Archive Awareness Campaign Background
Archive Awareness Campaign (AAC) was originally designed to address the issues of under representation of UK archives, especially in comparison with the museum, gallery and library sectors. The campaign began with ‘Archive Awareness Month’ in September 2003 and since then has taken place over a longer period in the autumn.
The campaign is spearheaded at the national level by The National Council on Archives (NCA) in partnership with The National Archives (TNA) and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. A central team, including the AAC Officer, is responsible for coordination of the campaign. This includes coming up with an annual theme. The team also produces promotional material (e.g. postcards, posters, balloons) which is distributed to UK archives, and also maintains website.
At local level, organisations are responsible for putting on events and generating local publicity. Involvement is on an opt-in basis and archives decide their own level of involvement in the campaign.
For more information go to the Archive Awareness Campaign site at:
