New Professionals
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
The ARA Section for New Professionals: providing information for new & future archivists, records managers and conservators in the UK and Ireland.
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ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
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We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!
Are you stuck on a job application this weekend? Never fear, there's still time to register for our panel with three top record-keepers, taking place this Monday 24 November at midday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special
Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Are you stuck on a job application this weekend? Never fear, there's still time to register for our panel with three top record-keepers, taking place this Monday 24 November at midday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
There's still time to register for our final career-starting session with top archivists and records managers! Next Monday 24 November, three top professionals in #archives and #recordsmanagement will answer YOUR questions - find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special
Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
There's still time to register for our final career-starting session with top archivists and records managers! Next Monday 24 November, three top professionals in #archives and #recordsmanagement will answer YOUR questions - find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
Last month, we were delighted to get together and learn more about trauma-informed practice in Irish #archives. Find out more via our blog:
New Professionals Dublin seminar success
On 17 October 2025, ARA’s Section for New Professionals hosted their annual Autumn Seminar as a joint event with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice (ICTIAP). Over 50 record-keeping professionals came together at the Irish Architectural Archive in Dublin alongside online attendees to hear four talks surrounding trauma-informed approaches in the archives. ‘National Archives Ireland: Why Trauma Informed Practice?’
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November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Last month, we were delighted to get together and learn more about trauma-informed practice in Irish #archives. Find out more via our blog:
On Monday 24 Nov, our regular coffee stop will be joined by three senior local and national archivists to answer YOUR questions about kick starting your career as a new professional! Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special
Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
On Monday 24 Nov, our regular coffee stop will be joined by three senior local and national archivists to answer YOUR questions about kick starting your career as a new professional! Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
Join us next Monday when we'll be joined by three super friendly senior archivists and records managers to answer your questions about how to make your next job application shine. Find out more and register for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special
Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder
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November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Join us next Monday when we'll be joined by three super friendly senior archivists and records managers to answer your questions about how to make your next job application shine. Find out more and register for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...
There's still time to register for the first of our two online jobs and applications advice sessions, taking place tomorrow. Great tips and guidance for new #archives and #recordsmanagement people! Find out more and register before it's quite literally too late: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There's still time to register for the first of our two online jobs and applications advice sessions, taking place tomorrow. Great tips and guidance for new #archives and #recordsmanagement people! Find out more and register before it's quite literally too late: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
This Weds, @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals will be hosting two excellent speakers to talk about job applications for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals.
ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This Weds, @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals will be hosting two excellent speakers to talk about job applications for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals.
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“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews, 12th November 2025 at 2:00 PM (GMT). Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews, 12th November 2025 at 2:00 PM (GMT). Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
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For any New professionals thinking of applying why not check out this @aranewprofs.bsky.social training on Job Applications and Interviews.
It'll be a little too late to help with your application sadly (closing 11 Nov), but in time for interviews :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
It'll be a little too late to help with your application sadly (closing 11 Nov), but in time for interviews :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For any New professionals thinking of applying why not check out this @aranewprofs.bsky.social training on Job Applications and Interviews.
It'll be a little too late to help with your application sadly (closing 11 Nov), but in time for interviews :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
It'll be a little too late to help with your application sadly (closing 11 Nov), but in time for interviews :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...
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Hey this is an interesting article!
We're delighted that so many new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals are sharing their experiences on our blog. Our first comes from Cat Goodrick who talks about the challenges in cataloguing a large, complex and long-closed collection: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/a...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey this is an interesting article!
We're underway here at the Irish Architectural Archive! @araukie.bsky.social Section for New professionals and ICTIAP!
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're underway here at the Irish Architectural Archive! @araukie.bsky.social Section for New professionals and ICTIAP!
Now live on the @araukie.bsky.social New Professionals blog, Cat Goodrick tells us all about bringing a long-shuttered archive collection back to life: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/a...
Archivists: they can do anything!
In the first of our guest posts, Cat Goodrick shares her experience cataloguing the archives of Girlguiding UK, bringing a collection out of long-term storage and making it available and accessible…
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October 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now live on the @araukie.bsky.social New Professionals blog, Cat Goodrick tells us all about bringing a long-shuttered archive collection back to life: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/a...
We're delighted that so many new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals are sharing their experiences on our blog. Our first comes from Cat Goodrick who talks about the challenges in cataloguing a large, complex and long-closed collection: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/a...
aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We're delighted that so many new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals are sharing their experiences on our blog. Our first comes from Cat Goodrick who talks about the challenges in cataloguing a large, complex and long-closed collection: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/a...
