Spring Event and AGM (May 2026)
We held the Business Archives Council of Scotland’s 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the iconic Falkirk Wheel — the world’s only rotating boat lift — on Thursday 28 May, 10:30–13:00....
Previous Events
Business Bites: Archive Hackathons (June 2026)
Our second business bites of 2026 took place on the 28th April around the topic of business archive hackathons. What can a hackathon—a format more commonly associated with technology and computer sc...
Business Bites: Strengthening Data Protection in Cultural Collections (Feb 2026)
Our first Business Bites of 2026 took place on the 25th Februrary on the topic of Strengthening Data Protection in Cultural Collections: The London Library’s Audit with Naomi Korn Associates. The se...
Just the Ticket Conference (November 2025)
Our ‘Just the Ticket’ conference with Business Archives Council took place on 13th November at the National Railway Museum in York. We were delighted this year to have the support of four ...
Business Bites: Records at Risk (June 2025)
Our June 2025 Business Bites session was held on Wednesday 25th June on the topic of ‘Records at Risk’. Hosted by the UK Crisis Management Team in partnership with the ARA Section for Bu...
Raise Your Glass: Summer Conference and AGM (June 2025)
In June 2025 BACS were delighted to host a one-off summer conference Raise Your Glass!, which explored all the incredible work happening within the drinks industry, and its wider use of heritage and a...
Conference: Liquid Gold (November 2024)
In November 2024 we held our joint conference with the Business Archives Council on the theme of ‘Liquid Gold: realising the potential of your business archive collections’. Scotland’s most fa...
Business Bites: Commercial Opportunities for Cultural Heritage Organisations (Sept 2024)
The theme of this event is – Commercial Opportunities for Cultural Heritage Organisations Where: Online – via ZoomWhen: 25/09/2024 12.30 – 13.30 What: The creative industries...
Business Bites: Environmental Sustainability (June 2024)
Business Bites: Environmental Sustainability Our June Business Bites event was on the topic of environmental sustainability. Theme: Environmental Sustainability Where: Online – via Zoom When: Wednes...
BACS 2024 AGM (June 2024)
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...
Business Bites: The Importance of Record Surveying (May 2024)
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 fol...