Scottish Council on Archives

This Pride Month, revisit our All Our Stories: Inclusive Practice for Archives webinar series.

From LGBTQ+ community histories and the language of mental health records, to inclusive cataloguing and terminology these sessions explore how archives can better reflect and serve everyone.

Collections should tell all our stories, access the series via our website:

All Our Stories: Inclusive Practice for Archives Webinar Series - Scottish Council on Archives 13 October 2022

We are delighted that the latest service to be awarded Accredited Archive Status is the Diageo Archive.

Find out more:

A First for the Drinks Industry: Diageo Archive Achieves Accreditation - Scottish Council on Archives 16 June 2026

The call for contributions for our next Year in Review is now open!

The publication seeks to capture and celebrate the important and necessary work being done across the archives and records management sector in Scotland.

Find out more and submit your interest via:

Call for submissions: Scottish Archives and Records Annual Review - Scottish Council on Archives 16 June 2026

The first blog post from Deaf History Scotland, who we are following as part of our A Year in the Life of a Community Archive project, is now live on our website!

The blog explores what deaf-centred cataloguing could look like, and what it means to them in practice.

Read the full piece via:

www.scottisharchives.org.uk

Year in Review Spotlight: Fruitmarket

Fruitmarket celebrated 50 years of bringing artists and audiences together. In this article they highlight how their archive has been used creatively and how they've incorporated the rich collection into their programming.

Read the full article via: https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/scottish-archives-and-records-year-in-review-2024-25/

Yesterday we were delighted to present Comunn Eachdraidh Nis with our Community Archive of the Year 25-26 Award for their outstanding work they have been undertaking.

Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (Ness Historical Society), established in 1977 was the first historical society in the Western Isles. It was recognised that there was a need to collect the history and memories of those who lived in the community at the time, many of whom had experienced WW1. It aims to record, preserve and promote the history, language and culture of North Lewis for local and global communities.

Last year we followed Comunn Eachdraidh Nis for A Year in the Life of a Community Archive project where they shared different updates and projects through blog posts on our website which has led to this award. The award was made by local ceramicist Sue Blair and will proudly go on display within their building.

A huge well done to the amazing team of staff and volunteers who are committed to preserving and promoting the history of Ness.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Our Oral History Training session is taking place at Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean in Stornoway!

The workshop, primarily in Gaelic, will give attendees the skills and confidence to develop oral history projects.

Earlier this week our Partnerships and Engagement Manager, Audrey, attended and spoke at the CILIP , the library and information association Conference in Dundee.

The talk Audrey gave, Amplifying Impact: Starting Small, Thinking Strategically, focused on the people behind community archives and why this work matters.

An interesting and inspiring day!

Our upcoming webinar on Metadate Shame and Imposter Syndrome is less than a week away!

By thinking about our end goals, understanding how to prioritize, and (above all) supporting one another individually and professionally, we can be less burdened by metadata shame and imposter syndrome and more effective in our stewardship of collections.

Book your space:

Processing Metadata Shame: Imposter Syndrome in the Archive Imposter Syndrome and Metadata Shame are widespread and underdiscussed. In truth, it's rare for any archive or catalogue to be perfect.

We have a few spaces left for our upcoming Oral History Training in Stornoway.

Join us to learn how to confidently plan and deliver an oral history project.

Book your space:

Oral History Training Join us for an oral history training opportunity.