Call for Papers - Special Issue of Archivaria

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Archivaria (Fall 2013) "From Paper Savers to Wired Lives: Archivists' Perspectives on Personal Archives" Personal archives are those archives created by individuals or family groups (as opposed to archives created by organizations). The issue will centre on experiences with personal archives, as well as theoretical and practical approaches to them from the standpoint of archivists and archival theory. Writers are invited to consider the diverse range of individual creators, media and documents present in personal archives as well as the transition to born-digital records. What are the gaps within archival theory involving personal archives? What are the challenges, strategies, and/or implications of using traditional arrangement and descriptive practices with living creators and in a fast-changing wired world? How might archival practices extend to allowing agency or collaboration with personal archives creators? How do approaches like emulation seek to reflect the creator's contexts more responsibly? What are the broader (ethical, cultural, political) implications of preserving personal archives for the future? To expand discussion of these and other issues, Archivaria 76 (Fall 2013) will be devoted to theory, practice and future possibilities pertaining to personal archives. An editorial committee from the ACA Special Interest Section on Personal Archives (SISPA) will serve as guest editors of this special issue. Members of the editorial committee are: Catherine Hobbs, Rodney Carter, Carolyn Harris and Rob Fisher. Deadline for expressions of interest: Expression of interest consisting of an abstract of the proposed article (300-500 words) must be received by Catherine Hobbs (Chair of the Editorial Committee) by Nov. 30, 2012. Please feel free to direct questions related to this special issue to the SISPA guest editors by contacting: Catherine Hobbs Catherine.hobbs@bac-lac.gc.ca Submission guidelines: Final submissions should follow the "Advice to Authors of Submissions to Archivaria" at http://archivists.ca/content/advice-authors-submissions-archivaria Deadline for complete manuscripts: Complete manuscripts are due 15 Apr. 2013.