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Rob Dakin
Rob has worked in the storage equipment industry for nearly 40 years, the last 15 years specialising in working in the heritage sectors, predominantly with archives, museums and libraries. Rob specialises in design, space planning and the effective use of space in storage areas in the most sustainable way and has worked for many years with local and national institutions. Originally from London, Rob relocated 30 years ago to the West Midlands and...
Opportunity to lead Archives West Midlands
Archives West Midlands(AWM) is seeking to appoint a new Chair to our Board of Trustees. We are an independent strategic partnership of archive services, our organisation is subscription based and we were formally launched as a charity in June 2016. Over a six year period AWM has become an incredibly effective network, we have facilitated joint working which has enabled our Members to be stronger and better placed to advocate and promote the impor...
Opportunity to join Archives West Midlands
Archives West Midlands(AWM) is seeking to appoint 2 Trustees to our Board. We are an independent strategic partnership of archive services, our organisation is subscription based and we were formally launched as a Charity in June 2016. As a Trustee you will be part of the Board which sets the strategic direction and key aims for the organisation, our programme of work is ambitious and challenging and our training and support for our Members is of...
Keele University Work Placement Module for Humanities Postgraduates
In 2021, faced with the challenges posed by covid lockdown restrictions, archives work placement student Ashleigh Coffey successfully navigated working collaboratively as well as independently via Teams. This was followed by onsite working in the Archives once restrictions eased. Ash was able to apply research and palaeography skills to explore archival material, uncover new evidence, and write a research blog about a unique edition from our coll...
Knowing your digital risk – the AWM May workshop on the Diagram Digital Risk Model
AWM’s Digital Progress Programme supports AWM members in their journey to develop digital preservation and leverage digital technologies. On 10 May the Programme gave members the opportunity to learn about the Digital Archives Graphical Risk Assessment Model, known as DiAGRAM. This was developed by The National Archives (TNA) and the University of Warwick and now maintained by TNA. Members were treated to an interactive workshop with one of the t...
No Barriers in action: Supporting ‘Proud Shakespeare’ at SBT
An early action identified by both Hannah and Jessica, respectively our Phase 1 and Phase 2 trainees, was to consider the barriers to engagement with archives by members of the LGBTQ+ community. A particular focus was to be how the LGBTQ+ lived experiences (both historic and contemporary) were reflected in the holdings of archive services, how they were described in finding aids and the extent to which LGBTQ+ people knew about and were prepared t...
Benchmarking digital preservation - a workshop
To kick off AWM’s Digital Progress Programme for 2022, Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan hosted a workshop on benchmarking digital preservation activity for AWM members. Colleagues from a range of services worked through the assessment tool for the NDSA’s Levels of Digital Preservation and the Digital Preservation’s Rapid Assessment Model with its visualisation facility. Although it looked like a tall order to complete both of these in two hours that’s wh...
Clore your way up the leadership ladder
Being a good leader can seem a dark art or something you dare not contemplate. However, Clore is here to help. The Clore Duffield Foundation is a charitable foundation that has spent the last 20 years providing training and support to develop leadership in the cultural sector. It is famed for its Clore Fellowship Programme. I had always wanted to go on the Clore Fellowship but children and work had always made the intensive Fellowship Programme i...
Case for the Ordinary - reviewing a collaborative project
Saturday 12th January 2022 saw the launch of the ‘Case for the Ordinary’ exhibition which concludes a 3-year collaborative project, funded by Wellcome, about the patient experience of mental health care at Staffordshire’s three County Asylums. The event was attended by those who have been involved in the project as partners, volunteers or staff. This was an opportunity to look back at the aims of the project and to reflect on its outcomes. Last y...
Towards an Inclusive Archive - a Service Perspective
... Thanks to Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology Service for sharing this presentation, originally introduced at our Members’ meeting in May 2021. It is now offered as a support to services engaging with diversity and inclusion. Combined with the TNA presentation already provided, this also offers a point of reference for services linking with our ‘No Barriers’ trainee, Jess. ...
Introducing Jess, our ‘No Barriers’ Phase 2 trainee
We are delighted to welcome Jess Whitfield as our second ‘No Barriers’ trainee, initially hosted by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), later by Wolverhampton City Archives. Jess’ introduction follows this reminder about the project. Colleagues may remember Hannah Adereti, our Phase 1 trainee. Hannah has now decided to pursue further academic studies and we wish them well for the future. We are pleased that Hannah wishes to remain in touch wi...
