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#WebinarWatch: AI Openness in the Age of Deep Seek’s R1: Chaired by Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, this panel includes Sonia Cooper from Microsoft, Dr Laura Gilbert from the Ellis Institute, and Alex Housley from Seldon: youtube.com/watch?v=f1rM8_…

UK Web Archive colleagues from across the 6 UK Legal Deposit Libraries shared their reflections from the 2025 IIPC GA & WAC in the lates blog post: blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #WebArchiving #IIPCWAC25

Join us for a discussion on Digital Carbon Literacy and the environmental implications for digital records and preservation: eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-arch… 📅 Monday 30 June (13:00 – 14:30) Any questions? Contact ASL@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Ever wonder what the difference is between a platform/repository with backups and an archive like CLOCKSS? Read on... clockss.org/difference-bet…

Have you submitted your paper for the 9th KARMA Annual Records Management Conference yet? Whether you are a researcher, practitioner, student, or thought leader in records and information management, this is your conference. Join us from November 3rd–7th, 2025 in Mombasa. This year’s theme is “Unlocking Smart Government” — and we want to hear from YOU. Submit your paper here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #KarmaAnnualConference #KARMAConference2025 #IamKARMA #SmartGorvernance

Come join the @ARAIreland committee! We’re all dead sound 😜

Our AGM is underway! We would like to congratulate James White (@V_and_A), Rebekah Hayes (@NationalTheatre), Richard Martin & Lizzie Gray who join our Board as new Trustees! 👏👏

🤖📚 What happens when archives meet artificial intelligence? Step into the unknown at AI and the Archives – the 29th Archival Science Colloquium hosted by the Archivschule Marburg (Germany). From transforming workflows to shaping historical research, AI is beginning to leave its mark on archival practice. What’s already happening? What’s next? 🗓️ 20–21 May 2025 🌍 Online | Open to all Explore first-hand experiences, emerging applications, and big questions at the intersection of AI and archives. Register now! 🔗 archivschule.de/DE/forschung/a… #NewsFromICAMembers

Check out our new digital preservation workflow guidance on our website! This guidance, developed by Kazky Ltd, is split into two sections: Firstly, Digital preservation workflows for email preservation – nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-secto… (1/3)

“No film left unscanned.” 🎞️ Film historian Rick Prelinger (@footage) explains why motion picture film is vanishing, and why digitization is crucial to saving our cinematic history. Full video ➡️ youtu.be/AdtZtvlFi9o #DigitalPreservation #FilmHistory #MemoryHole #Film

Out now: Web Archives and Web Archiving - Introduction for Scholars and Students A book by the journal Internet Histories' editorial assistant, introducing the basics of web archiving for scholars and students. See more here: cc.au.dk/cdmm/cdmm-publ… #webarchiving

🔎 📖 Resource of the Month - 2025.1 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness: A Manual for Protecting Archives What would happen to your archives in the face of disaster? In the first edition of this year’s Resource of the Month, Moises Rockembach, ICA's Editorial Manager for our Online Resource of the Month initiative, highlights a vital manual by Margaret Crockett and Emilie Gagnet Leumas, published in October 2024. In his review, Moises draws attention to the increasing importance of disaster preparedness in archival work. From fires and floods to digital threats, the manual offers practical guidance to help institutions plan, respond, and recover. As the authors remind us: “The disaster plan is, in itself, insurance.” This resource is a valuable tool for building resilience and ensuring continuity in the face of the unexpected. Explore the manual now 🔗 ica.org/ressource-of-t… #ICAResourceoftheMonth

ISO/IEC CD 22424, Information technology - Digital publishing - EPUB 3 archiving for preservation (EPUB/A) is out 4 consultation. CLOCKSS chaired the group that developed this draft standard. IF INVOLVED IN YOUR NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY (e.g. NISO), please vote in support. Thanks!

We have now launched a PDF version of our Rapid Response Collecting guidance! cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/rapi… 👈 This comprehensive resource aims to support any archives deciding whether to collect in relation to unprecedented and unforeseen situations or events

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who applied to become a mentor for the ICA New Professionals program! We are excited to announce the selected mentors in May, and we can't wait for this journey to begin! #ICANewProfessionals #ArchivesLeadership #InternationalCouncilonArchives

Web archiving team from @laBnF is in National library of Norway Oslo for the #iipcwac25 hosted by @nettarkivet @NetPreserve #webarchiving

🌏 Big News! The 2025 IASA Conference is now a joint event with @seapavaa_org ! Global voices in AV archiving, scholarship & creative practice unite. 📣 Submission deadline extended to April 21! 🔗 cfp.sched.com/speaker/PQqwvk… #IASA2025 #SEAPAVAA

Training Officer Jessica Baldwin starting us off on our first #ARAIreland training day of 2025: “How to care for Archival Collections”, with a full house @NARIreland

“…a government that erases its past has no intention of answering for its future.” linkedin.com/pulse/last-nai… #archives