Member News

Happy New Year everyone! The CNSA is currently seeking a new Archives Advisor. For more information, check out the job posting here: Archives Advisor

The Board and Education Committee of the CNSA invite you to register for the 2020 conference, “Digital Realities”, which will take place on October 2, 2020 over Zoom. Please visit the event page to register and learn more information. We look forward to seeing everyone virtually in October!

The Council of Nova Scotia Archives is seeking to complete Phase 1 of a multi-phase online curriculum development and delivery initiative. We are looking for a consultant to develop a strategy and curriculum modules to better serve the CNSA membership and other stakeholders. The full RFP can be found HERE. Proposals must be submitted to:…

Core Curriculum Announcement! Our next workshop will be ‘Access and Reference‘ happening June 4th-5th, 2020 at the Tatamagouche Library – Colchester-East Hants Public Library hosted by the North Shore Archives Society. Registration will open approximately 6 weeks before the workshop!

CNSA is bringing back training for the Provincial Archival Development Program (PADP) on December 9th at the Colchester Historeum. This training is FREE, and registration can be done here.

You can now register for our Introduction to Archives course here. The workshop will be November 6th-7th at the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University. Price is $75.00 for members and $90.00 for non-members.

Introduction to Preservation for Archives, will be offered jointly with the Council of Archives New Brunswick. The workshop will be held at the Tantramar Heritage Trust in Sackville, New Brunswick at the Anderson Octagonal House from October 15th-16th, 2019. The instructor will be Kimberley Maguire, Archives Advisor for New Brunswick. The cost will be $125.…

CNSA is happy to announce that our Introduction to Archives course will be held in Cape Breton this Fall, from November 6th-7th at the Beaton Institute at CBU in Sydney. More details on our Fall curriculum will be coming soon. We will also be offering Introduction to Preservation as a joint workshop with the Council…

CNSA is once again hosting a CCI workshop! This year, Care and Handling of Photographic Materials with Greg Hill will be offered at the Nova Scotia Archives, October 2nd-3rd, 2019, 9:00am-4:30pm. Registration is open to CNSA members and non-CNSA members and is $175. Registration is now open here!

We are looking for a MemoryNS Technical & Training Coordinator! This project will help build and enhance our MemoryNS descriptive database. Please see the position description for more details, and feel free to contact the CNSA office with any questions.