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Archives for London is a new group that aims to build links between archivists, records managers and archive users in the capital. Hopefully this information will prove interesting:

 

Archives for London update

 

Archives for London (AfL) is intended to provide a single focal point for the practitioners and users of archives in London. It will build on present good practice, information sharing and campaigns established by various networking bodies in the Greater London area, while providing greater coherence in presenting the archives and records agenda to the outside world.

 

An AfL Steering Committee has been formed to bring the new organisation into existence and three committee meetings of this group have been held (acting representatives are listed below). It includes representatives from organisations such as the Society of Archivists’ London Region; LARC; GLAN; and LAUF, as well as records management and collection care specialists.

 

AfL aims to be fully inclusive, welcoming institutional and individual members from records/information management, collection care/conservation, local studies librarian, community archive, archive user and practitioner backgrounds who have an interest in the Capital’s wider archives agenda.  

 

A launch event is planned for Wednesday 6 July 2005 from 6pm featuring keynote speaker(s) and wine and nibbles, with a follow up event planned for September 2005 on a theme of interest to both archive users and practitioners. For those joining at the launch event, initial membership fees will be half-price.

 

Membership benefits include opportunities to:

 

• Influence regional and national policy on archives. AfL aims to nominate representatives on the Archives, Libraries and Museums (ALM London) regional agency. Members will also be invited to attend AfL’s Advisory Council on a regular basis
• Exchange up-to-date information about the sector through an e-bulletin and mini list-serve
• Keep informed about what’s happening in the archives and records management domain across London
• Access a regional diary of events and choose from a regular programme of visits to record offices and related institutions
• Explore issues of concern or interest with other members at 2-3 conferences and/or seminar events each year
• Widen knowledge and understanding of archival practice and sources through AfL’s training programme
• Apply for resources as an institutional member to improve services and facilities from AfL’s Small Grants Fund
• Develop professional and life-long learning skills by participating in the work of AfL’s Panels and ad hoc committees

Archives for London Steering Committee:

 

David Mander, Chair (Head Archivist, Hackney Archives Department)

Deborah Jenkins, Vice-Chair (Principal Archivist, Corporation of London Joint Archives Service)

David Prior, Treasurer (Archivist, Parliamentary Archives/House of Lords Record Office)

Janet Percival, Company Secretary (Records Manager & Archivist, University of London)

Susan Snell, Committee Secretary

Libby Adams (Head of Archives, Harringey Archives) and David Prior, Publicity Officers

Patricia Methven, Strategy and Planning Officer (Head of Archives and Records Management, King’s College London)

Nicola Avery, Membership Secretary (in partnership with Julie Gregson and Carrie Starren) (Archivist, London Metropolitan Archives)

Ruth Paley, archive users’ representative (Researcher, History of Parliament)

Jan Booth, records management representative (Records and Archives Manager, King's College London)

Nancy Bell, collection care representative (Head of Collection Care, The National Archives)

 

For further information

Contact Susan Snell, Committee Secretary at e-mail: [log in to unmask]