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Alexandra Wieland

@viadiversi.bsky.social

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Archivist. Loves a good paradox. Consumes many books and cups of tea.

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SFU History @sfuhistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join #sfuhistory Prof. John Craig & other engaging speakers for "Studied for Action: The Library of William Dowsing (1596-1668)". -Sept. 17th & 18th -SFU Harbour Centre -Free int'l scholarly workshop Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/studied-fo... @sfufass.bsky.social @viadiversi.bsky.social

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Studied for Action?: The Library of William Dowsing, 1596-1668

An international scholarly workshop exploring the library & marginalia of William Dowsing, English yeoman farmer & iconoclast, 1596 -1668.

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Alexandra Wieland @viadiversi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Missing Eleanor Wachtel's brilliant interviews from the CBC Radio show "Writers & Company"? The Simon Fraser University Library has made all 1,088 episodes available to stream online via the Library's Digital Collections: digital.lib.sfu.ca/writers-comp... Happy listening!

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Writers & Company | SFU Library Digital Collections

Writers & Company, CBC's flagship literary program, broadcast weekly for more than 30 years. Host Eleanor Wachtel conducts hour-long, intimate, in-depth interviews with exceptional writers—novelists, ...

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Alexandra Wieland @viadiversi.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Out of office message set to January 2026. Not a typo! I will be on research leave next year. Yay!

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Alexandra Wieland @viadiversi.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Fellow #archivists: how did you know that this was the profession for you? Alternatively, how did you end up working in archives? Would love to hear your stories! (Inspired by a question a student asked me recently)

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Alexandra Wieland @viadiversi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello folks! 👋 I'm an archivist at a university special collections and rare books division in Canada. I am responsible for archival reference & processing activities, and I lead our instruction program. I teach in the areas of archives, book history, and FOI & privacy

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