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 *************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************** 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.