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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday we sent out this briefing to all UK MPs and our press list. It is our response to calls for digitisation of adoption and care records. We believe there is a better - & much needed - solution to make these records more accessible to those that need them. #LongLostFamilies bit.ly/4mBqsxo

Statement on recent press discussion about the digitisation of adoption records — Campaign for Records

The Chief Archivists in Local Government Group of the Archives and Records Association have put out this statement in response to press discussion on digitisation of adoption records and propose an al...

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 13d

Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?

Photo of a paper airplane on fire with text that reads "I am under no obligation to disclose anything and the papers belong to me. If I wanted to I could take them into the yard and have a bonfire with them" South Yorkshire Chief Constable Med Hughes.

Credit for photo of on fire airplane is Aron Yigin via Unsplash

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Royal Berkshire Archives @berksarchives.bsky.social · Sep 1

During the #ARA2025 conference, the keynote speech was on multisensory archives. Rosie spent some time reaching into this box and describing what she could feel to colleagues!

Cardboard box with large holes in the top.

Open cardboard box with various fabrics inside it.

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Jane Cameron National Archives @jcnarchives.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today we are celebrating Chloe’s win of ‘Record Keeper of the Year 2025’ awarded yesterday by the UK & Ireland Archives & Records Association!

A very well-deserved win for our hard-working archivist!

@arainternational.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @falklandsinuk.bsky.social

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Royal Berkshire Archives @berksarchives.bsky.social · Aug 29

Last night at the #ARA2025 conference there was a gala dinner and awards ceremony. Huge congratulations to Gloucestershire Archives on winning Record-Keeping Service of the Year!

ARA 2025 Annual Dinner and Excellence Awards PowerPoint slide.

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · Aug 29

Next up Valentina Flex from the Gertrude Bell archive - starting her talk on embracing digital scholarship with a definition

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ARA Conference @araconference.bsky.social · Aug 29

Starting with a great sensory exercise from PurpleStarz to get us going this morning. Our description of this paper: glossy, clicky, paper #ARA2025

A small piece of paper on a dark tablecloth

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Is Lauterjung @islauter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Final day of #ARA2025 has started with a truly inspiring keynote "Archives for All!" from purpleSTARS, all about multi sensory approaches to heritage collections. Something we should really incorporate a lot more of where possible and seek opportunities!

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ARA Preservation and Conservation @arapcg.bsky.social · Aug 29

B8 Panel Session at #ARA2025 is focusing on ‘Life After Hanwell’, hosted by Elizabeth Stettler, Pedro Maximo Rocha, Rhiannon Griffiths and Richard Aitken

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ARA International @arainternational.bsky.social · Aug 29

Going live soon!

Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍

#InternationalArchives #ARAConference

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ARA Conference @araconference.bsky.social · Aug 29

Why records surveys matter - Fiona Bourne from RCN sums it up record surveys = knowledge-organisational mapping, departmental analysis, records discovery, management, retention #ARA2025

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ARA Preservation and Conservation @arapcg.bsky.social · Aug 29

The final day of #ARA2025 is underway, with Dr Kate Allen, Ajay Choksi, Samantha Walker and Victoria Stevens leading an interactive keynote: ‘Archives for All! A Multisensory Approach to Archive Collections’

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · Aug 29

Starting our 3rd keynote- with a panel from PurpleStarz doing a sensory exercise with this piece of paper: our 3 words for the mentimeter: glossy, clicky, paper#ARA2025

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ARA Preservation and Conservation @arapcg.bsky.social · Aug 28

More Track B talks on Wednesday afternoon #ARA2025:
✂️ Laura Anderson talked about her experiences on ACTS
📚 Ann-Marie Miller & Chloe Tse discussed conserving mould damaged stationary bindings
🖌️ ‘Off the Wall’ with Shirley Jones, who was talking about collaborate training with wallpaper restorers

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ARA Preservation and Conservation @arapcg.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wednesday afternoon wrapped up with a thought provoking workshop hosted by Ann Attwood, asking ‘What is archive conservation in 2025? #ARA2025

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fantastic to see all the winners receive their awards at the #ARAExcellenceAwards2025 - find out all about who won what here www.archives.org.uk/news/ara-exc...

ARA Excellence Awards 2025 - winners announced — Archives & Records Association

ARA Excellence Awards 2025 The annual ARA Excellence awards are a chance to celebrate the best the record-keeping sector and to raise the profile of archivists, conservators and records managers ac...

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ARA Conference @araconference.bsky.social · Aug 28

Enjoying a dip in the conservation stream! These are favourite, can't do without and wish list kit #ARA2025 sewing machine, box maker, buffalo Koran spatula, magnets, cats whiskers, porcupine quills, hobo Bluetooth data loggers, large sheets of perspex (and Instagram - sorry Bluesky!)

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · Aug 28

Kits sat with each partner for a month for familiarisation and confidence building: not trying to fix everything at once, but to create support and experience #ARA2025

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oldham was an early user of the kit, setting up DAR and finally able to access born-digital material on hard drives blocked under IT policies #ARA2025

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is really practical and promising. (But if anyone's ever tried to manage files on a 1990s Plasmon Data Store, do let Jan know, that one is... going to take some time.) #ARA2025

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · Aug 28

Two papers this afternoon reinforce messages from earlier that there needs to be active intention to create genuine inclusively of archives & for the users of archives - looking at intergenerational practices as well as radical softness & "slow archives" speakers: Chloe Lee & Nella McNicol #ARA2025

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Anne-Grethe Jensen @daneanne.bsky.social · Aug 27

The inspiration from day one of #ARA2025 is this slide and the idea that an empty shelf in an archive is a silent history. We were urged to be change-makers, to go out and find the missing records to give those silent histories a voice.

A slide stating: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Silence serves no one.

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Is Lauterjung @islauter.bsky.social · Aug 28

A sunny start to a second day at #ARA2025 and looking forward to to sessions all around outreach, engagement, and appraisal. Have tried to attend talks on AI as well to perhaps broaden my cynical mind a bit! 🌄

A sunny sky with a few clouds photographed through a window.

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ARA Preservation and Conservation @arapcg.bsky.social · Aug 28

It’s Day 2 at #ARA2025! Great to have a conservation themed Keynote this morning from Professor Christina Young

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