Save the date: our 2024 Mentorship program will open for enrollment on November 15th! Whether you're an emerging professional or a seasoned archivist, participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience! archivists.ca/Mentorship.

Join the University & College Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS) for their meeting next week on October 30th, 2024, 11 am ET / 8 am PT. All are welcome. Register here! archivists.ca/event-5921428

This year, In the Field has been featuring the different environments where archivists work through the Archives Spotlights series. Their latest feature is an interview with Karen Ng, former Archivist and Librarian for the Squamish Nation. Read here: archivists.ca/Blog/13418228.

Opportunity in Dawson City - Heritage Collections Steward, Tr'ondek Hwech'in, Dawson City, YK - Deadline - Until Position is Filled ACA archivists.ca/Job-Opportunit…

The Membership Committee is seeking potential gift prizes for the Early Bird Prize draw. This annual draw is awarded from the pool of ACA members who renew early in the fall and winter months. To donate a prize, please contact membership(at)archivists.ca.

The biannual meeting of the North American AtoM Users Group will take place on Tuesday, November 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00p.m. PT. More details and registration is available via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

A perpetual issue in archives is material waiting to be processed. For the #ACAHashtagParty this month, we are revealing some of our own backlog! Spooky. 👻 #ArchivesBacklog ACA

Got any skeletons in your closets...? For today's ACA Hashtag Party, we're taking a look at your backlogs! Take to social media to share pictures of the unprocessed sections of your holdings, tag us, and use the hashtag. #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesBacklog

💪📦 Scarier than Halloween, tackling an #ArchivesBacklog takes a team effort! Archivists Simon and Rachel teamed up with conservators Adriane and Krystal and intern Sam to process 100+ boxes from the Canadian Woman's Christian Temperance Union, including fragile lantern slides.

October's ACA hashtag party looks at the bane of all archives, the #ArchivesBacklog. Our archives backlog has been reduced quite a bit over the last 10 years due to the help of many people and grants. All images are courtesy of the Musée Héritage Museum. #ACA #ASA

You are invited to complete a survey intended to gather information about archivists and researchers who work with ARCHIVESCANADA.ca which is the national finding aid network for Canada. English survey: surveymonkey.com/r/5GMCKJY French survey: fr.surveymonkey.com/r/ZRVMB77

The Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS) would like to invite both new and old members to come out for their Fall meeting on November 18th at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET. Register here: archivists.ca/event-5872682.

The ACA mourns the passing of the Honourable Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair, former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Read our full statement here: archivists.ca/Latest-News-An….

Opportunity in Victoria, BC - Archivist, Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC - Deadline - November 19, 2024 ACA archivists.ca/Job-Opportunit…

World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) takes place tomorrow, Thursday November 7, 2024. Visit DPC Chatter to connect with the digital preservation community and celebrate this year's theme, Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities.

The time has come to choose a logo for the ACA's 50th anniversary! To vote for your favourite of these four wonderful designs, please visit archivists.ca/Call-for-Submi…. Voting closes on November 15th. Thank you for your participation!

Scope and Content 5.11 is out now! Our November issue features all the latest from the archival community including: upcoming workshops, job opportunities, and features from Archivists in the News. Check your inboxes or our website to read!

Big news! The theme of the next ACA conference in June 2025 will be "ACA at 50: Critical Reflections, Envisioning the Future". If this theme inspires you, we invite and encourage you to submit a proposal for ACA 2025. Visit archivists.ca/2025-Conferenc… for more details.

The ACA Communications Committee would like to announce that we will no longer be using the social media platform X, effective immediately. We thank you for your support and look forward to connecting with you via other platforms.