In our December feature we meet Archivist Fleur Soper; Collection Development Manager at The National Archives. We talk emerging collections, performing archives and the importance of ARLIS. And boxes, of course… How did you end up an archivist? Because when I first heard of a reading room, it sounded like a great place to spend time, […]
ARLIS social event, London, Tuesday 20 December 2016, 6pm – all welcome! As it’s been a year of changes for ARLIS, the Professional Development Committee thought it would be nice to finish on a positive note and have organised a social get-together in a pub. Please join us upstairs at The Prince Arthur, 49 Brunswick […]
Library as Laboratory: Bedford Creative Arts project, November 2016 Library as Laboratory – How can Libraries exist in the future? Bedford Creative Arts has been exploring new ways that libraries can evolve for the future by bringing together artists and libraries. The result is five pioneering projects created by eight artists, ranging from festivals and […]
Chair’s Report from Council, November 2016 Council met on 23rd November in an office in the V&A which entailed climbing a grand staircase in a wing of the building I’d never seen before. For me one of the fun additional benefits of ARLIS membership is getting behind the scenes in a range of inspiring institutions. […]