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Recidivist? Archivist, archaeologist, architect, alchemist (my favourite), what's the difference? Do you wear those gloves... -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Moore Craig Sent: 19 April 2010 15:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: What is an archivist? Hi, The wildest misunderstanding I have encountered regarding what an archivist does came from a gentleman who assumed that because I was an archivist I could read hieroglyphics. Craig Alexander Moore Information and Knowledge Services Advisor Information Services ICTS National Policing Improvement Agency Address: New King's Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9QY Number: (0)208 358 5562 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.npia.police.uk<outbind://54/www.npia.police.uk> -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McLaughlin Joseph Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:46 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: What is an archivist? Dear Kate, Not quite "what is an archivist", but closely related: A colleague and I were attending the 2002 SoA conference in Jersey, and our taxi to the hotel was driven by a man who had moved to Jersey from South London (it seemed important to him to emphasise the South), who looked like an extra from Eastenders - heavy-set, gold jewellery, deeply tanned. He asked us what we were in Jersey for, and we replied, "A conference." "What's it about? Money?" he asked. "It's the Society of Archivists' conference." "What's that about, then?" "Well...archives?" "What's that, then? Money?" Joe McLaughlin University Archivist and Rare Books Curator Room L016 Information Services - Archives University of Ulster Cromore Road Coleraine BT52 1SA Northern Ireland +44 (0)28 70324671 -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Thompson Sent: 19 April 2010 14:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What is an archivist? Dear colleagues I am talking to the Catholic Archives Society annual conference next month and have come up with this title. Obviously I have my own stories but if anyone has a particularly unusual or funny experience when trying to explain what they do I would be pleased to immortalise you! Needless to say, you can remain anonymous if you prefer. Thanks Kate Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra ***************************************************************** Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of NPIA. It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain privileged information. Accordingly, the copying, dissemination or distribution of this message to any other person may constitute a breach of Civil or Criminal Law. ***************************************************************** Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra Paul Saxby SLA Cataloguing Library and Learning Support DL132 The Sir Michael Cobham Library Tel: (01202) 965432 BU - the UK's Number One New University The Guardian University Guide 2009 & 2010 This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra