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Information Awareness Week unites industry practitioners across the globe. Notably, this event welcomes all professionals, irrespective of their association memberships, fostering a truly inclusive environment.

Events

Branch Meeting / Thursday, 04 Jun 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Brisbane Students, recent graduates and new professionals! You are invited to a networking event to chat with records and archives professionals.  This evening is open to members and non-members. The more the merrier! PLEASE NOTE that this is a self funded event.  (Look out for the ASA flag on the table)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ONLINE / PARKES Organised by the National Archives of Australia and presented by the Australian Society of Archivists, A Life in Archives: Honouring the Legacy of Dr Peter Orlovich recognises the outstanding career and contributions of Dr Peter Orlovich, a pioneering figure in Australian archival education and practice. Dr Orlovich established Australia’s first graduate training course for archivists at the University of New South Wales and made significant contributions to archival training, community archives, and local history throughout his career.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Stonyfell Professional Development Term 2 Event at St Peter's Girls School and Archives

Archives & Manuscripts


Vol 52 No 1 (2024)
Special Issue: Research and Practice

About the Archivists Available Register

Are you looking for an archivist?

The Archivists Available Register contains a list of ASA members currently looking for archival work on a short or long term basis.

Information provided on the Archivists Available Register is not independently checked or verified by the ASA. If you wish to check experience and credentials, we recommend contacting the references provided.

The Register is intended as a source to help employers find individuals for general archival work. If you require archival consultancy services please see the Consultants Register.

Would you like to join the register?

The Register is open to Individual members who are looking for archival work on a short or long term basis. 

REGISTER HERE


Archivists Available Register

Browse the register below. 

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Jeni Bush

Region Available: Queensland

Qualifications: B.Sc. and Graduate Certificate in Information Services - digital recordkeeping and digital archives

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📞 023 899

Day(s)/Time Available: Not supplied

Work Experience: Appraisals, Cataloguing and Preserving historical information

Key Professional Skills: Appraisal, Arrangement and description, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with corporate records, Experience with audiovisual archives, Experience with digital archives, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Records retrieval, Researcher support, Working with donors, Transfer arrangements, Basic conservation work

Referees: Janelle Moody - 📞 0419 719 796 ✉️ Contact Email
Christopher Evans - 📞 0408 733 167 ✉️ Contact Email

Additional Information: Willing to work part time or full time

Madeleine Green

Region Available: Queensland

Qualifications: PhD Candidate in Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology (Expected 2024), Master of Museum Studies (2022), Graduate Certificate in Heritage Management (2018), Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Archaeology (2016), Bachelor of Arts (Extended) in Archaeology (2014), Certificate III in Business (2013)

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📞 0422 325 245

Day(s)/Time Available: Full Availability

Work Experience: Museum Curator The Supreme Court Library Queensland 2021–2022, Collections Manager and Curator Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum 2020–2021, Collections Officer Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum 2020, Paleohistology Consultant Christine Williamson Heritage Consultants and GML Heritage 2020, Associate Lecturer and Course Convener Griffith University 2018–2020, Outreach Facilitator The University of Queensland 2016–2020, Teaching Assistant Griffith University 2017–2018

Key Professional Skills: Experience with digital archives, Basic conservation work, Rehousing collections, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Transfer arrangements, Working with donors, Researcher support, Records retrieval, Reference work/public enquiries, Experience with personal papers, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with audiovisual archives, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Digitisation of paper records, Arrangement and description, Provenance research, Appraisal, Survey and accession work

Referees: Available Upon Request

Additional Information: Interdisciplinary heritage professional with uniquely broad expertise applicable across Gallery, Library, Archive, Museum, and Record-Keeping (GLAMR) sectors

Lucy Farrow

Region Available: South Australia, regional areas

Qualifications: Postgraduate Diploma Archives and Records Management; BSc. (Hons) Sociology; ASA Accredited Professional (ASAAP)

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📞 0468 926 106

Day(s)/Time Available: Not Supplied

Work Experience: Twenty years’ experience working with archive collections and records management at all levels in the UK and Australia in the business, arts, charity and government sectors. Also experienced in management of institutional archive collection and business records. Equipped with the skill-set and flexibility to take on a variety of archive administration and records management activities and projects. Expertise in policy and procedural development including RDS development; arrangement and description; research; analysis and reporting; access delivery; excellent communication skills.

Key Professional Skills: Survey and accession work, Appraisal, Identifying series, Provenance research, Arrangement and description, Access conditions and copyright, Preparing finding aids, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with corporate records, Experience with audiovisual archives, Expererience with digital archives, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Records retrieval, Researcher support, Working with donors, Transfer arrangements, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work

Referees: Available on request

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Lee Amoroso

Region Available: Adelaide based and regional areas of South Australia

Qualifications: Not supplied

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📞 0413 832 801

Day(s)/Time Available: Not supplied

Work Experience: Corporate Memory offers high quality services to a range of clients to enable them to effectively manage their information, data and records (whether hardcopy or digital). We are a South Australian service provider with local knowledge and expertise. Our team has over 60 years combined experience working in the information management sector. We have previously worked at State Records South Australia and in agencies. We have delivered on a range of projects, including records disposal schedule review and development, preparation of records for transfer to State Archives, reduction of onsite and offsite storage of records. With both governance and hands-on experience, we deliver quality results and value for money, giving you the peace of mind that the work will be done right first time.

Key Professional Skills: Accessioning, Appraisal, Arrangement & Description, Collection management, Compliance assessment, Deaccessioning, Governance assessment, Historical research/writing, Policy writing

Referees: Available on request

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Cecilia O'Neill

Region Available: South Australia

Qualifications: Graduate Diploma in Library & Information Management (DGLM); Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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📞 0488 109 911

Day(s)/Time Available: Monday to Friday weekday mornings, Saturdays, and school holiday periods

Work Experience: Expertise covers collection management work (appraising, accessioning, arranging and describing collections), research, transcribing oral history interview video recordings and digitisation projects. Involved in a local history digitisation project at the City of Burnside Library Service, Adelaide, appraising and digitising records on the wine industry in South Australia. Project work included archiving the life and work of Australian Photographer Robert McFarlane for acquisition to the National Library of Australia, arranging a 50-year collection, and cataloguing at series level. Produced an online index of archival descriptions in Microsoft Excel for integration into the NLA’s library management system.

Key Professional Skills: Arrangement & description, Rehousing collections, Preparing material for display/exhibition, Researcher support, Records retrieval, Reference work/public enquiries, Digitisation of paper records & photographs, Preparing finding aids, Identifying series, Appraisal, Survey & accession work

Referees: Available on request

Additional Information: Oral history transcription expertise. Undertook archival management as a 13-week study unit as part of qualification.

Kate Pulford

Region Available: South Australia

Qualifications: B.A. (Adelaide); Grad. Dip. Art History (AGSA/Adelaide); Grad. Dip. Arts & Cultural Management (UniSA); B.V.A. (UniSA); Grad. Cert. Education (Adelaide); ASA Professional Accreditation (ASARP); Experience 2004-2019 Archivist, State Library of South Australia; 2019-current Archivist, Prince Alfred College; 2019-current Archives and Museums Consultant; Councillor on the National Council of the ASA; Recognised by the Professional Historians Association of SA as Associate

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📞 0421 028 984

Day(s)/Time Available: Fridays 9 am – 5 pm or by appointment

Work Experience: Archives and Museums Consultancy Services Consultant. Accomplished in providing proficient advice for library, museum, and archives settings. 20 years experience as a Professional Archivist. Consulting expertise includes planning and implementation of new archival programs, policy creation, library management, emergency preparedness planning, collection assessment, surveying, re-housing archival collections, conservation advice, preparing and publishing materials, and Records Retention and Disposal Schedule guidance for Independent Schools.

Key Professional Skills: Survey and accession work, Appraisal, Identifying series, Provenance research, Arrangement and description, Access conditions and copyright, Preparing finding aids, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with corporate records, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Records retrieval, Researcher support, Working with donors, Transfer arrangements, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work

Referees: LinkedIn profile

Additional Information: Fees for on-site consultancy for small to medium institutions. Collection and preservation assessments. Archival assessments and planning programs. Follow-up services per hour. Cultural workshops on archival management, appraisal, processing, policy creation, exhibitions, finding aids, management systems, emergency preparedness, disaster salvage plans, and display creation. Examples: establishing archive programs, processing collections, creating acquisition policies, climate control advice.

Olivia Harsan

Region Available: Victoria

Qualifications: MA Heritage Studies: Preservation & Presentation of the Moving Image, University of Amsterdam (2020); MA Arts: Screen Studies, La Trobe University (2017); BA (Hons) Film & Literature (2011)

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📞 Not supplied

Day(s)/Time Available: Currently Fridays and some weekends only

Work Experience: Archiving Solutions & Collections Consultant. Trained at Eye Filmmuseum Collection Centre, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, and LI-MA media platform. Founded Nostalgia Network in Melbourne (2020). Experience handling, cleaning, identifying, registering, researching magnetic tape collections, cleaning, rewinding, splicing, digitising 8mm and 16mm film, photographs, slides/transparencies, paper records, and objects. Freelanced with ACMI Collections, VideoLab, VicScreen, Expression Australia and private collections.

Key Professional Skills: Provenance research, Arrangement and description, Digitisation of paper records, photographs etc., Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with audiovisual archives, Experience with personal papers, Researcher support, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work

Referees: Available on request

Additional Information: Nostalgia Network — nostalgianetworkstudio.com. CV: linkedin.com/in/oliviaharsan

Bronte Laffin-Vines

Region Available: Victoria

Qualifications: BA, LaTrobe University, Majors in English Literature/Film Studies. Graduate Certificate of Audiovisual Archiving, Charles Sturt University. Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) Principles of Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne.

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📞 Not supplied

Day(s)/Time Available: Negotiable

Work Experience: Independent Archival Consultant. Experience over the last decade in professional and voluntary capacities for private, community, and religious organisations as a Research Assistant in Heritage and Archivist. Projects include Biosis Research, PBS 106.7FM, VCA Department of Film and Production/ACMI Collections, PROV. Involved in major relocation projects for The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea, Yooralla, CFMEU FFPD Division, Department of Health and Human Services, City of Melbourne.

Key Professional Skills: Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with corporate records, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Records retrieval, Researcher support, Working with donors, Transfer arrangements, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work, Experience with digital archives, Experience with audiovisual archives, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Preparing finding aids, Access conditions and copyright, Arrangement and description, Provenance research, Identifying series, Appraisal, Survey and accession work

Referees: Available on request

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Andrew Pitt

Region Available: Victoria, Regional areas

Qualifications: BEd; Graduate Diploma in Library & Information Studies

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📞 0427 076 710

Day(s)/Time Available: Currently available anytime

Work Experience: Experience with archival databases / control systems, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Records retrieval, Researcher support, Working with donors, Transfer arrangements, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work, Expererience with digital archives, Experience with audiovisual archives, Experience with corporate records, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Preparing finding aids, Access conditions and copyright, Arrangement and description, Provenance research, Identifying series, Appraisal, Survey and accession work.

Key Professional Skills: Extensive in not-for-profit & governmental organisations. Recently completed a short project developing a museum collection for the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania.

Referees: Gemma Sisia (Founder, The School of St Jude) — PO Box 11875, Arusha, Tanzania — Email Gemma
Tony Hromiak — Email Tony

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Michael Harding

Region Available: New South Wales

Qualifications: Not supplied

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📞(041) 587-3418

Day(s)/Time Available: Any time

Work Experience: NAA (2023-2026): film preservation and storage. Experience working with fragile paper records, films and magnetic media. Remediated 16mm film, undertook survey work. Identified metadata gaps. Enhanced discoverability. ABC 2003-2022: digitised audio and administered databases archives. Worked with metadata. Experienced with Content Manager, SharePoint and various in-house systems. I am comfortable and highly experienced with handling often fragile physical records and the active work of archives including moving items such as boxes and film cans. I have experience with quality assurance from my time working on projects at the ABC and the NAA and am proactive in upholding service standards. I have a working knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Archives Act of 1983 and the Privacy Act.

Key Professional Skills: Survey and accession work, Appraisal, Identifying series, Provenance research, Arrangement and description, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with audiovisual archives, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Records retrieval, Rehousing collections, Basic conservation work

Referees: Noah Murray - Manager, Film Preservation, National Archives of Australia - 📞 0410 427 171 ✉️ Contact Email
Caroline Ashworth - Assistant Director Audiovisual Preservation & Digitisation, Collection Management, National Archives of Australia - 📞 02 9782 5347 ✉️ Contact Email

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Atlas Thorn

Region Available: New South Wales

Qualifications: Master of Information Studies (Records and Archives Management) - Ongoing, Charles Sturt University (Key Subjects: Collections, Metadata for Resource Discovery, Management of Information Agencies, Organisational and Personal Records, Working with Special and Cultural Collections, Records and Archives Practice); Bachelor of Animation – Griffith University (Griffith Award for Academic Excellence); Professional Development Certificates in User Research: Methods and Best Practices – Interaction Design Foundation, Elements of AI – University of Helsinki, Ethics of AI – University of Helsinki Design for a Better World – Interaction Design Foundation

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📞0433 077 014

Day(s)/Time Available: Flexible and ongoing availability. Weekdays and weekends available by arrangement.

Work Experience: At the Museum of Fire my duties include enhancing the metadata of the collection database and digitising historical records and books. At the Blue Mountains Historical Society I am tasked with the accessioning of an ongoing archaeological collection. I accession documents, photographs, books, slides, maps, and ephemera. I also assist the head archivist with public exhibition displays. I offer friendly support for researchers and practice the safe handling, rehousing, and preservation of materials.

Key Professional Skills: Appraisal, Provenance research, Arrangement and description, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Experience with digital archives, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Experience with personal papers, Reference work/public enquiries, Researcher support, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Rehousing collections

Referees: Available on request

Additional Information: Detail-oriented and friendly professional with experience in heritage institutions. Currently studying a Master of Information Studies (Records and Archives Management), seeking archives and collections roles. Over a decade of collections management experience across education, business, entertainment, and community sectors. Skilled in description and metadata creation, digitisation workflows, and maintaining structured, accessible systems for digital and physical collections. Australian Citizen with an Open Driver’s Licence and Working With Children Check (NSW).

Harison Butler

Region Available: Victoria

Qualifications: Master of Art Curatorship, University of Melbourne; Bachelor of Art History, University of Melbourne; Diploma of Events Management, TAFE NSW

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📞 0490 378 495

Day(s)/Time Available: Mon - Fri 09:00 to 18:00

Work Experience: Lab Volunteer | GLAMx Living Histories Digitisation Lab, Mar – Dec 2025 Digitising and archiving items in the University of Newcastle’s collection. Handling objects, using Adobe Suite applications to edit scans, enriching data, transcribing handwritten materials, curating virtual exhibitions on Matterport spatial mapping software. Team Volunteer | National Trust Australia Victoria, Apr 2024 – Nov 2024 Digitising and archiving photographic collection materials, creating and enriching catalogue entries on Vernon CMS, developing interpersonal skills with a volunteer team at National Trust Victoria’s headquarters. Cataloguing Intern | National Trust Australia Victoria, Mar 2023 – Dec 2023 Creating catalogue entries of historical heritage objects, utilising Vernon CMS, writing statements of significance for objects, digitising the collection, handling photographic objects. Specifically engaging in research on the National Trust site Mulberry Hill and the Lindsay family. A more detailed work experience is listed on my LinkedIn.

Key Professional Skills: Provenance research, Digitisation of paper records, photographs, etc, Digitisation of audiovisual material, Experience with audiovisual archives, Experience with digital archives, Experience with archival databases / control systems, Preparing material for display / exhibition, Basic conservation work

Referees: Dr Ann Hardy, GLAMx Living Histories Digitisation Lab, University of Newcastle

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