Hi Friends!

I'm part of a new project with lots of rad #archivists, #OralHistorians, #publicHistorians, and others:

The Southern Memory Workers Collaborative

The central idea is that our #movements need #memoryworkers now more than ever. However, the barriers to learning the skills of #archival science, #oralhistory, and related fields remain significant, especially in the #Southern U.S.

We're looking for ways to increase capacity in the region.

To learn more: https://www.georgiadusk.com/southern-memory-workers

Hey friends! Hope you're staying warm and doing as well as we can be doing these days.

Over here at LJP, we've been setting up #book events

The growing list, along with registration links, is here: https://litwinbooks.com/book-launches-spring-2025/

Hope you'll join us!

@bookstodon #bookLaunch #SmallPublishers #libraries #archives #memoryWorkers

“At this critical moment, we must put our tools as #information workers to use. Support for Israel’s present actions builds on a surging wave of #disinformation, the latest in a longstanding campaign to normalize Israeli #colonization and #violence. Those of us who live in countries providing support to Israel have a special obligation to strengthen our media literacy and dispel misinformation.”

https://librarianswithpalestine.org/2023-statement-on-gaza/

#palestine #gaza #solidarity #libraries #archives #memoryWorkers

My first several jobs in #archives were term positions, and that really sucked.

Excited to read though “Best Practices for Archival Term Positions,” which was just endorsed by the Society of American #Archivists

“At the foundation of this document is the recognition that temporary #labor is detrimental to employees, as well as to #sustainable and holistic #collection stewardship.”

https://osf.io/a4zc8/

#specialCollections #libraries #memoryWorkers #solidarity