advocates?
. What do we see as the desired archives community in Canada?
. How can innovation and creativity position us to offer better services to
clients and provide enhanced care for the records in our custody?
. Does archival theory assist us in rethinking the role of archival
practice?
. What do we see as our professional role and how do we relate to other
information management disciplines? What are other stakeholder and community
groups with whom we could engage?
SUBMITTING PROPOSALS:
The 2014 Conference Program Team invites contributions, of either a
practical and/or theoretical nature, in a variety of formats including:
1. Traditional session: formal presentation of papers; approximately 20
minutes per speaker, with questions to follow as time allows.
2. Panel discussion: abbreviated presentation of papers; approximately 10-15
minutes per speaker, with discussion to follow.
3. Roundtable: brief 5-7 minute presentations with open discussion 4.
Focused Debate on a specific topic: brief presentations with open discussion
& debate to follow 5. Poster session: information is summarized using texts
and images presented in a poster format.
Use the "Call for Submission" button on the ACA website at
http://www.archivists.ca/.
Submitting your session proposal in electronic form using this link is
strongly encouraged.
The deadline for these proposals is Friday, September 20, 2013.
For workshop proposals associated with the 2014 Annual Conference, ACA will
use the "Call for Submission" button; these submissions will go to the
Professional Learning Team, which will make its decisions in October 2013.
Workshop is defined as a full 1-day or 2-day event, generally combining
presentations, group discussions and hands-on activities for a group of
about 25 - 30 participants. Workshops can cover any topic/subject, and may
not be related directly to the conference theme.
Note: Please be advised there will be a Call for Student Papers as well as a
Call for Posters later this year, with submission deadlines early in 2014.
Please feel free to direct questions to:
Ian Burnett
Chair, ACA 2014 Conference Program
c/o Yukon Archives, PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6
Telephone: (867) 667-8592
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