Alexandra Mills
she/her/elle
Alexandra Mills (she/her) is the Head, Special Collections and Archives, at Concordia University Library in Montreal, Quebec. She holds an MLIS from the School of Information Studies at McGill University with a specialization in archival studies, and an MA in art history from Concordia University. Her research is in the areas of archival acquisition, building community centered collections, and pedagogical approaches to teaching with archival materials.
Sessions auxquelles Alexandra Mills participe
Vendredi 24 Avril, 2026
Community engagement is a critical aspect of archival practice. Experiential opportunities are one way to positively support learning and engagement and can be used as means to connect students and the wider community with archival materials. This presentation considers how Concordia University Library’s Special Collections and Archives’ Black History Archives Student Residency (BHASR) program helps to (re)connect archives documenting Black li...