Introduction to copyright

Trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon, MSc

Copyright in context is a series of three one-hour online training events. Each session is aimed at those looking for an introduction to the subject, or to refresh a basic understanding of copyright. They are designed so that delegates can attend sessions during their working day. Delegates can also choose to attend individual sessions or all three events.

Each session provides a focus on real-life case studies and practical examples, providing delegates with essential tools, skills and confidence to manage copyright effectively in their workplace.

The sessions consist of PowerPoint presentation by the speaker with a short question and answer session at the end. The sessions will be delivered via MS Teams.

Course learning outcomes

Course 1: Introduction to copyright. This will include an overview/refresher of copyright and the UK heritage sector (Friday May 3rd 2024 - 1pm-2pm including 10 minute Q&A).

ARA competency framework

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework Understanding, interpreting and complying with legislation and/or regulation

• Managing risk and/or business continuity

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon is director of Consultant Archivist, an organisation that specialises in providing advice and support to the heritage and records management sector. Ellie has provided expert advice and services to organisations and individuals in the UK and beyond. Ellie is a digital heritage expert who also works with physical collections.

Delegate fees:

ARA Members £55. Non members £90

Book your place here.

Information on how to join the session on Zoom will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event.

If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with Chris Sheridan at chris.sheridan@archives.org.uk.

Northern Region in person event

Speaker: Gary Brannan, Keeper of Archives and Research Collections, Borthwick Institute for Archives

In person event - Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 24 April 2024 - 2.00pm to 3.30pm

Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD

Tuesday 30 April 2024

TOUR AND TALK ON THE COLLECTIONS AT THE BORTHWICK INSITUTE FOR

ARCHIVES AND CHALLENGES FACING UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

The Borthwick Institute for Archives is in Zone 3 Campus West, accessed from University

Road. When you arrive, please proceed to the Borthwick Lifelong Learning rooms on the top

floor of the Burton Library. Signage will be put out on the day and there is a lift available

which will take you to outside the learning rooms.

• 2pm Meet and introductions

• 2.10 Tour of the Borthwick Institute archive and library

• 2.40 Crisis, what crisis? Current challenges in higher education archives. Gary Brannan, Keeper of Archives and Research Collections, Borthwick\Institute for Archives

• 3.00 Questions

• 3.15 ARA Northern region update

• 3.30 Close

Information on transport, parking and the campus map is available at

https://www.york.ac.uk/about/transport-maps-parking/

There is a pay and display car park in Zone 3 Campus West.

For those coming from the station, take either the 66 or 67 bus which go from a stop on the other side of the road from the station.

As this is a relatively short meeting we are not providing refreshments but there is the Library café in Zone 3

We would be grateful if you could indicate if you would like to come. Email davidmander@clara.co.uk

Digital Preservation Games - second event

Are you interested in digital preservation? Do you like games? If so, then this event is for you!

Hosts: Sean Macmillan (King’s College London), Francesca Mackenzie (The National Archives), and Megan Guest (The National Archives, Archives Records Association)

Thursday 18th April 2024 from 18.00 to 20.00pm (online)

Sean Macmillan (King’s College London), Francesca Mackenzie (The National Archives), and Megan Guest (The National Archives, Archives Records Association) are hosting a free games event with a focus on digital preservation.

There will be a selection of games to play, and this event is open to everyone of all skill levels and knowledge of digital preservation. Feel free to attend regardless of whether you are an expert in the area or have only just begun to learn about digital preservation.

The event is free, but numbers are capped, so please do sign up early! Thursday 18th April – online event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-preservation-games-virtual-event-tickets-841364372487

If you have any questions please contact Sean Macmillan at sean.macmillan@kcl.ac.uk

SfNP Research Showcase #2

Speakers: Natalya Uemlianin-Stone, Emily Hughes, Phoebe Brunt and Joseph Hettrick

Tuesday 16th April 2024 from 12.30 to 1.30pm (online)

Following on from successful events in previous years, the New Professionals Research Showcase is back for 2024 where we will hear from new professionals on research undertaken in the past year. This event offers the opportunity for new and established professionals alike to engage with early career research through talks and a short Q&A.

The Speakers and their topics:

• Natalya Uemlianin-Stone - "Networked Archival Description: Problems and Potentialities in the Local Authority Archive"

• Emily Hughes - "An Archive for Sex Workers: Legitimising Narratives and Counter-Memory from Institutions to the Digital"

• Pheobe Brunt - "Access in the Archive: Assessing the Physical Accessibility of Archives in the UK"

• Joseph Hettrick - "The Restoration Tower of London Records Office 1660 - 1707"

Booking information: This event is free and you can book your place here.

A link to the event will be sent out the day before the event.

Copyright in Context: Ireland

Trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon

Thurs 11th April 2024 - 11.00am to 15.30pm.

