Ruth MacLeod
@scottishruth.bsky.social
Archivist doing archive things mostly. Easily distracted London based Scot.
Current Chair of Archives and Records Association, but all views my own. She/her.
Current Chair of Archives and Records Association, but all views my own. She/her.
Today has had a lot of interesting conversations, some of which are very positive, and also a very short chat of bad news so guess what I’m dwelling on?
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today has had a lot of interesting conversations, some of which are very positive, and also a very short chat of bad news so guess what I’m dwelling on?
Was there an ARA Conference themed cocktail a few years back or have I imagined it?
Also, can we all collectively submit this as a paper and just spend the session making (and testing) cocktails?
Also, can we all collectively submit this as a paper and just spend the session making (and testing) cocktails?
I had an idea to open an archives themed cocktail bar once. This signage would be perfect. Call in for a Schellenberg or a Fonds some time.
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Was there an ARA Conference themed cocktail a few years back or have I imagined it?
Also, can we all collectively submit this as a paper and just spend the session making (and testing) cocktails?
Also, can we all collectively submit this as a paper and just spend the session making (and testing) cocktails?
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if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
Archivists of Bluesky/#ConfinedCocktails - @daneanne.bsky.social @morwanneg.bsky.social and I are going for a drink on Wednesday 4th March, location tbc, anyone who wants an archive catch up welcome to join! Let us know and we’ll update.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Archivists of Bluesky/#ConfinedCocktails - @daneanne.bsky.social @morwanneg.bsky.social and I are going for a drink on Wednesday 4th March, location tbc, anyone who wants an archive catch up welcome to join! Let us know and we’ll update.
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I've been lazy regarding reading articles/books/etc. for keeping up with archive/records management matters the last few years.
Are anyone able to share recent reading lists from the archive courses? Or any recommendations on articles regarded as essential reading for the modern archivist?
Are anyone able to share recent reading lists from the archive courses? Or any recommendations on articles regarded as essential reading for the modern archivist?
a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .
ALT: a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I've been lazy regarding reading articles/books/etc. for keeping up with archive/records management matters the last few years.
Are anyone able to share recent reading lists from the archive courses? Or any recommendations on articles regarded as essential reading for the modern archivist?
Are anyone able to share recent reading lists from the archive courses? Or any recommendations on articles regarded as essential reading for the modern archivist?
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Need help submitting your paper for our ARA 2026 conference? Here it is - a webinar on Wed 28 January at noon and/or a step by step tutorial video - details here www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
Deadline for submissions is 13 Feb 2026
Deadline for submissions is 13 Feb 2026
Call for Papers Webinar — Archives & Records Association
Join us on Wednesday 28 January at midday for a 45 minute webinar and Q&A on submitting a paper for our 2026 conference. The webinar will include: Introduction to the conference committee f...
www.archives.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Need help submitting your paper for our ARA 2026 conference? Here it is - a webinar on Wed 28 January at noon and/or a step by step tutorial video - details here www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
Deadline for submissions is 13 Feb 2026
Deadline for submissions is 13 Feb 2026
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Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.
We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee!
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.
Old New Year, new new job.
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Old New Year, new new job.
It's been A Week and it's not even done yet (and no, I don't mean the news, although also that)
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It's been A Week and it's not even done yet (and no, I don't mean the news, although also that)
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...and healthcare. I've an older relative who's having to drive daily for 3 hours to get radiatiotherapy. Public transport option is unreliable, difficult, doesn't have good toilet facilities and takes upwards of 5 hours. They live in a *city* - a small one, but still not a rural backwater!
Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
90% of Britons support government proposals to require drivers over the age of 70 to have their vision checked every three years - including 89% of the over-65s
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
...and healthcare. I've an older relative who's having to drive daily for 3 hours to get radiatiotherapy. Public transport option is unreliable, difficult, doesn't have good toilet facilities and takes upwards of 5 hours. They live in a *city* - a small one, but still not a rural backwater!
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We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee!
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee!
