Archives for London invites you to the next in its series of monthly
seminars, to be held on Thursday, 6 March 2008 in the Wilkins Old
Refectory, main Gower Street campus, University College London.
ARCHIVES IN LONDON AND SELF-ASSESSMENT: WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO ARCHIVE
PRACTITIONERS AND USERS?
The seminar will be delivered by Nick Kingsley, Head of National Advisory
Services, The National Archives.
Are you concerned about the future delivery and access to archive services
in London? If so, attend this seminar to find out more and to discover how
archive practitioners and users can contribute to the ongoing debate.
The National Archives’ National Advisory Services piloted a Self-
Assessment scheme last year for all local authority archive services. The
scheme replaced inspection visits to local authority archive services
holding public records by the Public Record Office. It aims to synchronize
the management of archive services with Museum Accreditation standards,
regarded as a benchmark for funding purposes by the Museums, Libraries and
Archives Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The results revealed
significant variations in the standard of archive service delivery by
local authorities, often bearing no relation to an area’s population or
finances. Larger services tended to out-perform smaller ones, perhaps
indicating co-operation between smaller authorities might be beneficial.
In London, local authority archive services vary considerably in size,
service provision and delivery. Some practitioners responsible for
delivering archive services in London local authorities believe the pilot
scheme led to unfair comparisons. Can the same survey provide meaningful
results from both large and small services? Should all London local
authorities run an archive, or could smaller boroughs combine to improve
service delivery?
For practitioners, this seminar provides a chance to find out more about
the scheme and to ask Nick Kingsley questions about its outcomes. For
users, this seminar provides an opportunity to question how you would like
archive services to be delivered in London.
You will find this seminar useful if:
- you are a user interested in the future delivery of archive services in
London;
- you want to know more about the scheme outcomes for London as a
practitioner; and
- you would like to question Nick Kingsley about the Self-Assessment
Scheme.
Doors open at 5.30pm and the illustrated talk follows at 6pm. This FREE
seminar is an open forum - following the talk, you are welcome to ask
questions, exchange news, and discuss matters of interest.
Please let Nicola Avery know if you are coming. If you book a place but
are unable to attend please let Nicola know ASAP - failure to do so may
deprive someone else of a place. E-mail her on:
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Time: 5.30pm for 6pm
Venue: Wilkins Old Refectory, main Gower Street campus, University College
London
Nearest tube stations: Euston Square or Goodge Street
Directions to this venue: Room 110 Wilkins, is widely known as the 'Old
Refectory' room. The old refectory is located at the ground level of the
Wilkins building, right behind the steps of the University College London
main entrance in Gower Street. Entry is through the Porter’s Lodge.
NEXT SEMINAR: Thursday 3 April 2008, Reviewing Tithe Records, The Cheshire
Approach, by Paul Newman, Cheshire Record Office and Paul Carter, The
National Archives.
An opportunity to learn more about tithe records, following their
reappraisal as part of a recent, innovative project in Cheshire. AfL is
delighted to welcome Paul Newman, and Paul Carter to tell us more.
Jeff Gerhardt
Communications Committee
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