ACA University of Toronto Student Chapter
140 St George St M5S 3G6 Toronto, ON, Canada

Interested in archives? Here are a few of the archivists you can chat with at our Human Library on Thursday: Melissa J. Nelson, Freelance Archival Consultant Melissa J. Nelson is a second-generation Jamaican Canadian from Toronto, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History, with a minor in Sociology, from Carleton University. She also completed a Master of Information Studies at McGill University. Her experience includes working for George Brown College Archi...ves, The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives, the Law Society of Ontario Archives, and Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at York University. Melissa conducts research and produces content on history and archive related topics for her website. Her blog post, Archiving Hate: Racist Materials in Archives has been cited by the Archives Association of Ontario, the Association of Canadian Archivists, the University of Waterloo Special Collections & Archives, and The United Church of Canada Archives. Currently, she works freelance as an Archival Consultant. Susan Hart, Archivist and Digital Information Strategy Analyst (British Columbia Government Records Service) Susan Hart is an archivist who leads a small but dynamic Digital Information Strategies Team within BC Government’s Government Records Service. In past decades Susan has conducted archival appraisal (extensively), developed records schedules and records management policy (quite a lot), served on the archives reference desk (long ago), taught a few courses in the UBC Master of Archival Studies Program (of which she is a graduate), and taken on a number of volunteer roles within ACA and the Archives Association of BC. Susan has always enjoyed meeting and encouraging students and new members of the profession. She also wants you to know that her best friend is a librarian (her mother too)!

Interested in Records Management? Here are just a few of the industry professionals who will be at our Human Library this Thursday, March 4th: Courtney Bayne, University Records Manager (Dalhousie University) Courtney Bayne has worked in the records and information management (RIM) field for approximately 15 years. Currently she is the University Records Manager for Dalhousie University. Prior to being at Dalhousie she worked for Provincial Government in RIM. Courtney sta...Continue reading

A great list of resources to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth!

Due to popular demand, we have added 5 more spots to tomorrow's AtoM and OpenRefine Workshop with Emily Sommers! Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/atom-and-openrefine-workflow-fo

Reminder that we have two great events happening this coming week! Tickets for the AtoM and OpenRefine workshop with Emily Sommers are sold out, but there’s still lots of space for our Human Library on Thursday, March 4th! Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/aca-lwb-annual-human-library-ti

Interested in learning more about AtoM and OpenRefine? Join us on Saturday, February 27th for a workshop hosted by Emily Sommers, Digital Records Archivist at UTARMS! Space is limited. Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/atom-and-openrefine-workflow-fo

Mark your calendars! Our 6th annual Human Library is happening on Thursday, March 4th. This is a great opportunity to speak with professionals working in archives, libraries, and records management. This year, we’re going virtual, which means that we’ve been able to invite professionals from around the world. Come meet them! Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/aca-lwb-annual-human-library-ti

You still have a week to submit your papers to the Student Voices Session!

For those of you who might be interested in the field of moving image archiving!

We’ve extended our call for submissions for #ACA2021 Home Improvement: Building archives through change ! Please consider submitting a proposal before November 30th 2020. Find out more and see the full call for submissions here: archivists.ca/2021

Our first virtual pub night was a success! Thank you to everyone who participated

There’s still time to submit!

There are still spaces left for this event! Don't forget to register at aao-archivists.ca/event-4037165