Scottish Archives and Records Year in Review 2024-5

The Scottish Council on Archives (www.scottisharchives.org.uk) has announced the release of its latest Scottish Archives and Records Year in Review, for the years 2024-25. 

Amongst its contents:

• Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives - Moving Times
• Angus Archives - Roseberry: A Legacy of Slavery Project
• Birthlink - Casework and Caring: A Century and More of Birthlink
• Business Archives Council of Scotland - Liquid Gold: Realising the Potential of Your Business Archive Collections
• Business Archives - Surveying Officer for Scotland
• Edinburgh City Archives - Edinburgh 900, Sight Scotland & Edinburgh Trams 
• Fruitmarket - Celebrating 50 years of Bringing Artists and Audiences Together
• Highland Archive Centre - Following the Fish
• Historic Environment Scotland - New Feedback and Evaluation Framework
• Hutchesons’ Grammar School - Lest We Forget Postcard Project
• National Galleries Scotland - The Paolozzi Project: Progress and Reflections
• National Library of Scotland - Scottish Women Waging Peace
• National Records of Scotland - Collection Audit
• National Trust for Scotland - Nature, Beauty and Heritage for Everyone
• Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre - Angus Og and the Archive
• University of Dundee - Art & Archives: Creative Collaborations

It's a fascinating read, and free to do so via https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/scottish-archives-and-records-year-in-review-2024-25/.

Chris 

Order Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland in the UK at https://bit.ly/4jJWSEh. Also available -Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page.

Understanding Copyright webinar series from the Scottish Council on Archives

The Scottish Council on Archives has a series of webinars by Dr. Ellie Pridgeon hosted on the theme of Understanding Copyright.  From the SCA website at https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/news/understanding-copyright-webinar-series/:

Issues surrounding copyright law and related rights are of relevance to archivists and the cultural heritage sector worldwide. With an increased shift to online engagement, it is more important than ever for anyone who collects, preserves, and shares material-both in person and online-to have at least a basic understanding of how to address copyright issues and manage related risks.

Copyright issues can be notoriously complex and nuanced. The Scottish Council on Archives is delighted to be working with Dr Ellie Pridgeon who will be delivering a series of webinars to help demystify the topic. The series will feature practical examples and case studies to help those who manage archive collections to approach copyright quandaries with greater confidence and clarity.

The first lecture, providing a general introduction to copyright and archives, is presented below, and can also be found via the SCA link above, or more directly on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKH94_miaLI:

Comment: The video is well worth watching from the perspective of a humble genealogist, in that there is much that we need to be aware of in terms of what we can use and what we cannot with regards to materials in our family history research.

The subjects of copyright, terms and conditions, digital legacy etc are featured within my book Sharing Your Family History Online, should you wish to learn more about such issues within our family history research. The book is available from Pen and Sword Family History at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharing-Your-Family-History-Online-Paperback/p/18718.

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scottish Council on Archives offices close and events cancelled

From the Scottish Council on Archives (www.scottisharchives.org.uk):

16 March 2020

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have decided to close the SCA offices from today, Monday 16 March 2020, for four weeks, initially, to reduce social interaction and help slow the spread of the virus.

All SCA staff will be working from home for this period, and have full remote access to emails and files. We are cancelling or postponing a number of events and are in the process of communicating this to speakers, delegates and other participants.

Cancelled or postponed events are:

Why Records Management Matters conference, Dundee, 24 March
First Steps in Community Archives, Stornoway, 26 March
SCA Annual Lecture, 21 April

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of SCA’s programme.

(Source: https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/news/coronavirus-covid-19-update/)

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.