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
I have baked, we have tidied and inexplicably decided today was a good day to do a DIY job they could definitely have waited. Christmas prep is done, I’m opening a bottle of wine and making tonight’s dinner.
December 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have baked, we have tidied and inexplicably decided today was a good day to do a DIY job they could definitely have waited. Christmas prep is done, I’m opening a bottle of wine and making tonight’s dinner.
Gatwick smells of mulled wine air freshener and now I really want mulled wine.
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Gatwick smells of mulled wine air freshener and now I really want mulled wine.
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slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
Opening multiple #YayAdvent gifts at once due to funeral/travel/stuff. Days 1-3, a Lapland money chocolate bar, a festive dish sponge, and some much needed handcream! Also love the numbered stamps on each label.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Opening multiple #YayAdvent gifts at once due to funeral/travel/stuff. Days 1-3, a Lapland money chocolate bar, a festive dish sponge, and some much needed handcream! Also love the numbered stamps on each label.
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New Vacancy!
SCA is seeking an experienced consultant to lead the development of an Accessible Records Management Online Toolkit.
For the full brief and application details head to our website: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/new-v...
SCA is seeking an experienced consultant to lead the development of an Accessible Records Management Online Toolkit.
For the full brief and application details head to our website: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/new-v...
New Vacancy: Accessible Records Management Online Toolkit Consultant - Scottish Council on Archives
26 December 2025
www.scottisharchives.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New Vacancy!
SCA is seeking an experienced consultant to lead the development of an Accessible Records Management Online Toolkit.
For the full brief and application details head to our website: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/new-v...
SCA is seeking an experienced consultant to lead the development of an Accessible Records Management Online Toolkit.
For the full brief and application details head to our website: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/new-v...
Highly recommend doing this, I learned loads when I was on the Committee and it was fascinating work.
And this, I'm going to be talking about for quite a while: we're looking for new members of the Accreditation Committee. It's a chance to be part of guiding the programme for the next few years - fascinating and important work. Do give it some thought. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Becoming a member of the Archive Service Accreditation Committee - Archives sector
We are seeking five new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee. This is an exciting opportunity to build on your understanding of archives management and practice. As a member of ...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Highly recommend doing this, I learned loads when I was on the Committee and it was fascinating work.
#unconfinedwalks up to Daviot Moor this afternoon.
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#unconfinedwalks up to Daviot Moor this afternoon.
#YayAdvent London swap complete, mulled wine consumed, feelings of festivity commencing shortly! @daneanne.bsky.social @historyhelen123.bsky.social @morwanneg.bsky.social @superteadrinker.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#YayAdvent London swap complete, mulled wine consumed, feelings of festivity commencing shortly! @daneanne.bsky.social @historyhelen123.bsky.social @morwanneg.bsky.social @superteadrinker.bsky.social
This man was the subject of an upheld complaint about surgery on someone I know. NHS Tayside should be absolutely ashamed of themselves and I hope somehow they're considered culpable in the damage he did.
NHS Tayside staff destroyed 40 theatre logbooks containing records of patients treated by a disgraced neurosurgeon despite being ordered to keep them, an inquiry has been told
Sam Eljamel inquiry: NHS destroyed disgraced surgeon’s patient records
Loss of logbooks was gross negligence or possible malice, says Joanna Cherry, at start of hearing into consultant who left patients maimed
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This man was the subject of an upheld complaint about surgery on someone I know. NHS Tayside should be absolutely ashamed of themselves and I hope somehow they're considered culpable in the damage he did.
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
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Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
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psst. Pass it on!
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
a man in a tie says attention everyone
ALT: a man in a tie says attention everyone
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
My dad died on Monday, so here is a photograph. Even when he didn't recognise me consistently, he always knew Mum so it seems like the best choice.
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My dad died on Monday, so here is a photograph. Even when he didn't recognise me consistently, he always knew Mum so it seems like the best choice.
The worst has yet to happen, so it’s been a nice day.
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The worst has yet to happen, so it’s been a nice day.