Last week I attended an all day training session with colleagues on trauma-informed practice, run by Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA). As some readers will know, for a little over three years I have been involved in the National Find… Continue Reading →
As seen on Twitter, 18 May 2012: The cliché of the introverted archivist – like the idea of ‘dusty’ or ‘musty’ archives – is widespread. I shared that State Records NSW tweet with colleagues at the time to knowing laughs; and more… Continue Reading →
Readers who follow me on Twitter will know I’m one of those people who sometimes makes up my own hashtags. Some of these include the word ‘archivist’. For example, I use #travellingarchivist when tweeting on the road. But the one with… Continue Reading →
I am writing this post from the Qantas lounge at Melbourne airport, in the couple of hours before I board a plane to Los Angeles. I’m flying from Los Angeles to Seattle, then Seattle to Victoria, Canada. The reason for my… Continue Reading →
For International Archives Day, inspired by Claes Oldenburg’s I Am for an Art (1961). I am for an archive that is political, emotional and social, that is an activist in the world, that does something other than sit on its arse… Continue Reading →
I have made a last minute decision to throw myself into #blogjune and see what happens. My primary motivation, true to the #blogjune intention, is to try and get into the habit of blogging more frequently by taking the ‘daily… Continue Reading →
After several years of vacillating, last week I finally joined the Australian Society of Archivists as an Associate member. The decision not to apply for Professional Membership immediately was partly financial and partly because I see Associate Membership as a… Continue Reading →
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