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Today, 28 February, is Scottish Archives Day. Here’s Edwin Morgan’s poem “Archives”, published in Centenary Selected Poems, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020 #archives #poetry #ScottishArchivesDay www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

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I'm very pleased to share news of a new project I am leading at The National Archives. PASSAGE combines archival research on the transatlantic trade of enslaved people with an international programme that centres the research of West African & Caribbean scholars. Read more here: shorturl.at/XLyC8

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The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity. Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright. Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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News | @artscouncilengland.bsky.social review will explore how to protect culture from ‘short-term political expediency’ – Government's open call for evidence runs until 24 April

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I feel like some of you could definitely rustle up an archives request slip version

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Delighted that the National Archives has announced the first successful projects under the new Archives Revealed programme. Fantastic cataloguing and consortium projects that will enable access to previously hidden history - all supported by Heritage Fund. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/a...

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#SCOOP: the new National Archives' day-to-day leader—who's the head of the private Nixon Foundation—fired a total of 27 employees across the presidential library system, including the deputy director of [checks notes] the Nixon. Most were in public-facing roles. #NARA medium.com/@anthony_cla...

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The Society of American Archivists condemns the widespread firing of archivists and cultural workers. #archives #libraries 📚 connect.archivists.org/discussion/s...

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Association of Research Libraries Calls for Protection of US National Archives and Records Administration 📜 www.arl.org/news/associa...

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Mine's arrived! Officially a Ray of Culture now...

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60yrs since his death. #onthisday #otd a photo story from @thetimes.com archive when Kelvin Brodie snapped #MalcolmX at a Birmingham curry house, unpublished in 1965. Only a few of these shots have ever been shared online since then today we show a few more www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

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Don’t forget the conservation grants that are available from @thenmct.bsky.social . Our 2025 deadlines are 1 April and 1 October.

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Can't wait to see what funding boost archives will get.... 🤔😉

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News | Levelling Up Culture money reallocated under Labour’s Plan for Change – British Library North and V&A Dundee among projects to benefit from £67m

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Great evening yesterday at the launch of the latest batch of films @nationalarchives.gov.uk Young People's Filmmaking project on 'Great Escapes'. Available from the bottom of this YouTube Playlist youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Sounds a lovely project, but I wish NHLF would stop supporting shockingly low salaries for archivists. There are valid questions, I think, regarding their influence on stagnating salaries in the UK sector.

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Arts Council England has backtracked on plans to overhaul National Lottery Project Grants from April, promising to conduct further consultation with the sector ahead of bringing in changes from September. 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/ace...

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For those stymied by the withdrawal of the online resource of #WilliamGodwin’s diary, there is now a temporary site available, courtesy of the University of Warwick, at the Bodleian’s holding page (with some constraints on functionality): godwindiary.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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sigh #NoDemocracyWithoutArchives

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If you are working in UK record-keeping secto and based in the Midlands - do give our Midlands group a follow here: @aramidlands.bsky.social

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Our ★★★★★ exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words must close 2 March. Make sure to pre-book to guarantee your entry to see 140 stunning items that speak to medieval women's artistry, courage and resourcefulness. Book now: bit.ly/BLMedievalWo...

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Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation

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The author of “The Joy Luck Club” once vowed to have her papers destroyed after her death. Now they are going to the University of California, Berkeley. 📜 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/a...

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Open Letter on the Dismissal of the Archivist of the United States from SAA 📜 sites.google.com/view/saafell...

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Here @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social we are running a project called 'The Algorithimic Archive', funded by the Mellon Foundation on the challenges & needs for archiving social media data. We need your help- if you use such data can you help us with this survey? forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Crisp/Chip bouquets. Made for thegourmand.co.uk The best gift tomorrow, if you have the time.

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"On the third attempt, digging between the filing cabinets, they struck lucky." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Do you have a special place? A family home? A school scheduled for closure? A now closed pub? The Four Aces? Haggerston Baths? If so please apply! Would be great to get some Hackney landmarks on the map! #Hackney #Heritage

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📢 THE WILLS PROJECT WELCOMES CREATIVE FELLOW CHRIS HOBAN 📢 Chris is a Devon based composer, arranger, performer and lyricist who has joined the project to collaborate with @lsangha.bsky.social and the team - more in our new post: sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult... #EarlyModern #Skystorians 1/2

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If you work at an RLUK institution,* I really recommend this. I've been a fellow and mentored others, and I reckon it can help focus your development whatever career stage you're at. Or just pursue a nagging interest, if it takes you so. *or TNA, come to that

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Lisa Jardine Grants are travel grants from @royalsociety.org to support archival research & career development. Open to PhD students and EC researchers in history of science, and other interdisciplinary studies combining humanities and the natural sciences. Deadline for applications: 11 March 2025

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Last week we were closed to the public for our annual Collections Development Week. Closing allows us a bit of time to catch up with lots of important jobs like cataloguing and cleaning. We thought we’d let you know what we’ve managed to achieve (we're quite proud of ourselves!!). 🧵 1/8

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We are in a war on knowledge, a war on facts, and a war on truth. The atrocious sacking of the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan (which she announced on her LinkedIn account last night) heralds a new era of burning of the books. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

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Just spoke (very briefly) to National Archives Director Colleen Shogan, who confirmed to me Trump fired her a few minutes ago: www.404media.co/trump-fires-...

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#CILIP is seeking researchers to conduct a landscape review of existing training provisions in leadership for the public library workforce in England. It will support the development of two new training modules. @ace_national funded Read the tender: www.cilip.org.uk/news/692550/...

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Good lecture - with interesting point on WDYTYA changing producers' views of the presentation of archives on TV www.youtube.com/live/hbdDwDC...

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🗣️ Have your say in our new strategy! We’re launching our new 2025–30 strategy in September, and before we finalise it, we want your views. 1/3 🧵

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