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UnAccessioned Archivist
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I am an archivist with thoughts I'd like to unpack. Let's talk about our sector.

Read my thoughts here, https://unaccessionedarchivist.com/
Surprised that the ARA strategy consultation's focus is on 4 core principles, 3 of which involve digital preservation in some way, yet they've cancelled their DPC membership. Such a short sighted move from @araukie.bsky.social.
Why work with specialists like IRMS, ICON, CILIP etc but not the DPC?
January 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
How do we advocate for ourselves and our sector? I've put a few thoughts down.
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Advocacy – For you and me
For me, being an archivist or a record keeper is a vocation more than a profession. However you stumble across the sector, you stay for a love of the collections, the people you work with and the s…
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November 25, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Post 5 - But, that's not who we are?
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April 23, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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April 1, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Post 4 - Let it go - Was Elsa onto something?
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March 21, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by UnAccessioned Archivist
Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
March 6, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Post 3 - Archives, Archivists and Storytelling
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Are we always the best people to be telling the stories we hold? #UnAccessioned
March 6, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Post 2 is live now - What an Archive is - and What it isn't,
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let me now your thoughts. #UnAccessioned
February 22, 2024 at 10:33 AM
We should all learn to do this. Comments should be for the coffee break afterwards. Or for an anonymous blog 😂 #Unaccessioned
When I moderate panels (or do my own events) I always preface Q&A time with 3 rules:

1. Questions must be in the form of a question

2. Questions must be one part questions

3. Questions must be as short as possible

Because that way we can get more questions in.

I cut people off if they ignore.
Do read Kate Watson's post for the numbers on male domination of panel Q&As, and the easy adjustments moderators can make to prevent it.

I live in hope for the moderator who, when someone starts,

'This is more of a comment than a question'

says 'Actually no, let's move onto the next question'.
February 13, 2024 at 1:25 PM
February 12, 2024 at 3:05 PM
My blog can be found here,
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February 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM