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Weber will join archivists across Europe and North America in starting dialogue around the role archives play in society and providing answers on the spot, in real time.
At the BC Archives, part of the Royal BC Museum, the public is free to access materials any time B次元官网网址� they just need to register and receive a membership card to come and go, similar to how a library card works.
Two days to go until day! Prepare your questions for our staff - a few of our archivists will be standing by throughout the day on Wednesday to respond to your queries. From serious to silly, anything goes!
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The goal is to make materials accessible, says Weber, though sifting through old documents and maps or the copies of the Vancouver Island Treaty or Emily CarrB次元官网网址檚 diary the BC Archives houses, can be time consuming.
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To accompany Ask An Archivist Day, Weber will also hold a lunch time talk to dig into the work of Alma Russell, a librarian and archivist herself, in celebration of Ask an Archivist Day and WomenB次元官网网址檚 History Month.
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