Alexandra W

Archivist. Loves a good paradox. Consumes many books & cups of tea. Sharp, nutty, and a little bit sweet. Profile drawing by @Romney_D_Smith

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

The B.C. government's seizure of 200 Doukhobor children in the 1950s and placing them in a residential school remains shocking to this this day.

How the government plans to apologize later this year, and what it entails, is being watched closely.

https://t.co/5ZetT6s3EO

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Congratulations to Mya Ballin for wining the Gordon Dodds Prize for "I'd Rather Have Something Than Nothing" Presence and Absence in the Records of Transracial, Transnational Adoptees https://t.co/vMtqOwePZy #Archivaria #aca2023pei

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Bowline on a Bight: Doing Right by the Records of Lilian Bland wins the #Archivaria Hugh A. Taylor award https://t.co/oPr5GC7QYh Congrats @clairielll! #aca2023pei

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Congrats to Kim Christen, Josiah Blackeagle Pinkham (Nez Perce/Nimíipuu), Cordelia Hooee (Zuni), and Amelia Wilson (Tlingit) on winning the W. Kaye Lamb Prize for Always Coming Home: Territories of Relation and Reparative Archives https://t.co/wXrNeFsGDh #aca2023 #Archivaria

[Freedom of Information and Privacy Association @bcfipa]

FIPA is excited about this #cdnfoi project. We’ve been championing FOI reform for over 30 years and it has been great to see one of Canada’s largest news outlets committing to this issue. https://t.co/5oRFaE0hPW 1/5

[Freedom of Information and Privacy Association @bcfipa]

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[Michael Geist @mgeist]

There is no public domain day in Canada this year and thanks to copyright term extension passed by the government in a budget implementation bill in 2022 there will not be one for 20 years.
https://t.co/IaqpyZhyLR

[Simon Fraser University @SFU]

NOTICE (Nov. 14 at 7:34pm): The Bennett Library at the Burnaby campus is closed for the remainder of today, Nov. 14, and will be closed tomorrow, Nov. 15. Visit https://t.co/P8bL2vEvNz for more information.

[Michaela Hart she/her @maudeygirl]

This morning was the launch of International Access to Information Day (IAID) 2022 and @OVIC_AU kicked things off with this great panel discussing public trust, the importance of public records, and upholding the public's right to access information.
https://t.co/6mlo05wH21

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

"...the true source of the state’s power were not soldiers and policemen, but these official records that had accumulated over hundreds of years."

https://t.co/Zs2A6dU7GT

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

@kleyn_apel I'll make sure the journal gets it. Congratulations on the award!!

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Yes! These student papers are phenomenal! All presentations deeply resonated with me on both a personal and professional level #ACA2022

[Sweeney139 @Sweeney139]

3 bang-up papers from students Samantha Parton (a poignant comment ~ absent archives, absent parent), Josh Wilson (~ slow archives), and Mya Ballin & Sasha Gaylie (~ slow archives and affective power of archives). Well done - excellent explorations of these concepts

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

@ktaines @NicolaCLaurent That's so great to hear! As an editorial board we were just talking about how we want the journal to be supportive and friendly. Cheers with coffee for now. Wish I could send you some good local Vancouver gin for your toast later!

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

#Archivaria W. Kaye Lamb prize goes to @ktaines and @NicolaCLaurent for "Safety, Collaboration & Empowerment: Trauma-Informed Archival Practice" 🎉 Article here (open access): https://t.co/vObxOsyAy3 Congratulations!! #ACA2022

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

@ktaines @NicolaCLaurent Thank you for this fantastic and thoughtful article! Sending a virtual cheers in celebration 🥂

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Harrison Apple awarded #Archivaria Hugh A. Taylor prize for "'I Can't Wait for You to Die': A Community Archives Critique." Article here (paywall, will be open access in fall 2022): https://t.co/TzMjP0NM7s #ACA2022

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

@DurantiUBC I didn't know that (and probably should have). Thank you!

[Alexandra W @viadiversi]

Corinne Rogers presenting on bringing together archival diplomatics, medieval Italian notarial archives, and artificial intelligence! Some of the research studies from the overall project are here: https://t.co/EactLBtnZ2 #TAATU2022