ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: What can the ARA do for me? Starting out or early in archives? Join Chris Sheridan to explore ARA support, CPD, and career growth plus Q&A.

Did you know that the @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals have a new networking event now open for bookings? Can it really be true?! Join us online, midday, Weds 20 May to find out if it is true (it is): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...

Just a few days left to get your application in to be our new Training Officer! Join a small, keen and dynamic team helping support records professionals in the first 5 years of their careers: tinyurl.com/SfNP26TO. Deadline: 24 April, apply to newprofessionals@archives.org.uk.

Why not start your week right by submitting an application to be one of our new Training Officers? Join our lovely voluntary team helping represent and support archivists and other records-folk! Role description here: tinyurl.com/SfNP26TO Apply by 24 April to newprofessionals@archives.org.uk.

Measuring your learning impact(Re)Introducing the Generic Learning Outcomes For staff of UK-based archive services responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating learning, engagement and audience development.

Booking is open via our Eventbrite and costs £10 for ARA members and £15 for non-ARA members. Book your space by 14 May here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/measuring-...

The event will be hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams, and will be recorded for members to revisit on the ARA website.

Oops, sorry about that! Irish new professionals are obviously very much also welcome!

ARA SfNP & The Archive Group & University of Liverpool Network Evening Networking evening for early-career professionals & students in Archives & Records Management.

We're always excited to get out on the road and meet with new #archives, #recordsmanagement and #conservation professionals! Join us for a friendly (and free!) evening of networking and socialising: Weds 6 May, from 18:00 to 20:00 at the University of Liverpool: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-t...

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We're looking for a training officer to join our committee for the UK & Ireland's community of new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals. Find out more about the role here: tinyurl.com/SfNP26TO. Apply to newprofessionals@archives.org.uk by 24 April.

Article Categories Career Spotlight on… New Ideas Update from the Committee All

We know, it's a Monday morning and the coffee hasn't quite hit yet so you want to learn something new! Luckily, we've got a lovely blog full of all kinds of #recordsmanagement and #archives insights from across the ARA new professionals community: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/posts-by-the...

Have you heard about our upcoming training on Mixed Collections? This online event happening on 5th May is perfect for professionals across the entire GLAM sector spanning galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

Learn more and register here: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...

ARA SfNP & The Archive Group & University of Liverpool Network Evening Networking evening for early-career professionals & students in Archives & Records Management.

Are you a new archivist or records manager working in the north of England? Do you want to meet other like-minded archivists or records managers to network and share ideas? Why not come along to our networking event at University of Liverpool: 6 May, 18:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-t...

ARA SfNP & The Archive Group & University of Liverpool Network Evening Networking evening for early-career professionals & students in Archives & Records Management.

Our next networking event will be in Liverpool with the lovely folks at ARA Northern on Wed 6 May from 18:00 at Uni of Liverpool. Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-t...

Left on the drawing board: Unbuilt design records in archival holdings Bronwyn Smyth, MLitt Archives and Records Management, University of Dundee Urban centres are in a constant state of flux – structures are being constructed, structures are being demolished, structu…

Ever come across archival records for something that never existed? Bronwyn Smith's blog explores the unbuilt in architectural archives and is a fascinating insight into using archives to research the built - and unbuilt! - environment: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/l...

Outreach and Engagement with Young Audiences in Irish Archives Kyle Ginsberg, Archivist, Sisters of Bon Secours Archive As a part of the 2025 ARA Section for New Professionals Research Showcase, I presented my research that I completed as a part of my MA in Ar…

In ‘Outreach and Engagement with Young Audiences in Irish Archives’, Kyle Ginzberg explores the programmes run by Irish heritage institutions during the Decade of Centenaries that commemorated anniversaries of the Irish Revolutionary Period: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/o...

Here Be Dragons: The Unique Relationship Between Art and Archives In our latest guest blog, Sophia Gal explores the distinct complications that arise when archivists deal with works of art, artist donors, and artist users.

Here be dragons! Explore the unique relationship between art and archives in the latest guest post on our blog from Sophia Gal: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/h...

Worried that this could end up sounding like 'anchovies' tbh. Bad enough when people ask if I'm really an alchemist...

Photograph of MDG Conference branded notebook pencil ruler badges postcard and programme

A little preview of our @cilipmdg.bsky.social #Conference swag! #MetaFutures
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#metadata #discovery

Thankful that ARA SfNP provides a blog to feature research - my librarian colleague and I are some of the first to study user experiences of the Irish Queer Archive in the National Library of Ireland - and as always with archives, it ranges from rusty clips to public trust of state institutions.

Not one, but two new posts now live on our blog!

We're looking for a lovely new training officer to join the @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals. Read the role description and find out more here: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

We're looking forward to this great event from our lovely friends in the Ireland section of ARA!

ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder

Are you stuck on a job application this weekend? Never fear, there's still time to register for our panel with three top record-keepers, taking place this Monday 24 November at midday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...

ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder

There's still time to register for our final career-starting session with top archivists and records managers! Next Monday 24 November, three top professionals in #archives and #recordsmanagement will answer YOUR questions - find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...

Last month, we were delighted to get together and learn more about trauma-informed practice in Irish #archives. Find out more via our blog:

ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder

On Monday 24 Nov, our regular coffee stop will be joined by three senior local and national archivists to answer YOUR questions about kick starting your career as a new professional! Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...

ARA SfNP Coffee Stop: Job Applications and Interviews Special Getting on (and climbing) that job ladder

Join us next Monday when we'll be joined by three super friendly senior archivists and records managers to answer your questions about how to make your next job application shine. Find out more and register for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c...

ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.

There's still time to register for the first of our two online jobs and applications advice sessions, taking place tomorrow. Great tips and guidance for new #archives and #recordsmanagement people! Find out more and register before it's quite literally too late: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...

ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.

Lee Seymour (Recruitment Director, TFP/Sue Hill Recruitment) and Chris Sheridan (Head of Professional Standards and Development, ARA) will be providing advice for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals. Find out more and book your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-o...

ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.

This Weds, @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals will be hosting two excellent speakers to talk about job applications for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals.

“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive

Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm

This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.

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