ICA Fellows Call for Nominations

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to archives at an international level? Has a member of ICA made an outstanding contribution to this organisation? Then nominate them to be recognized as an ICA Fellow.  | Deadline: Monday, 15 May

Internship opportunity - Digital Communication Projects

The International Council on Archives invites applications for a paid internship at the ICA for students of postgraduate programmes in Europe. This is an excellent career development opportunity for a motivated student who believes in international cooperation.  

Selected PCOM Projects 2023

We would like to thank all the applicants who submitted their proposals for the PCOM Call for Projects 2023. We were delighted by the high number of proposals received for this call presenting a wide range of initiatives for creating deliverables in different areas or for organizing events in several cities in the world.  

Resource of the Month: Parliamentary Institutions: The Criteria for Appraising and Selecting Documents

We have chosen to focus this month on the ICA professional sections, as we have not yet done this. These are very useful resources, including a high degree of technical information. This month we have chosen a resource from the Section for Archives of Parliaments and Political Parties (SPP). In the coming months we will highlight resources from other ICA groups, including experts groups and regional branches. 

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The International Council on Archives (ICA) is dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world's archival heritage through its representation of records and archive professionals across the globe.

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Publications from the December 2022 Webinar SLMT

The subject of SLMT’s latest webinar was ‘Childhood Recordkeeping’. Here we heard the following presentations; ‘Reframing Practice to Activate Human Rights. The Charter of Lifelong Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out of Home Care by Professor Susan McKemmish and Barbara Reed (presenting),...

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Do not forget to register! 2 weeks before the ICA Training Programme Webinar

We are 2 weeks from the first ICA Training Programme Webinar of the year, have you registered yet? On this occasion, Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Fellow of ICA and former Chair of the Expert Group on Archival Buildings and Environments, will introduce the Ten Agents of Deterioration, created by the Canadian Conservation Institute. Understanding these agents provides a useful framework for identifying and managing the factors that threaten the preservation of archive materials: 

Congress

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

ICA Fellows Call for Nominations

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to archives at an international level? Has a member of ICA made an outstanding contribution to this organisation? Then nominate them to be recognized as an ICA Fellow.  | Deadline: Monday, 15 May

Congress

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Printed version of Comma 2021:1

Hard copies of Comma 2021:1 have been dispatched to members who have subscribed to this service. If you or your institution are a hard copy subscriber, please allow for time delivery and if you have not received...

Congress

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Position Statement by the International Council on Archives (ICA) and Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos (ALA)

The International Council on Archives (ICA) and Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos (ALA) have received news about a rise in social protests in several Latin American countries. In Peru, these protests have caused the loss of human lives, which we deeply regret. Faced with this current situation, and the risks to the Archives in the midst of social protests in the region, the two organisations have issued a joint statement. You can read it in full here.

Congress

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Internship opportunity - Digital Communication Projects

The International Council on Archives invites applications for a paid internship at the ICA for students of postgraduate programmes in Europe. This is an excellent career development opportunity for a motivated student who believes in international cooperation.  

Congress

Friday, February 24, 2023

The ICA Newsletter of February is now released!

Follow this link to read the February 2023 issue of the ICA Newsletter.

You can also find previous issues of the newsletter in the ICA Publications section.

Congress

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

News! ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023

We are pleased to share with you two updates for encouraging you to submit your papers and attend our upcoming Congress in Abu Dhabi. First, the deadline of the Call for Proposals and Papers for the ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023 has been extended until March 2nd. The second update is about the Abu Dhabi 2023 Bursary Programme

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Selected PCOM Projects 2023

We would like to thank all the applicants who submitted their proposals for the PCOM Call for Projects 2023. We were delighted by the high number of proposals received for this call presenting a wide range of initiatives for creating deliverables in different areas or for organizing events in several cities in the world.  

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Featured events

ICA Training Programme Webinar - The 10 Agents of Deterioration: Addressing the core challenges of Collection Care

In this webinar, Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Fellow of ICA and former Chair of the Expert Group on Archival Buildings and Environments, draws on the materials developed for ICA’s “Collection Care” online learning course. He will introduce the Ten Agents of Deterioration, created by the Canadian Conservation Institute.  

International Seminar on Archives of Iberian Tradition (SIATI)

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 to Thursday, March 30, 2023

2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Latin American Archivists (ALA) and, to celebrate this event, ALA is pleased to invite the archival community in the region to the 2023 international seminar to take place on 28-30 March in Toluca, Mexico. 

SPP Jerusalem Conference 2023

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 to Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Annual Meeting of the ICA Section of Archives of Parliaments and Political Parties (SPP) will be held in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in conjunction with the SPP Conference that will take place from 30 May to 1 June 2023. This will be the first face-to-face conference since the pandemic and the first in-person event for all SPP members since 2015.  

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ICA Invites You to Make Donations to State Archival Service of Ukraine

At the beginning of this month, a charity account to support archival institutions in Ukraine amidst Russian aggression against Ukraine, was created. This is an initiative from the State Archival Service of Ukraine, and it is aiming to help preserve the documentary heritage of Ukraine. 

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