April Miller

A Canadian archivist living & working in Washington DC. Loves her job & the city she lives in. Both have the power to change the lives of many for the better.

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

I’m delighted to be speaking at this symposium to consider strategies for managing records and evidence effectively and sustainably. Please share the link and join the conversation. ⁦@asist_org⁩ ⁦@ICArchiv⁩ ⁦@ICArchiv_NP⁩ https://t.co/8LW7m1V51W

[Natasha Henry-Dixon, PhD @NHenryDixon]

As BHM comes to a close, I am sharing my website Teaching African Canadian History. There are many resources to support efforts to #teachblackhistoryeveryday
https://t.co/NmeZdHGV79

[DPC Chatter @dpc_chat]

BIG NEWS: The #DPC is extending its global presence...to the USA!🇺🇸
This means we can offer our work to existing+new members in the Americas whilst collaborating with the fabulous #digipres community in the region, for the benefit of DPC members worldwide! https://t.co/9CHLCwnuYt

[johnlsheridan @johnlsheridan]

This is very exciting news!

[April Miller @AprilArchivist]

Hey! That’s me! I’m an archivist @WorldBank! 😀🎉 Our rich history demonstrates commitment to countries and innovative pivots over time to meet the challenging development needs. More at https://t.co/29OwIfqq45.

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

Did you know that 2024 is an historically important year for the @WorldBank? It marks the 80th anniversary of its creation, along with the @IMFNews, at the Bretton Woods Conference.

Hear more from WB Archivist, April Miller, about the founding of the World Bank ⬇️

[April Miller @AprilArchivist]

This is us! 🎉 It was a honor to host our Sr Managing Director and his team at the WB Archives. Our holdings hold the key to learning from our past for the benefit of the future.

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

Fascinating visit to @WorldBank Archives. Perspectives & lessons from the past can help us better serve countries confronting today’s challenges-also impt as we develop our new #KnowledgeCompact: leveraging knowledge & data for countries to invest effectively in their future!

[William Kilbride @WilliamKilbride]

General election is imminent. Wiill any parties be offering robust (custodial) sanction for criminal disregard of public records legislation. No democracy without accountability, and no accountability without evidence.

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

It was such an honour to share my thoughts at the ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023 — a week of thoughtful collaboration and exciting conversations. It’s especially fun spending time with this year’s new professionals!

@ICArchiv_NP

#ICACongressAbuDhabi2023

@ICArchiv

[ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023 @ICAAbuDhabi2023]

Dr Laura Millar is a thought leader and widely published author, focusing on records, archives and information management

We are honoured to host Dr Laura Millar as a keynote speaker at the International Council on Archives Congress, Abu Dhabi 2023. Seize this exceptional

[ICA | SIO @ica_SIO]

Honorable mention of our @ica_SIO colleagues at the @WorldBank Archives and their use of AVA (Archives Video Appraiser) during Marwa Khan’s presentation on digital preservation and artificial intelligence. #ICACongressAbuDhabi2023

[April Miller @AprilArchivist]

The US library system, once the best in the world, faces death by a thousand cuts https://t.co/7vruvod0fk

[Bloomberg Economics @economics]

David Dollar, a China scholar and former Treasury Department envoy to Beijing during President Barack Obama’s administration, has died, the Brookings Institution announced https://t.co/SEG92NZYWa

[April Miller @AprilArchivist]

#ipres2023 watchers! The World Bank Archives is hiring a Digital Preservation Technology Analyst! Come join us! https://t.co/06xbLB4jbt

[April Miller @AprilArchivist]

Oh wow! I’ve reached “cool boss” status!!! 🎉🎉🎉 But seriously… we’re doing interesting and satisfying work at the World Bank Archives. Please join us!

[Peter Van Garderen @pjvangarderen]

Very cool #digipres job, in a vibrant organization, liveable city and a pretty cool boss ;-) @AprilArchivist
https://t.co/TzyJEaDjoc

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

A resonant piece, but with a gap between emotions & accountability. Without proof, justice is compromised. The injustice shouldn’t have happened. Records should have been kept. We can’t change the past. We CAN change the future. We must fight for evidence. https://t.co/UB3Dy0DCAj

[CLIR @CLIRnews]

📣 Calling non-profit orgs in the US and Canada with rare and unique collections! Digitizing Hidden Collections is accepting grant applications to support preservation through digitization. Initial applications due Nov. 1, 2023! https://t.co/hKylHaCqZz

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

@maddow I wrote a book in 2019 about the importance of protecting records in a digital age. I even warned about Trump’s actions then.

Please can we start focusing less on “archives = old” and more on “archives = accountability”? @charlie_savage @nytimes @USNatArchives #Amatteroffacts

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

Existing #records laws are weak, and the public perception of archivists as quiet, compliant civil servants (ref. @maddow and the “lop eared bunny”) leaves archival professionals struggling just to get people to recognize the critical links between evidence, facts, and truth. 2/

[Laura Millar @MillarLaura]

This piece by @charlie_savage is accurate but it doesn’t go far enough. Archivists don’t just store old documents for history. Archivists protect evidence to keep government officials accountable to the people. We can’t just hope presidents will comply. @nytimes @USNatArchives 1/