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20/20 Vision: Seeing a Conference Differently

June 25, 2020 Emily LonieAccess

The last two months of my life have been consumed not by COVID-19, but by my role as Chair of the Program Team for the Association of Canadian Archivists’ 45th annual conference. This journey began[…]

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ACA@UBC 2020 – From Accountability to Memory

February 19, 2020 Emily LonieAccess

Another year older and another ACA@UBC in the books. Congratulations to the students at the UBC iSchool for another great day out of the office, chit-chatting with other archivists, and learning about archival practice around[…]

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To Charge or Not to Charge: Use Fees in Archives

March 20, 2019 Emily LonieAccess

A recent CBC broadcast from the show “On the Island” and an accompanying article highlighted something that has been on my mind for years and is an issue that is up for regular debate among my[…]

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Ready Archives Patron One: Virtual Reality and Archives

April 30, 2018 Emily LonieAccess

Imagine being able to visit your local archives from your couch.  Or have unmediated access to 18th century manuscripts half the world away. Virtual reality (VR) technology has incredibly exciting possibilities for archives. The technology allows humans[…]

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Archival Photographs: To Colour or Not to Colour?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Emily LonieAccess

“This will change how you feel about the past.” This headline from Pulptastic.com signals a trend that may not be entirely new but has recently exploded in popularity – the colourization of historical photographs. Pulptastic[…]

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Captcha: The Link Between Robots and Archives

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 Emily LonieDigitization

This summer I had the pleasure of spending a weekend on a houseboat. The “RV of the Sea,” my friends lovingly called it. My fellow shipmates included several friends of friends who were new to[…]

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