The ACA’s Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee (PAAC) has developed a Trauma-Informed Archives Resource List. This list includes English and French-language resources from within and outside of the archival profession for both individual practitioners and organizations.  

The intention is for this list to be dynamic and to develop over time. If you have any feedback or suggestions for additional resources, please get in touch with the ACA at aca@archivists.ca.  

Visit the list here: https://archivists.ca/Trauma-Informed-Archives-Resource-List

Please note that our membership system (Wild Apricot) has been having some issues with membership levels, randomly changing membership salary levels for some members.  Please check that the salary level is correct on your invoice before paying.  If it is not correct please contact the office at aca@archivists.ca so that we can change it back to the correct level.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.

A letter of opposition to the Government of Alberta against the proposed bills 33 and 34, intended to replace the existing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act has been sent on behalf of the Board of the Association of Canadian Archivists.

As noted in this letter, the Board of the ACA believes that these bills in their current form serve to suppress rather than promote government transparency by creating additional barriers to accessing government information. These bills also erode the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner's (OIPC) ability to serve as an independent oversight body.

The Board of the ACA strongly urges the Government of Alberta to engage in good faith consultations with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) and amend these bills.   

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Call for Proposals for Concordia University's Library Research Forum 2025 (Deadline: January 24, 2025)   

Presentation proposals are now being accepted for Concordia University's 23rd Library Research Forum. This year's Research Forum will be a one-day event, with presentations taking place in person at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus on Friday, April 25, 2025. 

This year’s plenary speaker will be Sophie Montreuil. Sophie holds a Masters from the Université de Montréal and a doctorate and post-doc from McGill University. She is the Executive Director of Acfas as of December 2019, having been first Director of Research then part of the higher administration at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. She currently or has recently served on the boards of several organizations and she chaired the Board of the Cegep du Vieux-Montréal for a six-year term. She has co-edited several collections, including Faire connaissance : 100 ans de sciences en français, published in 2023 by the Éditions Cardinal for the 100th anniversary of Acfas. In 2023, she was named to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre des Palmes académiques, and, in 2024, became a mentor for the Trudeau Foundation.    

Proposal deadline: January 24, 2025. For more details about the event and how to submit a proposal, visit: https://library.concordia.ca/about/staff/forum/index.php 

Questions? Please contact the Forum Committee at lib-forum@concordia.ca  

Library Research Forum Committee 2024-2025: Tomasz Neugebauer, Kate Ripley, Pat Riva, Ellen Wright (chair) 

  

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Appel à propositions pour le Forum de recherche de la Bibliothèque de l’Université Concordia 2025 (Date limite : le 24 janvier 2025)  

 

Vous êtes invités à soumettre une proposition pour le 23^e Forum annuel de recherche de la Bibliothèque de l'Université Concordia. Le Forum de recherche de cette année aura lieu sur place au Campus Loyola de l’Université Concordia vendredi le 25 avril 2025.  

Cette année, notre conférencier invité est Sophie Montreuil. Sophie est détentrice d’une maîtrise de l’Université de Montréal et d’un doctorat et postdoctorat de l’Université McGill. Elle est directrice générale de l’Acfas depuis décembre 2019, après avoir été directrice de la recherche, puis cadre supérieure à Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Elle a été ou est toujours membre du conseil d’administration de plusieurs organismes et elle a présidé celui du cégep du Vieux-Montréal pendant six ans. Elle a codirigé plusieurs collectifs, dont Faire connaissance : 100 ans de sciences en français, paru 2023 aux Éditions Cardinal pour les 100 ans de l’Acfas. Elle a été nommée, en 2023, au grade de Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques et, en 2024, est devenue mentore pour la Fondation Trudeau. 

Date limite pour les propositions : le 24 janvier 2025. Pour plus de détails sur l'événement et sur la façon de soumettre une proposition, visitez : https://library.concordia.ca/about/staff/forum/francais.php 

Questions? Veuillez contacter le comité du forum au lib-forum@concordia.ca  

Le comité organisateur du Forum sur la recherche en bibliothéconomie 2024-2025 : Tomasz Neugebauer, Kate Ripley, Pat Riva, Ellen Wright (présidente du comité), 

 

The CAPAL Awards Committee is excited to announce two prestigious new awards from CAPAL: the Early Career Researcher Award and the Student Research Paper Award. These awards aim to recognize and encourage excellence in research within our community.

