2024 AGM The 2024 AGM for the Business Archives Council of Scotland was held on Thursday 20th June at the AK Bell Library in Perth and included talks on the topic of archives and museums and a tour of Perth & Kinross Archives. PROGRAMME 13:45 – Arrival/Intros 14:00 –...
In May (rescheduled from April) the Business Archives Surveying Officer shared recent success stories and partnerships to illustrate this unique archive role in Scotland, as well as discussing the following questions: What tools do you need to carry out a records survey? What benefits can...
During the first Business Bites webinar of the year, we heard from the recipients of the 2022 Business Archive Council Bursary of Business History Research who talked about the research they have carried out using business archives across England and Wales. This session will highlight...
The 2023 AGM for the Business Archives Council of Scotland took place on Friday 8th December 2023. This event was held at the National Library of Scotland and included a tour of their Treasures exhibition. Papers were circulated beforehand and are available below: 2023 AGM Agenda2022 AGM...
Our November business bites event was on the theme of Modern Collections Development. This was a members only event is a MEMBERS ONLY event and took place on 29th November 2023 with Mollie Horne from Abrdn Archives as the speaker. Collections Development is an ever changing field, particularly...
The Business Archives Council of Scotland and the Business Archive Council Scotland held a joint HYBRID conference on the 8th November 2023 at the HSBC Head Office in Canary Wharf in London. The event was entitled The Digital Everyday: Tools for Digital Preservation and Access.....
Our September Business Bites session looked at 'Sustainability in Business Archives'. This event was open to ALL and held online. Environmental Sustainability is an incredibly important topic and conversations centred on how archive become more environmentally sustainable and have a positive impact on the world they...
Our July Business Bites event focused on discussing, capturing and showcasing diverse voices within Business Archive Collections We heard from two archivists working in different business on the same topic. How do we capture and showcase the diverse voices found within the collections we are for? Dawn Stewart discussed the theme of collecting diverse voices from within The...
May saw the first official joint BACS/BAC 'Business Bites' event on the topic of Research Using Business Archives. It was held on the 31st May via Zoom. Speakers Dr Alix Green and Dr David Churchill joined us to talk about the research they are currently undertaking...
Our March 2023 Corporate Connections event was entitled 'Fundraising for Business Archives' and we heard from our speaker Sophie Clapp, Boots Archivist. Sophie shared her experience of working with the Wellcome Trust, discussion what fundraising looks like in a business archives setting? What are the...