Krista Jamieson (she/they) is a part-time PhD student in FIMS and a full time academic archivist living in Hamilton, ON in the Between the Lakes Treaty (1792), traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek. Krista's research is about selection for archival digitization and is informed by her professional practices. Krista approaches this work as a queer feminist, using intersectional feminism and standpoint theory to guide her research ethics and focus. Her research interests include ethics in archival decision making, critical archival studies, and decolonizing archival description.
Krista's background is in archiving (MLIS, McGill University) and film preservation (MA, University of Amsterdam). She has worked in digitization and digital archiving at Dalhousie University, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the University of Alberta, and McMaster University.
Publications
Yolkowski, J. & K. Jamieson. (2017) “Access and Preservation in Archival Mass Digitization Projects.” Practical Technology for Archives, no. 7. https://practicaltechnologyforarchives.org/issue7_yolkowski/
Jamieson, K. (2015) “Ethical Film Restoration and Concepts of ‘Original.’” Journal of Film Preservation, vol. 93, pp. 9-14.
Presentations & Workshops
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2021
Arrangement and Description Roundtable: Tensions between Theory, Practice and UX
with Elizabeth Peters, Lexy deGraffenreid and John Yolkowski
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2020
#Archivists4ClimateAction: A Look at the Present & Future of Archives and Climate Change
Conference Plenary with Itza Carbajal, Sam Win, Ted Lee, Fletcher Durant
and Jessica Bushey
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2020
Recommendations of the Advocacy & Awareness Taskforce Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives
with Heather Gordon and Nancy Marelli
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2019
Why Isn’t That Online Already? Archives, Copyright & Online Access Workshop
with Amanda Wakaruk, Richard Dancy and John Yolkowski
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2019
Is Linked Data the Future of Archival Description? with Anna Dysert, Evelyn McLellan and Kat Timms
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2018
Issues Surrounding the Impact of Digital Archival Access on Historiography
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2018
Going with the Flow: Digital Archiving Workflows with Bridget Whittle, Grant Hurley,
Jess Whyte and Caylin Smith
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2018
Ask the Experts: A Human Library of Audio-Visual Archiving
Archives Society of Alberta Workshop 2018
Audiovisual Archives Workshop
Ukrainian Archival Collections in Canada Conference 2018
Digital Archiving: A Reality Check
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2016
The Impact of Private (Monetary) Donations on the Use of Archival Collections
Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference 2015
Access and Preservation in Archival Mass Digitization Projects with John Yolkowski
Association of Canadian Archivists conference - Programme Committee 2022
Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives - Taskforce on Awareness 2016- 2021
Canadian Linked Data Initiative - Teaching and Learning Working Group 2016- 2018
Association of Canadian Archivists - Sound and Moving Images SIS - Co-Chair 2016- 2018