ARA, Ireland's Copyright in Context workshop will take place in person on Thursday, 11 April 2024 at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin.

We are pleased to offer a one-day in person training workshop that will outline copyright in context for the two legal jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.

The focus will be on Irish Law with comparison of key differences to UK Law as it applies in Northern Ireland for those who may work cross border. It will also highlight any key differences between Irish law and other UK and international jurisdictions.

Using practical case studies this training event will address copyright issues as they apply to digitisation and social media. It will also explore the subject of third party copyright.

The training will comprise of three sessions, at approximately 45 minute duration each. Opportunity will be afforded to allow round-table discussions and ask questions.

Programme, 'Copyright in Context: Ireland', Thursday 11 April 2024

11:00-11:15 Attendees arrive at the National Library of Ireland

11:15-12:00 Session 1: 'Introduction to copyright in Ireland'

12:00-12:15 Group Discussion 1

12:15-13:00 Session 2: 'Copyright, digitisation and social media'

13:00-13:15 Group Discussion 2

13:15-14:00 Lunch, not included

14:00-14:45 Session 3: 'Managing third party copyright'

14:45-15:15 Group Discussion 3, Questions and Answers

15:15-15:30 Informal Networking and Close of Event

The workshops will be delivered by Dr Ellie Pridgeon, director of Consultant Archivist, an organisation that specialises in providing advice and support to the heritage and records management sector.

Group discussions will be facilitated by ARA Ireland, to provide attendees with an opportunity to informally discuss copyright issues after each session with their group peers. Groups will shortlist questions for the Q&A at the end of the workshop.

The workshop will be followed shortly by the ARA Ireland AGM.

Delegate Fees

• ARA Members: 100 EUR

• Non-ARA Members: 120 EUR

Please book your place here

We regret that the workshop venue is not accessible to wheelchair users. ARA Ireland apologises for this, and is working hard to ensure all future events are fully accessible.

ARA, Ireland's AGM 2024 will take place in person on Thursday 11 April 2024.

Please see the seperate Eventbrite registration page for the ARA AGM 2024. The AGM is free for all to attend. A link to the registration page will be sent by e-mail to ARA Members.

There will be an opportunity to network informally with other ARA members before and after the AGM.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Please note: AGM will take place in person and event registration is essential for catering numbers.

We would kindly ask you to book a place so that we have an idea how many to expect. Please cancel your registration if you are no longer able to attend .

SfNP Research Showcase #1

Speakers: Jasmine Hide, Aiden Chan, Felicity Crowe and Takatso Nawe

Tuesday 9th April 2024 from 18.00 to 19.00pm (online)

During the New Professionals Research Showcase 2024, we'll hear from new professionals on research they have undertaken in the past year. This event offers both new and established professionals to engage with early career research through talks and a short Q&A.

The Speakers and their topics:

• Jasmine Hide - “Translating Theory into Practice: Postmodernism and the Description of LGBT+ Records in UK Archives”

• Aiden Chan - "On Utopianism: (Re)Imagining Time and Memory in Queer Archives"

• Felicity Crowe - "Libyan Perspectives in the BILNAS Archive"

• Takatso Nawe - "The Evangelist and his Manuscripts: A Case Study of Michael Cassidy and African Enterprise in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"

Booking information: This event is free and you can book your place here.

A link to the event will be sent out the day before the event.

Communications of Archives in Public History

Speakers: Professor Alan Lester, Lorna Steele-McGinn and Dr Philip Milnes-Smith

Monday 18th March 2024 from 10.00am to 12.00pm

The Archives for Learning and Education Section are planning a series of three events in 2024 on the communication of archives as public history. The stories within archives are communicated to individuals and groups in the reading room, in learning activities, and through informal presentation and publication in, for example, webinars and blogs. The sessions will consider the impact of public histories and showcase examples of these activities.

The first event will be held using Microsoft Teams on Monday 18th March from 10am to 12pm.

Our speakers and topics for this session are:

Professor Alan Lester: “Researching, Talking and Writing About British Colonialism in a Time of Culture War”

Academic historians of colonialism have been caught up in a political maelstrom that we could never have anticipated just a few years ago. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and the backlash against it, with much of the press labelling us 'anti-British', and with the publication of a best-selling moral justification of the Empire dismissing us as 'anticolonial' fanatics, our specialism has left the ivory tower to settle at the centre of the culture wars. In this talk he will set out the challenges that those of us who pursue truthful, evidence-based research using primary sources now face, and how some of us are seeking to adapt and respond.

