This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “F. Gerald Ham: Jeremiah to the Profession,” American Archivist 77, no. 2 (2014): 377–393, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.77.2.j61g277x4rt37388. By Krista B. Sorenson, Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] John A. Fleckner’s 2014 article … Continue reading “Meeting the Challenges that Come Our Way”
ArchivesSpace Revisited
http://archivesspace.org/ Reviewed by Bryan Mathison, Senior Library Associate at Mitchell Memorial Library [PDF Full Text] The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana is an archives and museum collection featuring artifacts, pamphlets, books, and manuscripts.[1] When I began my current position in early 2020, I had limited experience processing collections. Unlike other institutions where I … Continue reading ArchivesSpace Revisited
Answering the Call: Archival Literacy and Teaching with Primary Sources
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Access Opportunities We Could Never Have Imagined, Issues That We Can Never Resolve,” The American Archivist 74 (2011) (Supplement 1): 24–32. By Matthew Strandmark, Education Archivist, University of Kentucky [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] John Fleckner’s 2011 piece, “Access … Continue reading Answering the Call: Archival Literacy and Teaching with Primary Sources
From Common Practice to Common Goals
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common Practice?” Presentation at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, 1983. By Jennifer Johnson, Cargill, Incorporated [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In his 1983 article, "Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common … Continue reading From Common Practice to Common Goals
Fleckner Revisited: Reflections on Being an Archivist, Then and Now
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “‘Dear Mary Jane’: Some Reflections on Being an Archivist,” The American Archivist 54, no. 1 (1991): 8–13. https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.54.1.3607610316t66j42 By Jessica C. Neal, Records Management Project Manager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] “Deep in the archives parlayin new … Continue reading Fleckner Revisited: Reflections on Being an Archivist, Then and Now
Intergenerational Conversations: Reflecting on the Work of John Fleckner
By Rose Buchanan, John Fleckner, Rand Jimerson, and Stephanie Luke [PDF Full Text] Since the American Archivist Reviews Portal was established in 2011, it has served as a forum for archivists to discuss the software, digital collections, media, and best practices that impact their daily work. In that time, contributors have reviewed over eighty archives-related … Continue reading Intergenerational Conversations: Reflecting on the Work of John Fleckner
The Disability Archive UK
https://disability-studies.leeds.ac.uk/library/ Reviewed by Bailey Adolph, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections and Archives [PDF Full Text] The Disability Archive UK is an extension of the University of Leeds Centre for Disability Studies, which is an interdisciplinary network of STEM, humanities, and social sciences researchers. The Centre’s goal is to achieve social justice and equality through … Continue reading The Disability Archive UK
The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer
By Janelle Monáe. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. 321 pp. Hardcover [also EPUB]. $28.99. Hardcover ISBN 978-0063070875. Reviewed by Adina Riggins, University of North Carolina Wilmington [PDF Full Text] In April 2022, my smartphone newsfeed turned up an article about Janelle Monáe, an eight-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, who had just published her debut book of fiction, … Continue reading The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer
Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice
By Rachel L. Frick and Merrilee Proffitt, OCLC Research (April 2022). https://doi.org/10.25333/wd4b-bs51 Reviewed by Noah Lasley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [PDF Full Text] Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice is a research report published by OCLC as one of the deliverables for a project supported in part by … Continue reading Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice
Reconciliation Framework: Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce
https://archives2026.com/response-to-the-report-of-the-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-taskforce/ Reviewed by Jonathan Pringle, Scholarly Communications and Digital Librarian, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center [PDF Full Text] Released in February 2022, the Reconciliation Framework is designed for non-Indigenous archivists in Canada who manage Indigenous holdings in their repositories, from acquisitions to outreach and all processes in-between. The document positions … Continue reading Reconciliation Framework: Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce
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