Pluralising the Archival Paradigm - Archival Education and Research Training Needs of Indigenous and Minority Communities: A Workshop for Invited Participants

Wednesday & Thursday 21-22 March 2007

Wednesday 21 March

Session 1: Pluralizing the Archival Paradigm: Rethinking Archival Education in the Pacific

Chair: Sue McKemmish, COSI, Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics

9:00-9:15	Welcome: Professor Ron Weber, Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

9:15-9:45	Introduction: Professor Anne Gilliland, Centre for Information as Evidence, UCLA
	“Pluralizing the Archival Paradigm through Education” is a collaborative project exploring the archival education and research training needs of Indigenous and minority communities in Pacific Rim nations and how far existing programs meet these needs. The research is being undertaken by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles, Monash University in Melbourne and Renmin University in Beijing. It is funded by UCLA’s Pacific Rim Program. Findings of the research support the development and delivery of archival education and research training programs that are inclusive of Indigenous and minority community knowledge and practices, and are culturally sensitive and responsive. The research team also argues that such knowledge and practices should be integrated into the global paradigm within which archival theory and practice is situated, thus making that paradigm more inclusive and less in danger of being a neo-colonial force. Anne will give an overview of the research and why UCLA and Monash were interested in undertaking it.
	Summary

9:45-10:30	The research protocol and data collected: Yang Lu, PhD Candidate, UCLA
	Abstract \| Presentation

MORNING TEA

11:00-11:45	Adapting the research to look at Afro-Mexican communities: Kelvin White, PhD Candidate, UCLA
	Presentation

11:45-12:30	Relevance of this work to Hong Kong: Andrew Lau, Masters Candidate, UCLA
	Abstract \| Presentation

12:30-1:00	Discussion: Engaging all participants soliciting feedback and identifying issues for further discussion

LUNCH

Session 2: Archival Education and Research Training Needs in Indigenous Communities in Australia

Chair: Professor Lynette Russell, CAIS, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University

2:30-3:30	Panel Disscussion: Indigenous archivists and students
	Kirsten Thorpe, Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group, Australian Society of Archivists Dianne Jarrett, Student, Edith Cowan Univeristy & NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs Ryan Brinkworth, Queensland Health Tania Schafer, State Library Queensland Narissa Timbery, Masters Candidate, Monash University Shannon Faulkhead, CAIS, Centre for Australian Indigneous Studies, Monash University

AFTERNOON TEA

4:00-5:00	Discussion: Engaging all participants soliciting feedback and identifying issues for further discussion

Thursday 22 March

Session 3: Towards an Action Agenda

Chair: Professor Peter Adds, Professor of Maori Studies, Te Kawa a Maui, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

9:00-9:30	Introduction: Professor Anne Gilliland, Centre for Information as Evidence, UCLA
	How can we develop a culturally-based pedagogy for archival education and research training?
	Presentation: Archival Education Action Agenda

9:30-10:30	Panel discussion: Responses to Day 1, Sessions 1 & 2
	Diane Singh, CAIS, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University Dr Sigrid McCausland, Education Officer, Australian Society of Archivists Dr Karen Anderson, Edith Cowan University
	Presentation: Towards an Action Agenda

MORNING TEA

11:00-1:00	Discussion: Engaging all participants to identify action items

LUNCH

This workshop was proudly presented by the Monash Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics, in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Information as Evidence and the Memories, Communities, Technologies Network.