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Congratulations to the #CSA nominees for The Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research : Amy Fritz, Thea Toole, Stefanie McCarrol, Tammy Egan, Judy Ruzylo, Juan Andrés Bello,  João Vitor Corrêa, Casey Lees, Lanna Lucas, Sharon L'Hérault and Jalana Lewis

Congratulations to the #CSA nominees for The Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research. #CanadianScreenAwards2026

It’s one of the largest collections of moving images in the world, but how do we select what to preserve in the BFI National Archive? And what’s the process for bringing items into the collection? bfi.org.uk/inside-the-arc…

"Everything needs to be preserved for the future so ppl can look & see how it was. So that's my task. I will go there to help like an architect." Ehsan Khoshbakht, Iranian-born, UK-based filmmaker, film curator & prominent fig. in intl film preservation. scena9.ro/en/article/int…

Congrats to VRSC member Kenya-Jade Pinto! Director Pinto's documentary on the systems of modern border control world premieres at the Copenhagen festival CPH:DOX on March 17. realscreen.com/2026/02/26/tog…

EURODOC publishes Ethical Roadmap for use of Archive in Doc businessdoceurope.com/eurodoc-publis… via @Business Doc Europe

Library and Archives Canada has been digitizing records through the Day Schools Project since 2022. By enhancing file-level descriptions, it will now be easier for survivors and researchers to retrace the past. aptnnews.ca/infocus/6-mill…

“This is one of the collections that makes you realize why you do this,” said Courtney Holschuh, the archive technician who unraveled the film. blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lo…

The EBU Ukraine Archive: a curated, searchable collection of some of the best journalism about the Russia-Ukraine war. On request to journalists, academics, human rights researchers and others engaged in public interest work. ebu.ch/news/2025/11/t…

IWM acquires wartime icon Dame Vera Lynn's complete Second World War archive forcesnews.com/heritage/histo…

Getty Images and Shutterstock Receive Unconditional Antitrust Clearance from U.S. Department of Justice for Proposed Merger newsroom.gettyimages.com/en/getty-image…

Concordia’s Visual Collections Repository shrinks services amid funding deficits theconcordian.com/2026/01/concor… via @theconcordian

Ep 6 of The Archive Room podcast features an interview with VRSC/ARAC member Elizabeth Klinck. youtube.com/watch?v=IS7z_s…

Library and Archives Canada to cut 56 positions. Ninety-four employees at Library and Archives Canada have received notices that their jobs could be at risk, as part of the federal government’s plan to cut the size of the federal public service by 2029. ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…

The series set within UMG’s archives at the Iron Mountain facility. The show will plumb the archives for original and alternate recordings, photos, video performances, album artwork and more, much of which will not have been seen publicly before. mixonline.com/recording/faci…

At the Nederlands Fotomuseum, archives, conservation labs and even a public darkroom turn visitors from spectators into participants. domusweb.it/en/art/2026/02…

Former prime minister Harper's archival collection includes one million photos, a quilt and a hockey card stalbertgazette.com/politics/harpe… via @stalbertgazette

Celebration 20 years of the VRSC / ARAC! Today’s anecdote from member, Michael Chong.

Celebrating 20 Years of the VRSC/ARAC and their many contributions to this Canadian Media Industry. This week we feature VRSC President, Laura Lucas.