The blog for the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York.
In September I was fortunate enough to present a paper on the Borthwick’s new online catalogue at the International Council on Archives Congress 2016. Held every four years, the ICA Congress is a unique opportunity for record keeping professionals from all over the world to meet and share ideas and achievements and discuss the challenges … Continue reading Up and AtoM: The Borthwick Institute Goes To South Korea
Written by Catherine Dand, Conservator In August 2015 three members of Borthwick staff travelled across land and sea to present papers at the annual Archives and Records Association conference in Dublin. The theme of the conference was ‘Challenges, Obligations, or Imperatives? The moral and legal role of the Record Keeper today’. The three sessions that … Continue reading Professional Perspectives: Ethics in Conservation and Archives
Written by Francesca Taylor, National Archives Trainee. Hello! My name is Francesca Taylor, and together with Kerstin Doble we are the new dynamic duo of National Archive Trainees here at the Borthwick, specialising in interpretation and online engagement. We’ve been here since the beginning of April 2013 and our job over the next year will … Continue reading The BT Digital Archives Conference