Introducing Friday CPD Lunchtimes – A New Monthly Webinar Series

Speaker: Frederick Alexander-Reid

Online - Friday 27th June 2025 - 1.00pm to 1.30pm

Join us for our new series of bite-sized CPD webinars, running monthly on Fridays from 1:00 to 1:30pm. Designed to fit easily into your day, each session features a short, informal presentation (15–20 minutes), followed by open discussion and Q&A. Sessions take place on MS Teams, so bring your lunch and join the conversation.

What’s it about?
Anything and everything to do with record keeping and the work of record keepers — whether it’s broad or niche, serious or surprising.

Have you got something to share?
We’re encouraging Members not just to attend the webinars, but to contribute by sharing their own knowledge and good practice. It’s a great opportunity to build confidence as a presenter, share your insights, and showcase your work in a supportive, friendly space. Whether it’s a project, a fresh idea, or a lesson learned, we’d love to hear from you. Email chris.sheridan@archives.org.uk to find out more.

Next lunchtime webinar

Friday 27th June, 1:00–1:30pm

Name: Frederick Alexander-Reid RMARA

Job Title: Library and Search Room manager

Talk description: Frederick will present an overview of the implementation of a new evaluative framework model at Historic Environment Scotland archives. This model aims to capture and interpret better data for library and archive usage. The goal has been to use this data to improve understanding of on-site and remote users. During this presentation Frederick will talk about the successes and challenges, as well as identifying where they still have areas to improve understanding. This presentation will be useful for search room or access managers, or archive professionals involved with capturing and reporting user data.

Please book your place here before Wednesday 25th June 2025 by 5.00pm

Joining instructions will be sent 24 hours before the start date.