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    Click here to download the sixth and final edition of Off the Record. The previous editions are available here.

  • Summer Seminar 2013

    This years Summer Seminar will be in Edinburgh at the National Records of Scotland on the 21st June. The date is earlier this year so that we don't coincide with the Edinburgh Festival events throughout August. We have an interactive networking session, two presentations and a panel discussion on application forms and interview techniques. You can see full details of the timetable here. We shall be announcing details of how to register from next week. Please check back then.

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    Click here to download the fifth edition of Off the Record. The previous editions are available here.

  • AGM 2012

    The minutes for our AGM and committee meetings for this year can now be found on our info page.

    Here is an image of the AGM in full swing for those who missed it:

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    Click here to download the fourth edition of Off the Record. The previous edition is available here.

  • Careers Officer Role

    We are currently looking for a new Careers Officer, if you're interested in applying (before 10 Oct) please click here for more information and how to apply. N.B. This position has been filled by Kate Bevan.

  • Summer Seminar 2012

    This year's Summer Seminar was a complete success and we'd like to thank all our delegates for supporting us and all our speakers for enlightening us.

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    The panel of recruiters, l to r: Katy Goodrum, Louise Williams (chair), Sam Collenette, Keri Grey, Jeannette Strickland.

    As promised we have the powerpoints from our speakers (more to be added):

    Fran Baker, JRUL

    Bethan Ruddock, Archives Hub

  • Summer Seminar 2012

    The ARA Section for New Professionals is holding its second Summer Seminar training event on Friday 17th August 2012 in Manchester. The event is free and open to anyone at the beginning of a career in archives, records management or conservation. We've got an exciting programme of discussion and talks this year, including:

    - Talks on born digital records and cataloguing in a digital age

    -A tour and demonstrations at the North West Film Archive

    -A panel of recruiters from across the sector advising on how to apply for project based roles

    -A discussion on the current state of the archives and records sector that will be fed back to the ARA Conference 2012

    A full programme with timings for the day is here. To reserve a place, or if you have any enquiries about the day, please contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . When you reserve a place, we would be grateful if you could let us know:

    - Whether you are: newly qualified / a student / a trainee

    - A contact telephone number and email

    - The parts of the day that you would like to attend (All day with morning Option A / All day with morning Option B / Afternoon only)

    - Whether we can add your contact details to the delegate list

  • Archive Trainees Group

    The next meeting of the Archive Trainees Group will be on 29 Jun, at 2.30pm. It's going to be held at the National Theatre archive in London, there'll be a talk by the National Theatre archivist and a tour of their archives as well as a careers advice talk by a rep from Sue Hill, a presentation by the Section for New Professionals and one of the trainees will share their experiences. To book a place please email Kiri at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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    Click here to download the third edition of Off the Record. The previous edition is available here.

  • Summer Seminar 2012

    This year's Summer Seminar will be held on Friday the 17th of August in Manchester at the John Rylands Library. Further details such as timing, the full program and instructions for registering for the event will be released towards the end of June. Please keep checking back here for updates.

  • Committee Meeting, April

    Thanks to the Cadbury Research Library for hosting our committee meeting on 20th Apr. Here you can see us listening to a presentation by Marie Owens.

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    Click here to download the second edition of Off the Record, and then you can join us for a discussion here. The previous edition is available here.

  • New Professionals Summer Seminar

    Our seminar is tomorrow! Click on the link for the full agenda. Follow events as they happen through the day on our Twitter feed using #npseminar. We hope you have fun.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 04 June 2013 10:25) Tuesday, 30 November 2010 09:41