The latest edition of the ICA New Professionals Newsletter is here! Issue No. 28 brings together contributions, reflections, and conversations from the New Professionals community, highlighting a range of perspectives on current challenges and opportunities within the archival profession.
What’s inside?
Discover three articles contributed by members of the NP community, exploring the role of archives in resistance, truth-telling, and nation-building in South Africa; critical metadata practices that centre community voices and vernacular language; and the challenges surrounding the accessibility and preservation of medical digital files.
Read an insightful conversation with Simon Chu on the importance of archival education, professional ethics, and the role of new professionals in carrying forward the values of the archival field.
Learn more about the ICA Early Career Professionals Provisional Section (ECaPS), its current plans and projects, and opportunities to connect and collaborate with early career professionals around the world.
As the 2025/2026 cohort concludes its time as the editorial team behind the NP Newsletter, this issue offers a moment to reflect on the programme’s impact and celebrate the experiences shared throughout the years.
