http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:50:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning PCOM and CITRA met to review this year’s CITRA and to talk about the programme for 2010.  Nolda Romer-Kenepa opened the meeting. She expressed her satisfaction with CITRA 2009. She said in particular that the new format of parallel and plenary sessions had worked very well. She said that ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/20/joint-pcom-and-citra-bureau-meeting/ On the last day of the CITRA, the Flying Reporters met with Charles Farrugia, National Archivist of Malta. Did CITRA 2009 meet your expectations? Yes! My expectations have been met in many different areas. I have been very impressed with the level of quality of the plenary and parallel sessions. I got ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/20/a-word-from-charles-farrugia-national-archivist-of-malta/ Last evening, Nolda Romer-Kenepa and Lew Bellardo concluded the professional program of CITRA 2009.  Both expressed their gratitude to our Maltese hosts, their satisfaction with the level of quality in all who presented or chaired sessions, and their confidence in the future of archival profession.  When asked if this CITRA ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/20/and-with-that-the-professional-program-draws-to-a-close/ When archival issues are unknown, misunderstood, or not taken into sufficient account in administrations, archivists and records managers must become trainers to get their point across. To help them, ICA is developing tools. “Train the trainers in Records Management” is a project launched by EURBICA and developed by ICA. It uses ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/20/learn-to-be-a-trainer-it%e2%80%99s-everyone%e2%80%99s-business/ During her presentation called “Educating the Extreme Archivist: Is it Possible?”  Luciana Duranti spoke of the challenges involved in designing a program that responds to demands placed the “extreme archivist,” the archivist of the 21st century. These new demands include being present at the beginning of the information lifecycle, assessing the ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/20/educating-the-extreme-archivist-an-interview-with-luciana-duranti/ Can you introduce your organization ? The Friends of the National Archives of Malta is a voluntary, non-governmental organization, created in 2000. Our aim is to support the National Archives and to raise public awareness of the importance of preserving documents. What does your organization do? The support we can give to the National ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/19/martin-hampton-member-of-the-friends-of-the-national-archives-of-malta/ Doctor Anne Thurston established the International Records Management Trust in 1989 to  develop and share solutions internationally through research and development, capacity building and consultancy services. During the late nineties, in cooperation with ICA, IRMT developed a resources pack including courses, training materials, and a procedure manual to help building competencies ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/19/irmt-an-approach-to-buid-excellence-in-electronic-records-management-in-english-speaking-africa/ On Wednesday night CITRA 2009 participants had the pleasure of touring the historical city centers of Mdina and Rabat, culminating in a reception thrown by the Friends of the National Archives at the lovely Santo Spirito hospital, converted into the National Archives in the 1970s.  We wandered through the serpentine ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/19/tour-of-medina-and-rabat/ Want to learn about the young professional's ideas for archival education? Come and attend our session this afternoon and engage with three young professionals in discussion about the possibilities for future archival education. We look forward seeing you there!! http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/19/archival-education-for-the-21th-century/ Marian Hoy is a busy bee. She is the professional development and education officer at the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA). She is also undertaking her PhD at the University of Canberra on early professional learning in collecting institutions such as museums, archives and libraries. And lastly but not ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/malta2009/2009/11/19/interview-with-marian-hoy-secretary-section-on-archival-education-and-training-sae/