Kelsey Grimm #RBMS25
@grimmreads.bsky.social
she/her | librarian with archival tendencies. foodie. mom. crocheter.
“Librarians are trained to believe that if information exists, is published, and we can access it, then it’s ours to use. The idea that Indigenous communities might have sovereignty over how their know is shared, taught, or represented often comes as a genuine surprise.”
New on ACRLog... White Fragility in Decolonial Spaces: When Inclusion Becomes Extraction
"Decolonial work isn’t just a workshop topic. It’s a lifelong commitment. It involves building relationships, being accountable, and learning to unlearn."
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"Decolonial work isn’t just a workshop topic. It’s a lifelong commitment. It involves building relationships, being accountable, and learning to unlearn."
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July 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“Librarians are trained to believe that if information exists, is published, and we can access it, then it’s ours to use. The idea that Indigenous communities might have sovereignty over how their know is shared, taught, or represented often comes as a genuine surprise.”
My position is that archivists and librarians should know and use NAGPRA because:
1) Why can’t records be returned as objects of cultural patrimony
2) Special collections have objects that should be assessed
3) NAGPRA is the bare minimum 4) We should collaborate with our museum colleagues
1) Why can’t records be returned as objects of cultural patrimony
2) Special collections have objects that should be assessed
3) NAGPRA is the bare minimum 4) We should collaborate with our museum colleagues
June 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My position is that archivists and librarians should know and use NAGPRA because:
1) Why can’t records be returned as objects of cultural patrimony
2) Special collections have objects that should be assessed
3) NAGPRA is the bare minimum 4) We should collaborate with our museum colleagues
1) Why can’t records be returned as objects of cultural patrimony
2) Special collections have objects that should be assessed
3) NAGPRA is the bare minimum 4) We should collaborate with our museum colleagues
Reposted by Kelsey Grimm #RBMS25
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June 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I know there will be many cool #rbms25 tours happening on Thurs 6/26 at 1p EDT, but virtually you can check out my session “Prioritizing Peoples: Ways Archives and Special Collections Can Facilitate Repatriation” with Wyandotte Nation, Indiana University, and University of Illinois-UC colleagues!
June 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I know there will be many cool #rbms25 tours happening on Thurs 6/26 at 1p EDT, but virtually you can check out my session “Prioritizing Peoples: Ways Archives and Special Collections Can Facilitate Repatriation” with Wyandotte Nation, Indiana University, and University of Illinois-UC colleagues!
Reposted by Kelsey Grimm #RBMS25
Dr. Ricky Punzlan visited my Collection Development class this past semester to talk about ReConnect/ReCollect so I'm very excited for the plenary at #RBMS25. I wrote down this quote, "Collections are connected. It's the institution that split them up." @rbmsinfo.bsky.social 📜
ReConnect/ReCollect: Reparative Connections to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan
ReConnect/ReCollect is committed to developing models for culturally-responsive and historically-minded stewardship of the Philippine collections at the University of Michigan.
www.reconnect-recollect.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dr. Ricky Punzlan visited my Collection Development class this past semester to talk about ReConnect/ReCollect so I'm very excited for the plenary at #RBMS25. I wrote down this quote, "Collections are connected. It's the institution that split them up." @rbmsinfo.bsky.social 📜
Ricky Punzalan’s opening session really helped set the tone for #rbms25 for me:
•Slow archives
•De-growing
•Problematic ‘returns’ are instead knowledge sharing or shared stewardship practices
And most importantly…
•BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 🩷
•Slow archives
•De-growing
•Problematic ‘returns’ are instead knowledge sharing or shared stewardship practices
And most importantly…
•BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 🩷
June 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Ricky Punzalan’s opening session really helped set the tone for #rbms25 for me:
•Slow archives
•De-growing
•Problematic ‘returns’ are instead knowledge sharing or shared stewardship practices
And most importantly…
•BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 🩷
•Slow archives
•De-growing
•Problematic ‘returns’ are instead knowledge sharing or shared stewardship practices
And most importantly…
•BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 🩷
Reposted by Kelsey Grimm #RBMS25
We don’t know exactly what this means, but if it means what it seems like it means, it's very bad.
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
June 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We don’t know exactly what this means, but if it means what it seems like it means, it's very bad.
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park