Member News & Events
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We warmly welcome you to join us in celebrating the launch of our new collaborative network in Nova Scotia, with Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Dr. Guy Berthiaume. The launch of LAMNS (Libraries, Archives & Museums Nova Scotia) is happening on Tuesday, November 20th at the Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax from 10:00-11:30am. Refreshments will be served! Hope to see you there; libraries, archives, and museums, unite!
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The CNSA’s 2018 AGM will take place on Thursday, May 10th, 2018 at Nova Scotia Archives. The AGM will be held over lunch, and all CNSA members are welcome to take part. We will also be presenting our CNSA awards during the AGM. The Education Committee is organizing two workshops, to be held on the morning and afternoon of May 10th – stay tuned to our website, listserv, and FB page for details on the sessions and speakers. We look forward to seeing you in Halifax in May!
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In the fall of 2016, the CNSA commissioned a Membership Working Group to examine the council’s membership needs and provide recommendations to the Executive. A survey was developed in early 2017 and circulated to members over the summer. The group spent some time compiling the results of the survey and produced a comprehensive report. You can read the full report and recommendations here: CNSA Membership Renewal Working Group Final Report 2017 We would like to thank you, our members, for sharing your thoughts with us. We will take the recommendations and suggestions here and use them to help improve our…
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Have you completed an archival or preservation project over the last year? (Arrangement & description, digitization, reformatting?) Maybe a special exhibit or outreach event that features your archival materials? Do you have a volunteer doing fantastic work in your facility? If you answered “yes!” to any of the above questions, please consider submitting an application for one of our CNSA awards! Recognize your hard work or your dedicated volunteers, promote your archive, and get some great prizes too! Details on all of the awards (what they are, how to apply, prizes) can be found on the Awards page under the…
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We are very pleased to announce the launch of Community Albums – please visit the website here and have fun exploring the stories of communities across NS over the last 150 years! Special thanks to Project Coordinator Michelle Boychuk for her dedication to this project, and to all of our participants for sharing their images and stories with us.
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We are pleased to share the schedule for our 2017 conference: CNSA 2017 Conference Schedule The early-bird deadline for registration has been extended to Friday, April 28th, 2017. Please visit the conference page under the “Events” tab on the top menu to register (online or via a downloadable form). Looking forward to seeing you in Halifax!
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The CNSA will host a pre-conference workshop on May 10, 2017, on the History of Photography. This workshop will survey photography’s major technical developments since its invention in the early nineteenth century, and examine how photography has been used and understood by practitioners over the centuries. Our instructor, Sharon Murray, is a PhD candidate in Art History at Concordia University specializing in photographic history and theory. She has published articles in Archivaria, Ceil Variable magazine, and the Journal of Canadian Studies, and a chapter in the book, Depicting Canada’s Children. Now based in Halifax, Sharon teaches courses on the history photography at NSCAD University. She…
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Our 2017 Spring Conference, “Facilitating Accessibility; Celebrating Diversity”, will be held May 11-12, 2017, at Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax. We look forward to welcoming you for two days of inspiring sessions on accessibility and diversity in archives. We encourage you to visit this space, as well as our Facebook page, to get the latest schedule updates. We will also be hosting a pre-conference workshop on May 10, 2017, on the History of Photography. This workshop will survey photography’s major technical developments since its invention in the early nineteenth century, and examine how photography has been used and understood by…
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The Board and Education Committee of the CNSA invite you to register for the annual spring conference, “Facilitating Accessibility; Celebrating Diversity”, which will take place on May 11-12, 2017, at Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax. We are also pleased to be hosting a pre-conference workshop, the History of Photography, on May 10, 2017, also at Nova Scotia Archives. Please visit the Event pages for the workshop and conference to learn more and to register. We look forward to seeing you in Halifax in May!
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The CNSA will present the 2017 spring conference on May 11-12, 2017, at Nova Scotia Archives. This year, we’ll celebrate Accessibility & Diversity as our theme, and we invite all of our members to join us for two full days of sessions on these themes from an archival perspective. Registration will open shortly on our website – please stay tuned, and mark your calendars for May 11-12. We look forward to seeing you in Halifax!