Archives for Education and Learning Group Conference

Engage, Share, Participate: Widening Learning and Access to Archives through Social Media - Monday 13 June 2011

The National Records of Scotland, HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY

This conference is intended for archivists, librarians and other heritage sector professionals charged with using their collections to support education programmes. Speakers from the archives and museums and galleries sector will share their first-hand experience of using social media to enhance users’ participation and engage with communities.

Presenters will include:

• Alan Muirden, Education and Outreach Operational Manager, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

• Ruth Honeybone, Conservator, and Laura Brouard, Assistant Archivist, Lothian Health Services Archives, University of Edinburgh

• Dr Jan Merchant, Assistant Archivist, Perth and Kinross Council Archives

• Gary Brannan, Archivist, and Catherine Taylor, E-services, West Yorkshire Archives, Wakefield

• Gail Durbin, Head of V&A Online, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

• Jo Pugh, Education Technical Officer, The National Archives, London

The day will consist of a mixture of presentations and will give you the opportunity to share ideas and interact with colleagues.

Cost: £65 members, £80 non-members, including tea/coffee and buffet lunch

Please visit www.archives.org.uk for bookings.

Thanks

Emma

Emma Peattie

Archives and Records Centre

West Lothian Council

9 Dunlop Square

Deans Industrial Estate

Livingston

EH54 8SB

Tel: 01506 773772

Managing Preserving and Protecting Digital Assets, 25 March 2011

Dear Members,

Please click here for a provisional programme for our next meeting which will be a joint event with the Information & Records Management Society, Scotland held at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. Registration shall start at 9:30am with the meeting running from 10:00am-4:10 pm. This shall be an ideal opportunity for you to meet with your fellow colleagues, network and discuss common issues.

The theme of the day shall be Managing, Preserving and Protecting Digital Assets: the 'why' and the legal consequences. Speakers will include Dr James Currall, Director of Information Strategy at the University of Glasgow and there shall be the opportunity for discussion of the issues raised in the breakout sessions.

Please note this event replaces the ARA Scotland meeting which was previously scheduled for the same date in Perth.

We hope to see you there!

Kind regards
Juline

Juline Baird
Secretary
Archives & Records Association, Scotland