Lorna Steele-McGinn: “A good use of time: taking archives into prison”

For the last five years, the Highland Archive Service has run workshops in HMP Inverness in partnership with Fife College, who deliver offender learning programmes in all of Scotland’s prisons. Working with remand, convicted, enhanced and protection prisoners, they have looked at documents relating to the First and Second World Wars, crime and punishment, mental health, and slavery. This partnership has enabled them to speak about mental health archives with those who have been resident in secure mental hospitals, to discuss stories of crime and the justice system with those who are immersed in it today, and to reflect on the impact of war with prisoners who have seen military action in recent years. These sessions have used archives as a conduit to create a space for open conversation and each has influenced the way they communicate their collections to audiences with varying life experiences subsequently. 

Dr Philip Milnes-Smith: “How would I know, why should I care?”: Public history of those who fall in the gaps between our records

Understandably, archives struggle to disgorge records that either were never created or, if they did once exist, no longer survive, whether that loss was accidental, or the documents were simply not deemed important enough to preserve. While it is right that we acknowledge the limitations arising from gaps and silences, that should not condemn us to telling stories only about the white men, often presumptively non-disabled and straight, who are much better represented in our collections.  Drawing on experience telling more inclusive histories across a range of projects and outputs, Philip Milnes-Smith shares his learning from each about responsibly reconstructing under-documented lives and making them publicly accessible.  

During the session there will be the opportunity for questions and discussion with the speakers. The event costs £10 for ARA members and £15 for non-ARA members. To book a place, please register on Eventbrite by Monday 11 March 2024. Information on how to join the session will be sent to attendees ahead of the event.  Please note that the event will be recorded and the recording will be made available to ARA members only via the ARA website.

From Retention to Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to the Information Lifecycle

Trainer: Frank Rankin

Wed 13th March 2024 - 13.00pm to 14.15pm.

As the volume of digital content continues to grow, with zetabytes of data stored in the cloud, understanding the information lifecycle has never been more vital. Whether you're implementing it to maintain compliance, enhance user efficiency by making content easily accessible, or reduce cloud storage costs, robust information lifecycle processes yield tangible business benefits.

Participate in this engaging and informative session where Frank Rankin will delve into the fundamentals of retention and disposal from policy, process, and technical perspectives. Keep in mind that the information lifecycle is more than just keeping or discarding data. This is a must-attend session to comprehensively grasp the intricacies of this essential process.

Course learning outcomes

Master the principles of the information lifecycle, including retention and disposal, from policy to technical execution

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework;

• Appraising and disposing of records

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Frank Rankin is a trainer and consultant with Leadership Through Data. He is a Fellow of the IRMS.

Booking and delegate fee:  £70 for ARA members. £130 non-members

Please book your place on Eventbrite here before Thursday 8th March 2024

Digital Preservation Games - first event

Are you interested in digital preservation? Do you like games? If so, then this event is for you!

Hosts: Sean Macmillan (King’s College London), Francesca Mackenzie (The National Archives), and Megan Guest (The National Archives, Archives Records Association)

Tuesday 5th March 2024 from 18.00 to 20.00pm (in person at King’s College London Archives)

Sean Macmillan (King’s College London), Francesca Mackenzie (The National Archives), and Megan Guest (The National Archives, Archives Records Association) are hosting a free games event with a focus on digital preservation.

There will be a selection of games to play, and this event is open to everyone of all skill levels and knowledge of digital preservation. Feel free to attend regardless of whether you are an expert in the area or have only just begun to learn about digital preservation.

The event is free, but numbers are capped, so please do sign up early! Tuesday 5 March – in person at King’s College London Archives: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-preservation-games-tickets-841360621267

If you have any questions please contact Sean Macmillan at sean.macmillan@kcl.ac.uk

Demystifying Data Protection for Archivists and Records Managers

Trainer: Gary Shipsey

Tues 20th February 2024 13.00pm to 14.15pm.

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA18) impose significant responsibilities on organizations and grant individuals various rights. These obligations and rights pose numerous challenges for Archivists and Records Managers who are entrusted with safeguarding public records containing personal data.

Join us for this session with trainer Gary Shipsey, where you'll gain insights into how the UK GDPR and DPA18 intersect with personal data and archives. 

Course learning outcomes

Understand the implications of UK GDPR and DPA18 for archivists and records managers dealing with personal data in archives.

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework;

• Working with aims and objectives

• Managing and using financial and other resources

• Identifying and evaluating conservation options and strategies

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Gary Shipsey is a trainer and consultant with Leadership Through Data. He holds BCS Practitioner Certifications in Data Protection, Information Risk Management and Freedom of Information.

Booking and delegate fee:  £70 for ARA members. £130 non-members

Please book your place on Eventbrite here before Thursday 15th February 2024

The Art of Confident Negotiation and Persuasion

Online - Tuesday 16 January 2024 - 12-2.15pm

Negotiation is a skill that not many people enjoy, and as a result, many are not proficient at it. However, negotiation is an integral part of our lives, both personally and professionally. Successful negotiation is not about winning or losing but achieving mutually beneficial outcomes. It's essentially a form of effective communication.

