The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies is a peer-reviewed, #openaccess journal sponsored by Yale University Library and New England Archivists.

New Haven, CT
Joined May 2015
We’d like to celebrate & offer our gratitude to Rosemary K.J. Davis as her term as Managing Editor comes to a close. We have grown so much under her leadership! She says: “I have boundless gratitude for my time working with JCAS. Not only have I encountered a remarkable..." (1/4)
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We're excited to welcome Monika Lehman as our new Managing Editor! Monika began work with JCAS as a peer reviewer in 2017. From 2019-2022 Monika was the book reviews editor, then Associate Editor from 2022-2025. She looks forward to stepping into the role of Managing Editor (3/4)
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This month we also say farewell to Associate Editor Jessica Holden, who has served in her role for six years. Thank you, Jessica! (4/4)
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Announcing the publication of our first #BookReview of 2025! ""Review of Building Representative Community Archives: Inclusive Strategies in Practice” by Shir Bach of @UVM_Libraries: elischolar.library.yale.edu/…
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Announcing our first article of 2025! “Teaching Archival Intelligence through an Immersive Class Experience” by Dulce Kersting-Lark from @UofILibrary: elischolar.library.yale.edu/…
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We’re looking for book reviewers! Take a look at the list of available titles and our reviewer guidelines: elischolar.library.yale.edu/……… Interested? Email us at email.jcas@gmail.com by January 20! #OpenAccess #BookReviews
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Announcing the publication of a new #BookReview! "Review of Decolonial Archival Futures by Taylor F. Henning: elischolar.library.yale.edu/…
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We’re celebrating this #ArchivesHashtagParty with the publication of our #150th (and 151st) articles! Check out elischolar.library.yale.edu/… for an #ArchivesFeast of #OpenAccess content for archives students and practitioners. (1/3)
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Announcing the publication of “Listening to Ghosts in the Appalachian Mountains: The Western North Carolina Tomorrow's Black Oral History Project as a Community Archive” by Elizabeth Harper 👉 elischolar.library.yale.edu/… (2/3)
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And announcing the publication of ‘“What the Heck Am I Looking At?”: A User-Based Examination of the Metadata Associated with Digital Archival Objects’ by Donald Force 👉 elischolar.library.yale.edu/… (3/3)
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We have a lot to be #thankful for after ten years of #OpenAccess publishing! Thanks to all of our authors and readers for keeping us going strong!
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New article! Announcing the publication of “Factors Associated with the Implementation of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials: An Exploratory Study” by Kimberly D. Anderson (Kliewer): elischolar.library.yale.edu/… #OpenAccess
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New article! Announcing the publication of “Beyond the Grant: Cultivating Sustainable Next Steps” by Virginia A. Dressler, Michelle Sweetser, Nicholas Pavlik, Michael C. Hawkins, & Kaysie Harrington: elischolar.library.yale.edu/… #OpenAccess
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Great conversation yesterday with @NEarchivists Education Committee and Sophie Penniman, author of “Variegated Order: Making Space for Neurodiverse Perspectives in Archives” - giving insight into how the paper developed from coursework & personal journey. (1/5)
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And can technology help us create description in new and different ways, to serve different types of users? (4/5)
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For our #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSalute, we’re sharing Rose Buchanan’s 2024 “Review of War on Record...” discussing Yael A. Sternhell’s book about US Civil War records. Find the #OpenAccess review on our website at: elischolar.library.yale.edu/…
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