Announcements

August 10, 2010

ACA Institute on Personal Archives, Oct. 29 & 30, 2010

City of Toronto Archives, Toronto, ON.  Canada

Registration Form

ACA Institutes offer an intense learning experience featuring topics or curriculum at an advanced level. Institutes typically last two to three days and involve preparatory readings and case studies.

July 27, 2010

Call for Proposals: ACA 36th Annual Conference, June 2-4, 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Back to Basics??

The general statement which all archives use to describe their role and function is to acquire, arrange and describe, preserve and make available the records in their care. From the language we use to the descriptive formats we prescribe, the manner in which this is done is constantly evolving though much of the thought behind our practice remains the same.

June 25, 2010

I am very pleased to let you know that $1,287.50 was raised at the recent Association of Canadian Archivists conference in Halifax to benefit the Association of Canadian Archivists Foundation (ACAF). The Foundation is the fund-raising and fund-granting arm of the ACA. Recent activities of the Foundation include providing financial support to defray the travel costs of the three graduate student presenters at the Student Session at this year's conference.

June 15, 2010

The W. Kaye Lamb Prize and the Hugh A. Taylor Prize were awarded at the 2010 ACA Awards Lunch in Halifax.  The winners for 2009 (issue 66-68), and the official citations, are as follows:

W. Kaye Lamb Prize:  Steven Maynard, “Police/Archives” Archivaria 68 (Fall 2009)

June 15, 2010

The ACA is very pleased to provide you with the following results from the 2010 Annual Conference and associated events, held in Halifax, N.S. over the past several days.

June 3, 2010

Only one week left before the conference begins....and this is your last chance to win! The final question in the Halifax ACA 2010 trivia contest is here.  (That is, unless you haven't already answered the Bonus Question that was printed in the June 2010 edition of The Bulletin).  Send your correct response to: aca2010halifax@gmail.com.

The winner will be announced on Monday, June 7th

May 31, 2010

We look forward to greeting delegates and other participants in Halifax for ACA 2010 at the Registration Desk, Mezzanine level, Westin Nova Scotian hotel in just over one week. 

Among the final preparations for the ACA Conference, we wish to advise that the following documents are available at http://www.archivists.ca/content/annual-conference

May 31, 2010

The Board of ACA is pleased to announce that a job posting service is now available on the Association’s website, at http://www.archivists.ca/jobs

Organizations wishing to identify employment opportunities to both students and archives professionals are encouraged to visit this site, located under the Professional Development tab on the ACA website, to post a position listing. 

Job seekers are encouraged to bookmark this page and visit regularly for the latest employment opportunities. 

May 28, 2010

11 days until the start of ACA 2010!

Only 2 more chances to get your name in for the prize draw, which will be announced with the final question. Remember, each correct answer will be entered into the prize draw. Send your correct response to: aca2010halifax@gmail.com.

Question #8: Which baseball "great" was part of the official opening festivities of the recommissioned Wanderers Grounds Baseball Park in Halifax in 1942?

May 19, 2010

Three weeks from today and many of you will be catching up with your colleagues at the Welcoming Reception at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Look forward to seeing you there!

Now, for something with a more sobering edge….