In this interactive session led by Jacqueline Stockwell, you will explore the ten essential principles of effective negotiation. Additionally, you'll participate in two group workshops focusing on negotiating a pay raise and seizing opportunities for professional development.

Course learning outcomes

Gain confidence in negotiation, focusing on creating win-win outcomes, and learn valuable negotiation techniques.

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework;

• Working with aims and objectives

• Managing and using financial and other resources

• Identifying and evaluating conservation options and strategies

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Jacqueline Stockwell is CEO & Founder of Leadership Through Data.

Booking and delegate fee: £70 for ARA members. £130 non-members

Please book your place here before Thursday 11th January 2024

Mastering Presentation Skills and Articulating Your Service's Value

Online - Thursday 7 December 2023 - 12-2.15pm

Many people grapple with the challenge of effective public speaking, especially those in the realm of record keeping and information management who often work behind the scenes. Yet, the ability to deliver compelling presentations, communicate ideas with impact, and convey the value you bring to your organization is increasingly crucial. In today's competitive landscape for internal resources, your record-keeping and information management services should be recognized as essential to your business. You need the skills to promote your work, articulate the value you offer to your employer, and effectively market your 'product.' Join Jacqueline Stockwell for this engaging learning session.

Course learning outcomes

Develop strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate your service's value effectively.

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework:

• Contributing to/understanding internal/external professional environments

• Undertaking marketing, advocacy and outreach activities

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Jacqueline Stockwell is CEO & Founder of Leadership Through Data.

Booking and delegate fee: £70 for ARA members. £130 non-members

Please book your place here before Monday 4th December 2023.

Introduction to Financial Records

Speakers: Kiara King, Amanda Noble and Dr Kirsten Kininmonth

Tues 5th December 2023 13.00pm to 14.30pm - Online Microsoft Teams

Do you know your ledger from your balance sheet? Whether in a corporate collection or local authority archive, financial records crop up in many contexts.

ARA Scotland is pleased to present this training event on financial records commonly found in archive collections.

Kiara King will introduce common types of financial records and appraisal considerations for these records.

Amanda Noble will provide a bank archivist’s perspective on financial records and trace a transaction through the ledgers.

Dr Kirsten Kininmonth will explore how she uses financial records in her work as a business historian.

Speakers:

Kiara King is the Director and Archivist for the Ballast Trust, a charity that provides a rescue, sorting, and cataloguing service for business archives. She has been a qualified information professional since 2007 and has experience in both the records management and archive sectors. Her role at the Ballast Trust involves advocating for business archive collections, particularly technical records within them. She is also a member of the Business Archives Council of Scotland’s executive committee.

Amanda Noble is a business archivist at Lloyds Banking Group, a leading UK-based financial services company with a heritage dating back over 300 years. Based in Edinburgh, Amanda has nearly 20 years of experience in all aspects of archival management. Amanda is a strong advocate for the development and use of business collections, she is currently convenor of the Business Archives Council of Scotland.

Kirsten Kininmonth is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Senior Advisor of Studies & Programme Director for the PGT Accounting programmes at the University of Glasgow. Her main current research interests relate to both accounting & business history and teaching and learning, including structure and strategy in organisations, evolution of managerial hierarchies, changes over time in accounting and management accounting practices, impact of family involvement in organisations, accounting education, and teaching pedagogy.

Booking and delegate fee:  Free for ARA members

Please book your place on Eventbrite here before Friday 1st December 2023

Conservation for Archivists Training Day (ARA SW Region)

Monday 6 November, Gloucestershire Heritage Hub/ Dunrossil Centre

Contact: southwest@archives.org.uk

10:00 am – 15:00pm

This day is designed for lone-archivists and volunteers with little or no conservation training. It consists of a practical hands-on workshop, a tour of Gloucestershire Archives stores and a 'Conservation Question Time panel' - a chance to bring your tricky problems to the experts! Please note that while there is a charge to attend in person, it is possible to attend the panel and South West regional meeting virtually for free.

Costs

Conservation for Archivists day - £10 ARA members

Conservation for Archivists day - £15 non-members

Conservation Question Time in partnership with Section for Archives and Museums (SAM). Virtual attendance only from 14:00 – 15:00 – free

South West regional meeting - free

Please book through Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conservation-for-archivists-training-day-tickets-717661915107?aff=oddtdtcreator

More details:

Practical hands-on in person training with Cath Nichols:

What will I learn?

The session is designed to give an introduction to what conservation is and what it means to an archivist, taking into account the constraints of budget, staffing and spaces used.

