Best Practice Workshops
Posted: Thursday, 30th September 2010
MLA is planning two free workshops to empower, motivate and help you sustain your service - attracting inspirational speakers from across the country's best museums, libraries and archives. If you are a senior manager within your organisation these events are for you.
Archive Pace Setter Scheme is One Year Old!
Posted: Wednesday, 29th September 2010
Tomorrow sees the anniversary of the launch of the Archive Pace Setter Scheme.
To date the scheme includes 13 projects with Archive Pace Setter status. These range across England, Wales and Scotland (with one project including partners in the US!) Universities, record offices, not-for-profit organisations and business all feature in the list of those striving to deliver new ways of working in collections care and management and reaching new users in new ways.
Inspiration from case studies
Posted: Friday, 27th August 2010
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council research database holds a large number of case studies from across the museums, libraries and archives that might provide inspiration for future work. 82 case studies are from the archive sector alone and are searchable in a range of ways including by social outcomes. So for example, 45 of these 82 examples support community cohesion and inclusion.
To search the database go to http://research.mla.gov.uk/case-studies/
Archive Awareness Campaign 2010 Conference
Posted: Wednesday, 28th July 2010
The blog of 4th February referred to this year's Archive Awareness Campaign. A Conference to launch this year's theme 'Discovery - Archives in Science, Media and Technology' is being held on 15 September 2010 in London
More information is available from the Archive Awareness Campaign website
Go to the Conference booking form or contact Angela Owusu for more information
Generic Social Outcomes
Posted: Monday, 28th June 2010
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council has added new guidance and tools on the Generic Social Outcomes to the Inspiring Learning for All website. These tools may be useful for potential Archive Pace Setter projects in measuring success against the outcomes:
- Stronger and safer communities
- Health and well-being
- Strengthening public life
Further information is available on the Inspiring Learning for All website