Early Career Researcher Award

This award, which includes a $500 prize and a one-year CAPAL membership, is designed to encourage excellence in research among early career professional academic librarians. It is open to individuals who have graduated from a Master of Library and Information Science program or equivalent within the last five years. Group submissions are welcome, with the prize money split among winners.

Application deadline: January 31, 2025

Student Research Paper Award
This award recognizes research excellence in an unpublished paper written by students completing an MLIS or equivalent degree. The award includes a $500 prize and a one-year CAPAL membership. It is open to both individual and group submissions, with the prize money split among winners.

Application deadline: March 1, 2025

Applications for both awards should be submitted to capalawards@gmail.com.

For detailed information about the eligibility criteria, application requirements, and submission guidelines for each award, please refer to these documents: Early Career Researcher Award, Student Paper Award on the CAPAL Awards Committee webpage.

We look forward to celebrating the innovative research contributions of our members. Apply today and showcase your impactful work!

Colleagues,

We invite you to join us for the upcoming webinar "Fighting Fungi: Mould Control Solutions for Archives", led by Megan Fisher, the Conservation Associate at Kelowna Museums Society. This webinar will be useful for those who work in the heritage field and want to learn how to effectively manage the threat of mould in their collections with the right knowledge and techniques. This webinar will cover:

   - Understanding mould: what it is, how it grows, and the environmental

   factors that contribute to its development.

   - Identifying mould: how to spot both active and dormant mould in

   archival materials.

   - Safe removal: techniques for removing mould without damaging

   collections or compromising safety.

   - Preventative measures: best practices for mould prevention and

   long-term care of archives.

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Time: 10:00 - 11:30am PST

 

Cost: members $20.00, non-members $35.00 CAD

Registration deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 10 @5:00pm

The registration link for this webinar can be found at:

https://aaobc.wildapricot.org/Webinars

 

For reasons unknown at the present, the membership system adjusted all retirees' memberships to not retired. 

If you are retired and your were billed incorrectly, please contact Maureen at Membership services (aca@archivists.ca ) to have your invoice adjusted.

We are so sorry for the inconvenience!

The Library Institutional Excellence Award honours an Indigenous library that profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to its community. X̱wi7x̱wa Library is the only Indigenous branch of an academic library in Canada, often looked to as a leader in Indigenous Academic Librarianship in British Columbia, Canada and internationally. X̱wi7x̱wa is known for its use of the Brian Deer Classification System and its unique approach to decolonizing subject headings. X̱wi7x̱wa strives to incorporate Indigenous community perspectives and voices into its unique collections, programs, and services. X̱wi7x̱wa Library is also known as a space for raising up Indigenous librarians and has been the starting place of many well-known Indigenous librarians who are making significant changes in the world of librarianship.

Submission made on behalf of the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) in response to the Government of Canada’s Public Consultations on Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. The submission has been fully endorsed by l’Association des archivistes du Québec, and the Association of Canadian Archivists.

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The ACA mourns the passing of the Honourable Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair, former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Also known by his traditional Anishinaabe name, Mizhana Gheezhik (the One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky), Sinclair was a national leader in Indigenous justice and advocacy. In 1988, Sinclair became Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge – a position he held for 28 years. He then went on to lead the TRC, which shone a light on the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The TRC’s 94 Calls to Action were a watershed moment in our nation’s history and had a profound impact on the Canadian Archival community.  Call to Action 70, which called for a national review of archival policies, gave rise to the Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce (TRCTF) of the Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives (SCCA); a report that highlights the need for systemic change in archives and provides a road map to start making that change.
 
Sinclair was later appointed to the Senate in 2016 and became the 15th Chancellor of Queen’s University in 2021.
 
The ACA joins the rest of the nation in mourning the loss of this great man and extends our heartfelt condolences to the Honourable Murray Sinclair’s family.