Topics covered:

• What conservation is – people’s understanding of the term and definitions, explaining the difference between preventive and interpretative conservation

• Causes of deterioration of collections in archives including mixed materials

• An archivist’s role in preventive conservation – what to look out for and how to deal with it.

• Preservation on a budget – Making the most of what you already have!

• Using repository space to its full potential – what to think about when organising your collections

• Guidelines – what they should be and who should be using them

• The glove debate – the different types of gloves and what they should be used for

Attendees will -

• Be able to explain the difference between the two types of conservation and when each of them are appropriate.

• Be able to spot certain kinds of degradation and know what course of action to take

• Be able to return to their archives and reassess their repositories if appropriate

• Be able to provide handling guidelines for reading room researchers and repository staff

• Be able to identify materials and know which gloves to wear…..or not

Activities

The training will be delivered using Powerpoint, with images and examples. Attendees will also be given a ‘space plan’ activity to have a go at. This will give you a chance to contemplate what is important when deciding where to store collections. Examples of items suffering from damage will also be brought along to the session, to help demonstrate some of the issues that archivist face.

This training session will be followed by a tour of the building, in particular strong rooms passive environmental controls with conservators, Rachel Wales and Ann Attwood. (Gloucestershire Archive Conservators).

In the afternoon, a 'Conservation Question Time' panel will be held in partnership with SAM - this is a chance to ask those little troublesome questions you were afraid to ask. If you can, please email in photographs and questions before hand to: southwest@archives.org.uk

Lastly, the day will finish with the ARA South West regional meeting - a chance to hear from the committee and from fellow archivists from across the region. This session can be attended virtually.

Refreshments will be provided. Please note that lunch is not provided, however there will be space to eat a packed lunch and various cafes are available within walking distance.

Disaster response in archives

Monday 30 October - Online event

14:00pm – 15:30pm

Contact: arasoutheastandlondon@archives.org.uk

At this event hosted by the ARA South East & London Region, two speakers will share their experiences of disaster response. Each talk will be followed by a Q&A session with our speakers.

PROGRAMME
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome and Introduction

14:10 – The Marx Memorial Library’s 2019 flood: a case study

Meirian Jump, Director of the Marx Memorial Library, will reflect on lessons learnt from the 2019 flood. Her presentation will cover the experience of using the MML’s disaster plan ‘in practice’, how this has shaped our approach since, and the transformative impact local partnerships and community support had on the outcomes of the disaster.

14:50 – Glasgow School of Art Archives & Collections Recovery Project

Following fires at the Glasgow School of Art in 2014 and 2018, a programme of conservation, digitisation, collection management and collection development work took place to stabilise and safeguard GSA’s Archives & Collections. Polly Christie will reflect on her experience of leading the recovery project from 2015-2021 and how this has shaped the collections and services since.

15:30 – finish

THE SPEAKERS

The Marx Memorial Library

Meirian Jump is an Archivist and is Director of the Marx Memorial Library where she has worked for almost a decade. She is currently managing the National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘MML at 90: Enduring and Engaging’.

Glasgow School of Art

Polly Christie has worked in the arts sector since 2000, promoting the access and use of art and archive collections for teaching, learning and research, both to academic and general audiences. She worked for the Visual Arts Data Service, becoming Director in 2007; she established an Image Bank and then the Digitisation Unit for the University for the Creative Arts in 2009 and 2011 respectively, and then moved to Tate in 2012 to manage the Transforming Tate Britain: Archives & Access project until February 2015. Following the Archives and Collections Recovery Project Polly was appointed Archives and Collections Manager for Glasgow School of Art in 2022.

Cost:  ARA Members: Free Non-Members: £5

Book your place here.

ARA Northern Event: Archives and Tourism: what can they do for each other?

Do archive services have a significant contribution to make to tourism? And is this limited to family history or can we play a part in local or topic related visitor attractions? Join our session to find out.

Tuesday 19 September 2023 at 2pm to 3.45pm (Online)

Although this session is being organised by the Northern Region, we welcome participants from all the ARA’s nations, regions and sections.

To book your place contact Paul Stebbing: PaulStebbing@barnsley.gov.uk

Please note that this session may be recorded for the ARA Northern Region web pages of the ARA website.

2pm Welcome and session introduction. David Mander

2.10 Ivor Stollliday, former Chair, Visit Durham

2.30 Canal and River Trust, National Waterways Archive and Museum.

The Easter Gathering event. Louise Bruton, former Canal and River Trust Archives Manager The Easter Gathering is held annually at the Museum at Ellesmere Port and is the largest UK event on historic narrowboats and the history of the canal network. As such it presents a huge opportunity for the Archives and Museum.

