December ARA Today Digest
Is now available here:
https://bit.ly/3PjawAC
Including:
Call for Papers for ARA’s 2022 Conference: Communities
Ellis Prize awarded to Virtual Record Treasury Ireland
ARA Northern 'Exploring Diversity and Collections' event now on 26th January
Explore Your Archive Podcast: Outside the Box
Rebuilding Heritage – Applications Open for Cost of Living Support Programme – Deadline 12 December
Invitation to Tender: ARA Competency Framework Review
Security and Access Group call for input
Section for New Professionals CPD Study sessions continue to end of January 2023
Funding opportunities from The UK National Archives
A Year in Archives 2022
Archive Accreditation
2022 Accessions to Repositories Survey
Resource Reminder -
- Webinar recording - Opening Closed Records
- ALES Useful Links and Resources 2022
Symposium on the Use of Digital Technology in the Interpretation of Heritage Properties
Archives Card
Archives for Learning and Education Section's (ALES) training event – 27th February 2023
Twitter To Do
Regulars
Comms Forward Look
A word from the Communications Manager
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Now is a great time to join the Archives and Records Association and to enjoy the benefits membership brings:
*First and foremost: the support and recognition of peers in the sector
*An opportunity to become professionally registered – enhancing your career prospects and opening doors to higher level roles.
*Membership of our regional and specialist groups and sectors
*Free training events and online resources – including an extensive library of training videos on a wide variety of topics from conservation techniques to resilience indicators.
*Access to 6 academic journals including Archives & Records the journal of ARA. These subscriptions are worth over £500 if you were to download a single issue of each and £195 for the Archives & Records journal annual subscription just on its own.
*Discounts and offers from third parties
*Institutional memberships and reciprocal deals with other member organisations
*Substantial discount on conference registration
*Monthly ARA Today online newsletter with information on training, funding opportunities, ways to get involved.
*Bi-Monthly ARC Magazine – feature length articles on a wide variety of topics as well as news from around the sector. Recent & forthcoming
features include:
Do information professionals have a duty to the environment?
Records Managers being heard
Class ACT: conservation training in archives
A Collaborative Approach to Digitisation
Archives and Transitional Justice
Collecting contemporary war and conflict
Anyone can join the Archives & Records Association, we have four main membership categories:
Student membership is open to all those studying ARA-accredited courses. It is a demonstration of your commitment to the record-keeping profession and a great addition to your CV. It shows a level of commitment early on in your career, particularly if you are involved in the section for new professionals or any of the ARA’s activities. Free to apprentices, £12 for students on accredited courses.
Affiliate Membership is open to anyone with an interest in archives, archive conservation and records management. Affiliate membership is also open to students studying related subjects that are not accredited by the ARA. Costs £37
Individual membership is open to all those who work, or are qualified to work, in the archives, archive conservation and records management sector in the UK and Ireland. It provides access to a range of ARA member benefits, and enables you to engage in all ARA activities. More importantly,
Individual Membership enables you to enrol onto our professional development programme and work towards professional registration at the Foundation, Registered or Fellow levels. Membership fees are graded according to earnings from £36 to £324. Individual members who become unemployed, retire, are on maternity leave etc can apply for the concessionary membership at a cost of £23
International membership is a sub-category of individual membership. International membership is open to all who work in archives, archive conservation and records management outside the UK and Ireland. It provides access to an array of ARA member benefits and enables you to engage in ARA activities. Costs £52
Detailed information on the above categories as well as corporate and charitable organisation memberships can be found on our Membership Categories page here. https://www.archives.org.uk/membership-categories
You can also find all the relevant prices and salary bands in Euros on the Membership Categories page (link above).
Deborah Mason
Communications Manager
Archives & Records Association
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