While the MASIS group has been quiet we have still been holding meetings and events and we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to let the co-Chairs know what types of or topics for meetings would encourage you to participate in future MASIS virtual meet-ups.

Topics and ideas for future meeting that were discussed at our Fall get together included:

• Where does your archive live in your organization (i.e. as a part of corporate services, Information Services, Clerk’s division, etc.) and how that helps and / or provides challenges for you,
• Origin stories of how your municipal archives program came to exist,
• What are you equipment needs and how easy / what are the challenges to getting what you need,
• Archive Access vs Privacy,
• Digital archiving,
• Larger municipality issues and concerns vs small municipal archive issues and concerns,
• Government accessions vs. private,
• What supports do you get and where are they lacking, and
• Friends of societies

If folks have other ideas or some topic ideas listed resonate more than others we encourage you to email either Jamie Sanford (MASIS.Chair1@archivists.ca) or Angela Fornelli (MASIS.Chair2@archivists.ca) to let us know.

We are hoping to schedule our next meeting for late January or early February and hold meetings every four months (for a total of 3 a year). Meetings will include a one minute update for all attendees, doodle polls to past participants on meeting dates, and hopefully lots of laughs and support.

Have a say in the MASIS group by reaching out to one or both of the MASIS co-Chairs.

 

Thank you,

 

Jamie & Angela