There are still virtual tickets available for our next hybrid seminar this Friday, 14:00-17:00. Hosted from the Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin, our speakers will be looking at trauma-informed practice in archives. Sign up before it is too late here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...
ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
There are still virtual tickets available for our next hybrid seminar this Friday, 14:00-17:00. Hosted from the Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin, our speakers will be looking at trauma-informed practice in archives. Sign up before it is too late here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...
Back in July, we were delighted to host @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social of @preservetogether.bluesky.social sharing experience from their nearly 20 years in #digitalpreservation for #archives. Check out our write-up - and resource list - here:
19.5 years in Digital Preservation
On Wednesday 23rd July, the ARA Section for New Professionals were joined by Sharon McMeekin to discuss her experiences and lessons learned from two decades in Digital Preservation – or 19 ½ years …
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October 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Back in July, we were delighted to host @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social of @preservetogether.bluesky.social sharing experience from their nearly 20 years in #digitalpreservation for #archives. Check out our write-up - and resource list - here:
Back in July, we were delighted to host @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social of @preservetogether.bluesky.social sharing experience from their nearly 20 years in #digitalpreservation for #archives. Check out our write-up - and resource list - here: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/1...
19.5 years in Digital Preservation
On Wednesday 23rd July, the ARA Section for New Professionals were joined by Sharon McMeekin to discuss her experiences and lessons learned from two decades in Digital Preservation – or 19 ½ years …
aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Back in July, we were delighted to host @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social of @preservetogether.bluesky.social sharing experience from their nearly 20 years in #digitalpreservation for #archives. Check out our write-up - and resource list - here: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/1...
Don't forget you can attend in person (in Dublin!) or virtually for our next event...
Join us on Friday 17 October at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, for a seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice. Find out more and register free for in person or virtual tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...
ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Don't forget you can attend in person (in Dublin!) or virtually for our next event...
Join us on Friday 17 October at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, for a seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice. Find out more and register free for in person or virtual tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...
ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Join us on Friday 17 October at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, for a seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice. Find out more and register free for in person or virtual tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...
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Several committee members have already signed up for this event. Looking forward to attending @aranewprofs.bsky.social seminar.
In-person & hybrid ticket options available via the SfNP Eventbrite page!
In-person & hybrid ticket options available via the SfNP Eventbrite page!
We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!
ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Several committee members have already signed up for this event. Looking forward to attending @aranewprofs.bsky.social seminar.
In-person & hybrid ticket options available via the SfNP Eventbrite page!
In-person & hybrid ticket options available via the SfNP Eventbrite page!
We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!
ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!
Are you completing a dissertation in #archives, #recordsmanagement or #conservation? We'd love to feature your abstract (or a summary of your findings) on our blog: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com. Posts can be short or long, serious or fun! Contact us link to find out more!
The New Archivist
The New Archivist is a blog space for new professionals to share thoughts and experiences.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Are you completing a dissertation in #archives, #recordsmanagement or #conservation? We'd love to feature your abstract (or a summary of your findings) on our blog: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com. Posts can be short or long, serious or fun! Contact us link to find out more!
Are you completing a dissertation in #archives, #recordsmanagement or #conservation? We'd love to feature your abstract (or a summary of your findings) on our blog: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com. Posts can be short or long, serious or fun! Contact us link to find out more!
The New Archivist
The New Archivist is a blog space for new professionals to share thoughts and experiences.
aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Are you completing a dissertation in #archives, #recordsmanagement or #conservation? We'd love to feature your abstract (or a summary of your findings) on our blog: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com. Posts can be short or long, serious or fun! Contact us link to find out more!
There's still time to register for "Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned", tomorrow Wednesday 23 July, 15:00 BST.
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SfNP Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned
ARA Section for New Professionals meets with Sharon McMeekin to learn from her experiences in Digital Preservation
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July 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
There's still time to register for "Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned", tomorrow Wednesday 23 July, 15:00 BST.
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...
There's still time to register for "Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned", tomorrow Wednesday 23 July, 15:00 BST.
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...
SfNP Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned
ARA Section for New Professionals meets with Sharon McMeekin to learn from her experiences in Digital Preservation
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
There's still time to register for "Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned", tomorrow Wednesday 23 July, 15:00 BST.
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfnp-two-d...