2.50 Insights from Ancestral Tourism to Scotland. Noelle Campbell, Scottish Connections Manager, VisitScotland

This session will look at what ancestral tourism actually is, the importance of ancestral visits to the Scottish tourism industry, and how individual businesses and organisations are supported in ensuring that they are ready to welcome ancestral visitors. It will also look at lessons from the Scottish experience which can provide insights for other destinations seeking to benefit from ancestral tourism.

3.10 Ancestral tourism at the Watt Institution. Lorraine Murray, Archivist at the Watt Institute, Inverclyde Council

Greenock was once the principal port on the Scottish west coast for emigration and immigration. Today cruise ships visit regularly and many tourists have an interest in family history.

3.30 Discussion

3.45 Session close

Speaker biographies

Louise Bruton has worked in archives since 2006 in a variety of roles and was recently the Canal and River Trust Archives Manager. She is currently the Archivist and Curator for the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool and is the Northern Region’s Secretary.

Noelle Campbell is VisitScotland’s Scottish Connections Manager, responsible for the design and implementation of tourism strategies aimed at engaging the many different groups coming from overseas with a connection to or an affinity with Scotland. This includes promotion of ancestral tourism and relationships with the global diaspora community. She also works on collaborative projects with Scottish Government and other partners on overseas initiatives focused on diaspora, alumni and cultural partners, and has previously worked in various sectors within the tourism industry

Lorraine Murray is the Archivist for Inverclyde Council based at the Watt Institution In Greenock and is celebrating 10 years of the Archive service being operational.

Ivor Stolliday began his working life teaching in a US and then a British university, going on to a variety of senior management roles at ITV. After restructuring at ITV in the early 1990s he went on to become Chief Executive at the Dartington Hall Trust, an Educational charity based in Devon. On retirement he was interim CEO for the Baltic centre for Contemporary Arts at Gateshead and also undertook a number of chairing roles, including fourteen years as Chair of Visit County Durham. He was also a member of the Chapter of Durham Cathedral and remains Canon Emeritus of the Cathedral. Ivor has also been active in the archive world. He was the Founding Chair of the South West Film and Television Archive Trust, served a seven year spell as Chair of Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives Trust, was responsible for the private archive at Dartington Hall Trust and at Durham Cathedral supported the development of the archive and library, which includes the two Magna Cartas.

ARA South East and London is hosting this face to face training event delivered by ARA Diversity and Inclusion Allies Philip Milnes-Smith and Iida Saarinen at the National Archives at Kew.

Through both presentations and small group discussion, this one-day workshop aims to develop your understanding of disability, disability history and how to tell it. With lived experience of disability your trainers will also offer an informed view of Accessibility, including in recruitment and retention, premises and events.

A sandwich lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Our speakers:

Philip Milnes-Smith (he/him) is a former Special Education teacher now working as the Digital Archivist at Shakespeare's Globe. He has also worked on a disability history project at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. An ARA Diversity and Inclusion Ally, he leads the Accessibility working group.

Iida Saarinen (she/her) has a background in historical research and higher education teaching. She is currently working for National Records of Scotland as Records and Archives Engagement Archivist. An ARA Diversity and Inclusion Ally, she is also an active member of the Accessibility working group.

Philip and Iida are founder members of the Disability Collections Forum, which was established in 2022 to support colleagues working with disability collections in libraries, archives and museums.

The event is for ARA members only - cost £22.

Please book your place on Eventbrite by Wednesday 7th June 2023

If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with the South East and London region at: arasoutheastandlondon@archives.org.uk

An Introduction to the Chesters inclusive teaching Module: what archives can do to help get local marginalised histories into the classroom

Trainer: Dr Jeff Evans

The next Archives for Learning and Education Section's (ALES) training event will take place in May 2023, and is being given by Dr Jeff Evans. He is currently Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University, Founder and member of the LGBT+ History Month Academic Panel, Founder and Director of the OUTing the Past International Festival of LGBT+ History 2020 and Project Coordinator of the Outing/Queering of the North/Northern Ireland Touring Exhibition.

Dr Jeff Evans has built on his and his husband's years of teaching practice to develop the Chesters inclusive teaching Module. This aims to provide trainee history teachers with the validation and skills to teach LGBT+ (and other marginalised) History in the classroom. Working with his academic colleagues Tom Donnai (PGCE History Tutor University of Manchester) and Claire Hadfield (PGCE Course Tutor Plymouth Marjon University) the module has been significantly developed over the last four years.

Jeff’s talk ‘An Introduction to the Chesters inclusive teaching Module: what archives can do to help get local marginalised histories into the classroom’, will be held using Microsoft Teams from 1-2pm on Monday 15 May 2023. In his presentation, Jeff will introduce the module and how it came to be developed. Exploring its applicability to a range of marginalised histories, he will share examples of resources and lessons, and suggest what archives and archivists can do to help teachers go beyond tokenism to engage diverse students with a diverse past.

