We’re very, very pleased to announce that A&SC is co-sponsoring a week long electronic records training intensive with the Society of American Archivists. A few years ago, in response to professional demand, SAA developed a Digital Archives Specialist certificate that is completed through a series of in-person courses and web…
I was telling somebody this story this morning and since it was way too long for a Facebook posting (you are a fan of our Facebook page, right?) I decided it would make a hopefully not too long blog entry. I’m curious now: do you assume that usually only historians…
Forty-five years ago today, Wally Hickel, just 6 days into his term as Secretary of the Interior, received the following notice: Oil Spill Santa Barbara SITREP One: 29 January 1969. Advised that Union Oil Platform “A” experienced high pressure gas blowout delivering gas and mud from end of drill pipe.…
As much as archivists can try not to become attached to the collections they are working on, it happens. A student asked me (Veronica) the other day what my favorite collection at the Archives is, which one is the most interesting. My first thought was the collection I was currently…
Wow, that’s starting to sound really familiar as a title this year. The good news is, our former employees go on to get really great jobs! Having said that… The Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage is pleased to announce a recruitment for a tenure track faculty archivist.…
Those of you who have been following us for some time either here or on Facebook (or both) may have noticed that occasionally we do what archivists are normally very bad at doing: we document ourselves. This all started back in 2009 when Mariecris decided that our outfits all matched…
**Deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, September 30th.** It’s that time of the year again: time for us to announce this year’s photograph for our annual Eye of the Beholder exhibit. Eye of the Beholder 6: One image, many perspectives For those of you who haven’t heard about…
This is the first of what I hope are regular monthly or bimonthly updates as to what has happened recently in the Archives. So what are we doing with our summer? We’re keeping busy! Collections now available (the link points to the collection guide): Jack Rieur photographs: Mr. Rieur served…
The Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage is recruiting for the position of the Hickel Papers Archivist for Archives and Special Collections. This gift-funded position is expected to last two years, November 2013-October 2015 with the possibility of a 3-4 month extension dependent upon funding. We are looking…
This is a post nearly 10 years in the making. It’s a saga about the best laid plans, unexpected quandaries, human error, strapping tape solutions, the benefits and drawbacks of computer programming, and what we hope is a HEA (happily-ever-after, for those of you not well-versed in romance novel speak.)…
