The Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) has named UBC iSchool professor Luciana Duranti as their next president.
Duranti has been involved in the archival field since 1973, and has been a professor in the archival program at the school since 1987. In addition to teaching, she carries out numerous scholarly, professional, and knowledge dissemination activities, including participation in national and international conferences and committees; delivery of public talks in events open to non-specialized audiences and invited lectures in several universities; and publication in the areas of archival science and history and diplomatics. Since 1998, she has been the Director of InterPARES, a multi-national and multi-disciplinary research project studying the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records.
Professor Duranti will take on her responsibilities as ACA President from January 2017 until December 2018.
