New strategic vision for the archives sector

The National Archives (TNA) is seeking your views on a new strategic vision for the archives sector, and as it's Archives Awareness Week it's a great time to get your voice heard.

Over the summer, TNA engaged with users, the archives sector, partners and key stakeholders to develop a new strategic vision for archives. It identified key themes and priorities that need to be addressed in order to deliver the vision.

A period of consultation has now started - based on your views TNA wants to co-create an action plan that supports the vision.

The consultation runs until 11 January 2017.

Read the new strategic vision for the archives sector here.

Get involved

Your views can help shape the future for archives. Send them to [email protected]

We encourage you to consider the following points as you get involved, and it would be helpful if you could say which part of the archive sector you represent, or if you are an archive user or funder.

Does the vision respond to your needs and opportunities? In particular:

The overarching vision of a digitally enabled sector with a rich range of on-site experiences to cater to a diverse and varied audience

*        Do you agree with this future vision?

*        Is anything missing?

*        Should anything be removed?

The three vision themes

*        Do they express the unique role archives can play?

*        Is anything missing?

*        Should anything be removed?

Emerging priorities for action

*        Do they set out the key issues that need to be addressed?

*        Is anything missing?

*        Should anything be removed?

TNA will shortly launch an online survey to seek further detailed comments. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to be told when the survey opens, email [email protected].

TNA will also convene expert panels and conduct a number of interviews with key strategic partners, in order to develop an action plan to support the delivery of the vision.