Jenn Roberts
@jennoit.bsky.social
Archivist wearing a digital preservation hat much of the time. Work life is at @artefactual.com Forest bathing and mountain biking for sanity. Yukon based.
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From the Rogers Centre to #ICABarcelona2025. Our booth's got some major league energy (😉) - supporting the Jays all the way from Barcelona! 💙🇨🇦🇪🇸
#ICA2025 #BlueJays
#ICA2025 #BlueJays
October 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
From the Rogers Centre to #ICABarcelona2025. Our booth's got some major league energy (😉) - supporting the Jays all the way from Barcelona! 💙🇨🇦🇪🇸
#ICA2025 #BlueJays
#ICA2025 #BlueJays
Ok (ok) Blue Jays (Blue Jay) Let’s! Play! Ball!
~ with love from Barcelona and the ICA Conference!
~ with love from Barcelona and the ICA Conference!
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ok (ok) Blue Jays (Blue Jay) Let’s! Play! Ball!
~ with love from Barcelona and the ICA Conference!
~ with love from Barcelona and the ICA Conference!
I’m always so proud of you @kate-loves-bikes.bsky.social 🧡 It was great to be at your campaign kickoff last night
September 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’m always so proud of you @kate-loves-bikes.bsky.social 🧡 It was great to be at your campaign kickoff last night
I wrote some work things for Canada Day. Like most things in tech (and frankly the world in general) - celebrating sovereignty is complicated! www.artefactual.com/post/data-so...
Data sovereignty - some personal musings for Canada Day
Tomorrow is Canada Day, a day for reflection and contemplation of sovereignty for those of us who are Canadian and for Artefactual, a Canadian company. How do we think of sovereignty in a country bui...
www.artefactual.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote some work things for Canada Day. Like most things in tech (and frankly the world in general) - celebrating sovereignty is complicated! www.artefactual.com/post/data-so...
Making my way from Krakow to Gdańsk today for my first DLM forum meeting. Really enjoying my first time in Poland so far! 🇵🇱 ❤️ I’m even going out on a limb to say so far Krakow has made me some of the best coffees I’ve had in Europe. Is that a controversial take?
June 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Making my way from Krakow to Gdańsk today for my first DLM forum meeting. Really enjoying my first time in Poland so far! 🇵🇱 ❤️ I’m even going out on a limb to say so far Krakow has made me some of the best coffees I’ve had in Europe. Is that a controversial take?
I am never embarrassed to talk about how ‘sustainability’ of a company also means sustainable employment for people who work there (meaning a living wage). It may have come out a bit brusquely (“our time isn’t free”) but I hope the perspective behind it is understood.
It was a pleasure to be included as a case study discussing how it is possible to be both a commercial enterprise and work in the open, in alignment with our values. See "Shorthand falls short: Why open infrastructure defies simple labels" in the 2025 IOI report. investinopen.org/state-of-ope...
Signals from the field
Introduction: Signals from the field
Because of the wide-ranging work we do at IOI, we often catch glimpses of emerging trends in open infrastructure and adjacent fields. In the 2024 report, we calle...
investinopen.org
May 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am never embarrassed to talk about how ‘sustainability’ of a company also means sustainable employment for people who work there (meaning a living wage). It may have come out a bit brusquely (“our time isn’t free”) but I hope the perspective behind it is understood.
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If you would like to read the full blog post about our views on openness and open source software, it has been posted on our website. Happy May 1st! www.artefactual.com/post/open-by... #opensource #digipres #archives #labourday #mayday
Open by Default: Towards a Manifesto for May Day
This is intended to be a statement to our customers, our user and developer communities, and our staff. By writing down our intentions in using open source software we move towards aligning our action...
www.artefactual.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If you would like to read the full blog post about our views on openness and open source software, it has been posted on our website. Happy May 1st! www.artefactual.com/post/open-by... #opensource #digipres #archives #labourday #mayday
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Looking into this for Alaska - if you'd like to talk or share info on programs DM or email csmith@alaskabeacon.com
Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.
Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Looking into this for Alaska - if you'd like to talk or share info on programs DM or email csmith@alaskabeacon.com
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Based on your feedback we have brought back more formal roadmaps for both AtoM and Archivematica. Please take a look and contact our Community team if you have questions www.artefactual.com/post/roadmap...
Roadmaps now available for AtoM and Archivematica
Banner image designed by FreepikYou asked and we listened; you wanted to know more about what we are working on and we agree. Knowing our plans help you plan. As of today, we are reintroducing our roa...
www.artefactual.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Based on your feedback we have brought back more formal roadmaps for both AtoM and Archivematica. Please take a look and contact our Community team if you have questions www.artefactual.com/post/roadmap...
My workplace loves an April Fool’s Day joke but nothing this year feels like it can be pranked because… well because reality I guess.
