Dear All
I have read the Newsletter debate with much interest, particularly
comparisons with the very glossy Museums Journal. Much of what has been
said I do strongly support but I would like to sound a few notes of
caution.
Firstly, it is proving extremely hard to fill a variety of Society posts so
if you have good ideas on how things should be done please don't just issue
your opinions on the archives-nra discussion list, offer your services.
The archive profession is small and its Society exists because of the
actions of its members. The Society needs its members to contribute.
Secondly, yes the Society does have an income of around £400,000 but it
also has an expenditure to match. If you would like to propose areas of
future activity for the Society these are always welcome but do remember
that any new activity will require additional funding.
Yours being terribly sensible
Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan
Assistant Treasurer, Society of Archivists
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