The event will cost £5 for ARA members and £10 for non-members. Please book your place on Eventbrite by Monday 8 May 2023. Information on how to join the session on Teams will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event. If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with ales@archives.org.uk

Working with Mixed Collections: Documentation and Current Trends

Trainer: Anita Hollinshead

The Section for Archives and Museums are repeating their popular online workshops covering the basics of managing and working with mixed collections.

Attendees will gain an overview of standards governing the care and display of objects, as well as an understanding of current issues and trends in the museum sector.

The sessions have been compiled by freelance museum consultant Anita Hollinshead. Each will last 2½ hours, consisting of two 50 minute presentations from Anita, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A, providing delegates an opportunity to ask Anita specific questions and queries.

The workshops can be booked individually, but for maximum benefit we suggest delegates sign up for both. The An Introduction to Mixed Collections Care will be at 10.00am-12.30pm (GMT), Friday 21st April 2023. You will need to book separately for this event.

The sessions are primarily aimed at archivists managing a range of objects within their collections but will also be of benefit to staff and volunteers caring for collections in heritage sites, museums, historic houses and libraries as well as those considering a career in the museum sector. The sessions will be suitable for those new to the sector as well as those wishing to refresh their existing knowledge.

Following the workshops, delegates will be sent a handout with further information and resources on the topics covered. Recordings of the presentations will also be available for a limited period on the members’ area of the ARA website.

Agenda

10.00-10.50 - Documentation

An introduction to museum documentation and how collections information underpins decisions about interpretation and display. As well as Spectrum 5.0, the UK Collections Management System, delegates will also learn more about the UK Registrars Group templates for Facilities Reports, Security and Display and the use of thesauri.

10.50-11.10 – break, and opportunity for delegates to submit questions for the Q&A session

11.10-12.00 – Current Issues and Trends / Overview

Current issues and trends in museums will be explored, particularly in terms of how these might impact on interpretation planning. Topics will include decolonising collections; greener museums and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The presentation will conclude with an overview of interpretive planning and suitable/ unsuitable materials to use in displays.

12.00-12.30 – Q&A

An opportunity for delegates to submit questions to Anita.

Admission fees

• ARA members: £7.00

• Non-members: £9.00

Please book your place on Eventbrite by Monday 24th April 2023

Information on how to join the session on Teams will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event.

If you have any queries about this event please contact sam@archives.org.uk or for booking enquiries contact bookings@archives.org.uk

Managing third party copyright

Trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon

ARA has centrally organised this series of three one-hour training events covering three different topics. Delegates can choose to attend individual sessions or all three events. The other courses in this series need to be booked separately.

The three ‘Copyright in Context’ sessions delivered in this series will provide delegates with essential tools and skills, and with the confidence to manage copyright effectively in their workplace. With a focus on real-life case studies and on practical examples of how archives are using copyright in the 2020s, the online training sessions will consist of PowerPoint delivery by the speaker, and provide delegates with the opportunity to information-share and ask questions. These bite-sized ‘Copyright in Context’ events are designed so that delegates can attend sessions during their working day.

Course 3: Managing third party copyright. Session three will consider how heritage organisations are dealing with third party copyright material in their collections (26th April 2023, 1pm-2pm).

ARA competency framework

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework Understanding, interpreting and complying with legislation and/or regulation

• Managing risk and/or business continuity

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon MSc is director of Consultant Archivist, an organisation that specialises in providing advice and support to the heritage and records management sector. Ellie has provided expert advice and services to organisations and individuals in the UK and beyond. Ellie is a digital heritage expert who also works with physical collections.

Booking and delegate fee:

Course 3: Managing third party copyright. £55 for ARA members. £80 Non-members

Please book your place on Eventbrite by Friday 21st April 2023

Information on how to join the session on Zoom will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event.

If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with Chris Sheridan at chris.sheridan@archives.org.uk or send any booking queries to bookings@archives.org.uk.

An Introduction to Mixed Collections Care

Trainer: Anita Hollinshead

The Section for Archives and Museums are repeating their popular online workshops covering the basics ofmanaging and working with mixed collections.

Attendees will gain an overview of standards governing the care and display of objects, as well as an understanding of current issues and trends in the museum sector.

The sessions have been compiled by freelance museum consultant Anita Hollinshead. Each will last 2½ hours, consisting of two 50 minute presentations from Anita, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A, providing delegates an opportunity to ask Anita specific questions and queries.

The workshops can be booked individually, but for maximum benefit we suggest delegates sign up for both. The Working with Mixed Collections: Documentation and Current Trends workshop is at - 10.00am-12.30pm (GMT), Friday 28th April 2023. You will need to book separately for this event.