Dr Pedro Cravinho
Pedro is the Keeper of the Archives at the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media at Birmingham City University, a Trustee for the National Jazz Archive (NJA), a board member of the Scottish Jazz Archive (SJA) and the Duke Ellington Society UK (DESUK). He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR) and co-leads the History, Heritage and Archives research cluster. Also, he is a member of CITCEM – Transdi...
Carys Fyson
... Carys is an Archives Assistant at Huntingdonshire Archives but has previously worked for local authorities in Warwickshire and Wolverhampton. She also has a background in Photography and Photographic History. Carys is enthusiastic about finding ways to make archives more accessible and commemorating different histories in the West Midlands. ...
Archives West Midlands Annual Review 2020–2021
We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest Annual Review. As with our previous reviews, it contains an overview of the work of Archives West Midlands and the exciting and dynamic work our members have completed in the last year. The review provides an insight to the fabulous work archives across the West Midlands are doing and how robust and creative member services have been in responding to the challenges posed by the pandemic. ...
Worcestershire's milestone
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service has reached, and celebrated, a significant milestone. Worcestershire County Council appointed its first County Archivist, Harry Sargeant, in April 1947. In his first report to Committee he wrote: I started work at the Shirehall on the 1st April 1947, and since then have been working to a programme which I drew up tentatively in February 1947. After three years I have not deviated from it. The first p...
Towards an Inclusive Archive
... We are grateful to The National Archives for allowing us to share this presentation, originally unveiled at our Members’ meeting in May 2021. This is shared now, to support the work of our ‘No Barriers’ project and further papers from the event will be released in coming weeks as the project progresses and liaise with colleagues across the sector. Our ‘No Barriers’ project will be discussed at our AGM on 24th September 2021. ...
Success of digital copyright masterclass
The feedback from the digital copyright masterclass has demonstrated the value of the training and the regionally coordinated training provided by AWM. Thank you to everyone who attended the course and took the time to provide us with feedback. Why people attended To develop knowledge and to feel more confident in a core professional skill and in so doing support ‘an efficient and robust service’. Several people highlighted how necessary copyrigh...
Digital copyright masterclass for AWM members
Despite lockdown AWM members were able to benefit from top class training in digital copyright at a cost of just £15 per delegate. Through 2 half days of remote training Debbie McDonnell of Naomi Korn Associates reminded us of the basics of copyright before leading us through the complexities of copyright in a digital environment. Up to date and relevant Orphan works, social media, Creative Commons and digital assets management were all explored ...
Digital Preservation Coalition’s Rapid Assessment Model workshop
On the 9th March 2021, AWM were delighted to host a Digital Preservation Coalition workshop for AWM members. The Digital Preservation Coalition’s Rapid Assessment Model (DPC RAM) is a quick way for any organization to assess its digital preservation maturity. The results should be used to inform planning. The DPC recommends preferably a risk based approach to planning using The National Archives DiAGRAM – the Digital Archives Graphical Risk Asses...
Applying the DPC Rapid Assessment Model in your archive service
On Tuesday 9th March 2021, 10am – 12pm, AWM will be hosting an online workshop exploring the Rapid Assessment Model. The Rapid Assessment Model was launched by the Digital Preservation Coalition in late 2020. It’s aim is to provide a simple tool by which an organization can quickly assess the status of its digital preservation across all aspects – organizational, technical and functional – measured against a set of maturity levels. This online wo...
Pat Kiernan (1946-2020)
Last year AWM lost a dear friend and valued trustee. The below has been reproduced with the kind permission of the Friends of Shropshire Archives. This year the Friends of Shropshire Archives lost a great friend, founder member, and supporter as well as the person who had been our treasurer since 1994. Pat housed a large personality in a small frame. She was always a significant presence at Friends events ensuring subscriptions and fees were coll...
Adapting to Covid-19 at Cadbury Research Library
Like all other archive services, the Cadbury Research Library at the University of Birmingham closed in March 2020 due to Covid-19. Some staff were furloughed, whilst others quickly got used to working from home. The library reopen in September 2020 with staff working one week on-site, one week from home. Since then, our Save the Children Project Team have busily adapted to this blended working. Although, whilst at home, we have no access to the ...
Make some digital progress in 2021
AWM is committed to supporting its members and the archive sector to implement sustainable digital preservation. So AWM is pleased to announce its outline programme for this year’s Digital Progress Programme. As usual the focus is on providing our members with practical advice that they can directly implement in their work, and giving them opportunities to share and learn from each other. Here’s this year’s outline programme – firm dates will be ...
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