April 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My workplace loves an April Fool’s Day joke but nothing this year feels like it can be pranked because… well because reality I guess.
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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I know we are exhausted from the no really this meets the textbook definition of fascism conversation, but exhibit G.
There is a way to resist this both from inside museums and from outside by collectively choosing to learn, archive, and protect the knowledge they want to erase.
There is a way to resist this both from inside museums and from outside by collectively choosing to learn, archive, and protect the knowledge they want to erase.
Trump targets 'improper ideology' at Smithsonian museums in new executive order
The order states that Vice President JD Vance will be in charge of efforts to prohibit federal funding for Smithsonian programs that are not in line with the administration's goals.
www.nbcnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I know we are exhausted from the no really this meets the textbook definition of fascism conversation, but exhibit G.
There is a way to resist this both from inside museums and from outside by collectively choosing to learn, archive, and protect the knowledge they want to erase.
There is a way to resist this both from inside museums and from outside by collectively choosing to learn, archive, and protect the knowledge they want to erase.
It feels wild to have this come out of the mouth of Canada’s Prime Minister.
Mark Carney, just now:
"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation... is over."
#CDNpoli
"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation... is over."
#CDNpoli
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It feels wild to have this come out of the mouth of Canada’s Prime Minister.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to me, but every day there’s a new selfish, unkind, unecessary, bone-headed move made south of the border. Here’s another one that feela close to home www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/17/p...
Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ agency that funds museums and libraries
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations
www.theartnewspaper.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This shouldn’t be a surprise to me, but every day there’s a new selfish, unkind, unecessary, bone-headed move made south of the border. Here’s another one that feela close to home www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/17/p...
Sure, I like that it’s light after work in January but it’s not right. Another vote here for year ‘round standard time in the Yukon.
This morning, my wife's phone sprang forward an hour while mine did not. Just another perk of life on Daylight Nonsense Time here in the Yukon:
Welcome to Daylight Nonsense Time - High Country News
When the Yukon tinkered with the time change, it stretched the Mountain Time Zone to its breaking point.
www.hcn.org
March 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Sure, I like that it’s light after work in January but it’s not right. Another vote here for year ‘round standard time in the Yukon.
I don’t know why it took so long but I finally today, in “celebration” of the US presidential inauguration, deleted my Facebook account. For years I had used it just for chats with a small group of friends but we’ve found another platform. It’s a tiny thing but it makes me feel better, today.
January 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I don’t know why it took so long but I finally today, in “celebration” of the US presidential inauguration, deleted my Facebook account. For years I had used it just for chats with a small group of friends but we’ve found another platform. It’s a tiny thing but it makes me feel better, today.
Know what? I have really nice, supportive, kind, smart, and helpful colleagues. It just makes my day to work with them in this crazy archival and digital preservation sphere. Feeling very happy as I get ready for a few days of vacation.
December 12, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Know what? I have really nice, supportive, kind, smart, and helpful colleagues. It just makes my day to work with them in this crazy archival and digital preservation sphere. Feeling very happy as I get ready for a few days of vacation.
When (or more to the point… how) did I turn into a person who watches and loves something like Dune Prophecy?
November 25, 2024 at 4:49 AM
When (or more to the point… how) did I turn into a person who watches and loves something like Dune Prophecy?
In slack (we all work remotely) my colleagues are discussing the books they are currently reading and it is making me feel a sense of calm and frankly a wee bit more normal about the world.
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
In slack (we all work remotely) my colleagues are discussing the books they are currently reading and it is making me feel a sense of calm and frankly a wee bit more normal about the world.
For francophones or francophiles working in #digipres this looks super fun tomorrow for #wdpd: a debate on PDF! The best or the worst format?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
WDPD_2024_DPC
La communauté de pratique québécoise sur la préservation numérique vous invite à un débat sur le format PDF! En ce 7 novembre 2024, saurons-nous vous convaincre des vertus ou des défauts de ce format...
docs.google.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
For francophones or francophiles working in #digipres this looks super fun tomorrow for #wdpd: a debate on PDF! The best or the worst format?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Is there a #popchoir contingent on here? I feel like I need to post about my Whitehorse choral world. I nearly cried last week with our rendition of Noah Kahan’s Northern Attitude.
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Is there a #popchoir contingent on here? I feel like I need to post about my Whitehorse choral world. I nearly cried last week with our rendition of Noah Kahan’s Northern Attitude.
Also I should probably introduce my dog. That’s important stuff right? Behold Bernard in Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park last week❤️
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Also I should probably introduce my dog. That’s important stuff right? Behold Bernard in Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park last week❤️
I just cited Unix philosophy in an RFP response and with that I can feel the pull of #iPres2024 Four more sleeps.
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I just cited Unix philosophy in an RFP response and with that I can feel the pull of #iPres2024 Four more sleeps.