Decolonizing recordkeeping and archival praxis in childhood out-of-home Care and indigenous archival collections

McKemmish, Sue; Bone, Jane; Evans, Joanne; Golding, Frank; Lewis, Antonina; Rolan, Gregory; Thorpe, Kenneth E.; Wilson, Jacqueline Z.

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“…A few interviewees also raised the importance of indigenous self-determination with regard to how documentary heritage is described, organised and preserved. McKemmish et al (2020) highlight the need for transformation to incorporate indigenous worldviews in archiving and recordkeeping. For Ballantyne (2019), the transient nature of collections can make them a "springboard for new processes of collection-building and story-telling [.…”

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“…Given that collections are non-static sites, further research may focus the ways in which CMSs have impact on the description of indigenous knowledge collections and appropriate improvements. McKemmish et al (2020) see opportunity in co-designing technological infrastructure as a way forward to end the perpetuation of visiting trauma upon powerless participants in records.…”

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Descriptive standards and collection management software for documentary heritage management: attitudes and experiences of information professionals

Renshaw

Liew

2021

GKMC

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the attitudes and experiences of information professionals with descriptive standards and collection management systems (CMSs) used for managing documentary heritage collections held by cultural heritage institutions in New Zealand (NZ). The aim is that such insights will inform decision-making around promoting documentary heritage collections discoverability and accessibility, in terms of advocating for appropriate system requirements when procuring or updating CMSs, and application of descriptive standards. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative design was applied to investigate the attitudes and experiences of information professionals working in libraries, archives and records management institutions, museums and public galleries. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with thirteen participants who worked across ten different cultural heritage institutions. Findings The findings reveal that variances among metadata in libraries, museums, public galleries, archives and records management institutions continue to lead to challenges around discovery and access of documentary heritage. If opportunities for connecting documentary heritage collections in the age of linked data are to be realized, the sector needs to work collectively to address these variances along with consideration of the CMSs used. The study findings highlight issues currently affecting the NZ cultural heritage sector goal to make collections discoverable and more widely accessible. Originality/value The findings highlight a need for deeper research into CMSs used by the cultural heritage sector as these systems have an impact on metadata management including constraining the application of appropriate descriptive standards for documentary heritage collections.

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Descriptive standards and collection management software for documentary heritage management: attitudes and experiences of information professionals

Renshaw

Liew

2021

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“…11 We saw many connections and parallels between trauma-informed practice and recent archival discourse, including the discussions around radical empathy and affect, about providing access to records in more supported and empathetic ways, 12 and around working with Indigenous and other community groups to establish protocols for appropriate access. 13 We saw the model of trauma-informed practice as a way to implement some of this thinking within archives, and to improve records access processes. Additionally, we were aware of a lot of important archival work happening already in this space, without it being identified as trauma-informed.…”

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A trauma-informed approach to managing archives: a new online course

Laurent

Wright

2020

Archives and Manuscripts

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This paper discusses the development of a new online training course, 'A Trauma-informed approach to managing archives', for the Australian Society of Archivists. It outlines why such a course is needed, who its audience is, and provides a brief overview of what it covers. Trauma is pervasive and affects everyone, and this course provides information and training materials about what this means for archives and how archivists can better support people having a trauma reaction. It introduces the concept of trauma-informed practice, expands on that notion to outline what traumainformed archival practice may look like, and it discusses vicarious trauma and the impacts this may have on archives workers. The paper provides information about when the course will be available, and how people will be able to access it. Keywords: online training course, trauma-informed practice, trauma-informed archival practice, vicarious trauma A Trauma-informed approach to managing archives: a new online course 1Trauma is pervasive and affects us all. 2 Archives are no different; they are sites of particular trauma and affect. Trauma can take many forms: people who are trauma survivors using the archives; people having a trauma reaction when reading the records held in archives; and staff being affected by the people or materials they work with (vicarious trauma). Trauma-informed practice is a set of principles and tools to deal with trauma, to normalise it, and make it part of everyday work. Recognising, and responding to the challenging material that is in records, and ensuring people -archivists and other staff, users, donors, and volunteers -are supported to provide access to these items in a sensitive and respectful way, is of increasing concern within the archival profession. This paper discusses the creation of the Australian Society of Archivists' (ASA) 'A Trauma-informed approach to managing archives' online course, highlighting why it is needed, what it includes, who it is for, and why this is only the start of the conversation. 'A Trauma-informed approach to managing archives' is one of three new training courses to be released by the ASA in early 2020. The others are 'Indigenous Recordkeeping and Archives' and 'Out of Home Care Records'. While they stand alone, doing all three will provide a deeper understanding of the topics discussed, as they interrelate and complement each other. These courses have been developed to assist archivists, recordkeeping and information professionals in providing support to all users of the archives, with an emphasis on practical tips and advice on how to improve practice by putting people first. Specifically, the 'Traumainformed approach' course introduces the concept of trauma-informed practice, discusses why and how this can be implemented in an archival setting, introduces the concept of vicarious trauma and discusses why organisations should be aware of the risks to staff in this area. Language and FramingIn both this discussion and the course itself, we (the authors) are conscious of the...

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“…Our work in this space sits alongside critical work in decolonising spaces and the centring of community partners, where the focus is on shifting power from the archive and the archivist to community (McKemmish et al, 2019;Thorpe, 2019;Luker, 2017;Caswell & Cifor, 2016;Henningham, Evans & Morgan, 2017;McKemmish, Faulkhead & Russell, 2011). Using social constructivist theory to ground our thinking, we believe that it is our relationships and interactions with others that shape who we are, what we know and how we think (Charmaz, 2014).…”

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Building a trauma-informed community of practice

Laurent

Hart²

2021

EFI

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This paper calls for a global community of practice to support people to enact trauma-informed practice in the archival profession. Building on the literature around archives and affect, decolonising spaces, and centring communities, it proposes trauma-informed practice is implemented in archives, and a community of practice be established to support those doing the work. It recognises the emotional labour of many in the archival field, and furthers conversations held at the Archival Education and Research Institute 2019 where the value of a community of practice was evidenced. The community of practice would bring together communities, academics, researchers, practitioners, volunteers, users, donors, and anyone with an interest in improving archival theory, education and practice to support trauma-informed approaches in archives, and support those undertaking the work. It ends with a call for co-creators of a trauma-informed community of practice.

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Decolonizing recordkeeping and archival praxis in childhood out-of-home Care and indigenous archival collections

Cited by 23 publications

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Descriptive standards and collection management software for documentary heritage management: attitudes and experiences of information professionals

Descriptive standards and collection management software for documentary heritage management: attitudes and experiences of information professionals

A trauma-informed approach to managing archives: a new online course

Building a trauma-informed community of practice

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