Do you want to WIN a FREE copy of Cameron McKay's Crime and the First World War in Scotland? We have two copies to give away. All you have to do is share this post with your followers here on Bluesky. P&P included.

Closing date for this is Wednesday 29th October.

**Job opportunity** Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries Starting salary: £48,448 Contract type: Permanent Location: John Sinclair House, Edinburgh Full details and how to apply can be found here: rb.gy/ta6q44

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November. If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look. They welcome donations too.

Looking for info on the existence of archives/fonds of Canadian Scottish Associations or clubs, and other "national" associations (English, Irish). Want to have information on the survival of these types of records, particularly from the 19th and early 20th century. Thank you!

Applications closing this Wednesday 4 June) at midday. Come and work with a great team!

*Job opportunity* Digital Archivist, Historic Environment Scotland, Edinburgh Full time, perm, Edinburgh, £32,255 p/a We are seeking a skilled digital archivist to support the management of our digital archive and to make history accessible into the future t.co/JxDrTR0IYk

🚨 Conference Alert! 🚨 The SCHA is excited to announce their conference "Ecclesiastical Buildings in Scotland: Culture, Heritage & Memory", which will take place on Saturday 7th June 2025 at The Ramshorn in Glasgow. Event details and tickets: t.co/4e42hsfArf

Bayon Temple

The deadline for nominations to be an @araukie.bsky.social Board member is approaching rapidly! If you’re interested then you have until Sunday 13th April to put your name forward. Happy to chat if you have questions!

Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm

Reminder: this post closes at midnight on Wednesday 5th February

Job opportunity: Archivist - AHRC Heritage Science and Unicorn Tapestry Project. Full time, 18 months. £32255-£38245. Edinburgh based. Full details: rb.gy/r2q38n Come and work with a great team in Edinburgh!

Thank you to Historic Environment Scotland for adding Rear Beaver Cove (settlement of #Barra people in #CapeBreton, 1820s-c.1919) to Canmore. The first Canadian site to be surveyed and included in Scotland's national collection of archaeological and historical sites. canmore.org.uk/collection/2...

In 1967 the police in Hong Kong were reminded of this during the riots

This week, I will mainly be in Hong Kong

I’m a day late, but I’m in Rome. Happy St Andrews Day - the ceiling from the Chapel of Sant Andrea della Scozzese

Another day, another library

Today is Birmingham

My amazing professional association is now here - archivists, conservators, records and information managers please give a follow and engage with Deborah our excellent Head of Comms. ARA does so much good work, we need you all to see it!

Folks on here might also be interested in the Campaign for Records - Democracy and Rights in the Digital Age. A joint campaign with IRMS to highlight the need for: better records management in public life; more resources; better regulation; improved FOI & public access www.campaignforrecords.org

Did you know that ARA has a research and advocacy fund available to ARA’s own groups and sections as well as not-for-profit organisations working in and with the record keeping sector? Find out more below and on our dedicated web page here: www.archives.org.uk/research-and...

In case you haven't seen them - we now have an extensive selection of blogs on #Accessibility from our Diversity & Inclusion Allies - you can find them all here www.archives.org.uk/news/tag/Acc...

**jobs reminder** These HES Archives roles will focus on 400,000 digital resources + their transfer to our archive and digital repository. The project is incredibly exciting and a great opportunity for work in the world of digital archives. Take a look at the details and apply!

Buongiorno

Today I shall mainly be in Edinburgh and Rome, with a brief interlude in Munich

*Jobs* Archivist + Digital Archive Officer, fta 2 yrs, Edinburgh. Closing 30 Oct Exciting opportunity for two people to work on transferring 400,000 digital resources to our main archive systems. Archivist: bitly.ws/X63K Digital Archive Officer: bitly.ws/X64n

Another day, another fantastic archive - Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff

A bit of Cardiff and Burges for a Thursday morning

It’s just a little bit grey this morning in Aberystwyth

Passed a shuttered (open to the elements) garage in Bermondsey and marvelled at the archival storage in place. I could read all of the file titles in the open boxes …

That London

Perks of the job - climbed the tower at Glasgow Cathedral a couple of weeks ago