Comma, International Journal on Archives is the principal periodical publication of the International Council on Archives. Comma’s Editorial Board is planning an edition devoted to the analysis and discussion of training and education in archives and records management around the world.
Are you a trainer or training provider; educator or academic; apprentice or trainee; student or recently qualified professional; employer, manager or mentor; or a professional association? The guest editors are waiting to receive your proposal!
What kind of topics are we looking for?
The guest editors encourage contributions on any of the following topics:
Training themes and content, training delivery methods and styles
Designing and delivering archives and records management education programmes
Academic curriculum and/or on-the-job training
Comparative surveys of education/training in archives and records management around the world
Artificial intelligence and computational approaches in archival science
Decolonizing archival curricula
Translation and comparison of archives and records management terminology and concepts
Competency frameworks, professional accreditation/certification
Life-long learning and continuing professional development
Developing collaborative international training and education programmes
Articles comparing training and education traditions and cultures around the world are particularly welcome.
How can you submit your abstract?
Abstracts for articles should include the author’s name(s), the article title, an abstract (of between 250 and 350 words) which describes what the article will be about, together with the main focus, any relevant research, and conclusions. Abstracts should be sent by 1 September 2023, to Editor-in-Chief for Comma, Bethany Anderson (comma@ica.org), and special issue editors, Margaret Crockett (crockett@ica.org) and Andrew Flinn (a.flinn@ucl.ac.uk).
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