The sessions are primarily aimed at archivists managing a range of objects within their collections but will also be of benefit to staff and volunteers caring for collections in heritage sites, museums, historic houses and libraries as well as those considering a career in the museum sector. The sessions will be suitable for those new to the sector as well as those wishing to refresh their existing knowledge.

Following the workshops, delegates will be sent a handout with further information and resources on the topics covered. Recordings of the presentations will also be available for a limited period on the members’ area of the ARA website.

Agenda

• 10.00-10.50am - Museum Standards

An overview of the standards that underpin collections care and management including Museum Accreditation; Spectrum 5.0; PAS 197: Code of Practice for Cultural Collections Management and the Museum Association’s Code of Ethics.

• 10.50-11.10 – break, and opportunity for delegates to submit questions for the Q&A session

• 11.10-12.00 – The Museum Environment

An introduction to the museum environment and the optimum conditions in which to store and display collections. Topics covered will include temperature, relative humidity, light and pollution as well as environmental monitoring and control. The second half will cover housekeeping and pest management.

• 12.00-12.30 – Q&A

An opportunity for delegates to submit questions to Anita.

Admission fees

• ARA members: £7.00

• Non-members: £9.00

Please book your place on Eventbrite by Monday 17th April 2023

Information on how to join the session on Teams will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event.

If you have any queries about this event please contact sam@archives.org.uk or for booking enquiries contact bookings@archives.org.uk

Copyright, digitisation & social media

Trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon

ARA has centrally organised this series of three one-hour training events covering three different topics. Delegates can choose to attend individual sessions or all three events. The other courses in this series need to be booked separately.

The three ‘Copyright in Context’ sessions delivered in this series will provide delegates with essential tools and skills, and with the confidence to manage copyright effectively in their workplace. With a focus on real-life case studies and on practical examples of how archives are using copyright in the 2020s, the online training sessions will consist of PowerPoint delivery by the speaker, and provide delegates with the opportunity to information-share and ask questions. These bite-sized ‘Copyright in Context’ events are designed so that delegates can attend sessions during their working day.

• Course 2: Copyright, digitisation and social media. This session will examine different approaches taken by heritage organisations when carrying out digitisation projects and using content on social media platforms (17th April 2023, 1pm-2pm)

ARA competency framework

The learning outcomes map to the following areas of ARA’s competency framework Understanding, interpreting and complying with legislation and/or regulation

• Managing risk and/or business continuity

• Developing self and others

About our trainer: Dr Ellie Pridgeon MSc is director of Consultant Archivist, an organisation that specialises in providing advice and support to the heritage and records management sector. Ellie has provided expert advice and services to organisations and individuals in the UK and beyond. Ellie is a digital heritage expert who also works with physical collections.

Booking and delegate fee:

Course 2: Copyright, digitisation and social media. £55 for ARA members. £80 Non-members

Please book your place on Eventbrite by Thursday 13th April 2023

Information on how to join the session on Zoom will be sent to attendees a couple of days ahead of the event.

If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with Chris Sheridan at chris.sheridan@archives.org.uk or send any booking queries to bookings@archives.org.uk.

Starting out with digital preservation software

At this joint event hosted by the ARA South East & London Region and the Section for Archives and Technology, two speakers will share their experiences with digital preservation systems. Each talk will be followed by a Q&A session with our speakers and representatives from the Section for Archives and Technology.

PROGRAMME
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome and Introduction

14:10 - A school archive using Preservica, Georgina Robinson, Archivist, Eton College
In 2022, the IT team at Eton College approved the use of Preservica for the long-term preservation of the college’s digital records. Georgina will talk about what led to this decision, her experience of using Preservica and how this ‘new’ digital archive is helping with advocacy.

14:50 - Archivematica and Open Source: Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities, Rachel MacGregor, Digital Preservation Officer, Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Rachel will talk about the benefits and drawbacks of choosing open source software with a focus on Archivematica, her experiences with using the software and lessons learnt from the experience. She will also talk about the wider context, the community and considerations for any service looking at software and systems.

15:30 – finish

THE SPEAKERS

Eton College Archives
Georgina Robinson is an archivist at Eton College Archives; she is responsible for records management, digital preservation and the photographic archive. Georgina is currently working to establish a systematic transfer of analogue and born-digital records to the archives and to facilitate their long-term preservation. Georgina is also Chair of the ARA Environmental Sustainability Group.

Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Rachel MacGregor (Digital Preservation Officer) has been working at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick for nearly five years and before that has had considerable experience in digital preservation and working with physical archive collections. Her role involves taking a lead on implementing digital preservation strategies and solutions, developing policies, procedures and workflows and advocating for digital preservation internally and with donors, depositors, stakeholders and the broader archives community.

Event cost:

Bookings can be made on Eventbrite here.

ARA members - Free

Non-members - £5