Wendy Duff
Biographic Data
| ID | 5142771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy Duff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy |
| FAMILY NAME | Duff |
| SIGNATURE | DUFF W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5431-473X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Development of the trauma-informed archival practices scale
In response to the growing awareness regarding the potential for emotional trauma in both archivists and members of the public (donors, users, and community members) who interact with records of human suffering and atrocity, there has been a call for the implementation of trauma-informed practices in archival organizations. Several prominent researchers and theorists have suggested policy and practice elements that would support trauma-informed a…
Emotional responses in archival work
Building on previous work investigating the impact of exposure to (a) records with traumatic potentialities and (b) interactions with donors and community researchers whose suffering is documented in the archives, this study sought to better understand emotional aspects of archival work. Using a diary research methodology, 15 archivists engaged in diary keeping for approximately four months. What emerged was a broad set of events and experiences …
Humans and records are entangled”
There is growing awareness in archival communities that working with records that contain evidence of human pain and suffering can result in unsettling emotions for archivists. One important finding of this work, however, is the considerable variability in not only the nature of responses, but also the nature of records that provoke emotional responses. Using in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 archivists from across Canada and one from the U…
Impact of the Community-Wide Adolescent Health Project on Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in Omaha, Nebraska
We describe the impact of the Adolescent Health Project on sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing in Omaha, NE, during phase 1 (media campaigns) and phase 2 (free STI testing). To assess the impact of each phase on STI testing, we examined monthly data from January 2013 to April 2017 via interrupted time series analyses. There was an immediate and statistically significant increase in testing during phase 2. Expanding and advertising free S…
If there are no records, there is no narrative
The ever changing face of digital curation
Social justice impact of archives
Genre studies and archives
Contexts built and found
Creating a better understanding of who we are
This paper reports on the findings of a mail survey of 179 respondents who graduated from a master's level program in museum studies at the University of Toronto between 1970 and 2007. The survey gathered information about the professional experiences of these graduates, what they perceive to be the necessary knowledge and skills in the profession, and their perceptions of current and future job prospects in the museum field. More than two-thirds…
Perceptions of the information professions
Historians’ Use of Archival Sources
The paper reports on a mail questionnaire survey that gathered information about historians’ use of archival resources in the process of researching historical material. The survey population consisted of all faculty members (1185 prospective participants) in history departments of degree-granting institutions in Canada. Based on responses from 52 percent of the survey population, the findings indicate that historians rate finding aids, footnotes…
Historians' Use of Archival Sources
Stories and names
Evaluating metadata on a metalevel
Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability, and Trust with Electronic Records
Social justice impact of archives
Stories and names
If there are no records, there is no narrative
Historians’ Use of Archival Sources
The paper reports on a mail questionnaire survey that gathered information about historians’ use of archival resources in the process of researching historical material. The survey population consisted of all faculty members (1185 prospective participants) in history departments of degree-granting institutions in Canada. Based on responses from 52 percent of the survey population, the findings indicate that historians rate finding aids, footnotes…
Contexts built and found
Creating a better understanding of who we are
This paper reports on the findings of a mail survey of 179 respondents who graduated from a master's level program in museum studies at the University of Toronto between 1970 and 2007. The survey gathered information about the professional experiences of these graduates, what they perceive to be the necessary knowledge and skills in the profession, and their perceptions of current and future job prospects in the museum field. More than two-thirds…
Humans and records are entangled”
There is growing awareness in archival communities that working with records that contain evidence of human pain and suffering can result in unsettling emotions for archivists. One important finding of this work, however, is the considerable variability in not only the nature of responses, but also the nature of records that provoke emotional responses. Using in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 archivists from across Canada and one from the U…
The ever changing face of digital curation
Genre studies and archives
Evaluating metadata on a metalevel
Evaluating metadata on a metalevel
Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability, and Trust with Electronic Records
Stories and names
Historians’ Use of Archival Sources
The paper reports on a mail questionnaire survey that gathered information about historians’ use of archival resources in the process of researching historical material. The survey population consisted of all faculty members (1185 prospective participants) in history departments of degree-granting institutions in Canada. Based on responses from 52 percent of the survey population, the findings indicate that historians rate finding aids, footnotes…
Historians' Use of Archival Sources
Perceptions of the information professions
Creating a better understanding of who we are
This paper reports on the findings of a mail survey of 179 respondents who graduated from a master's level program in museum studies at the University of Toronto between 1970 and 2007. The survey gathered information about the professional experiences of these graduates, what they perceive to be the necessary knowledge and skills in the profession, and their perceptions of current and future job prospects in the museum field. More than two-thirds…
Contexts built and found
Genre studies and archives
Social justice impact of archives
The ever changing face of digital curation
If there are no records, there is no narrative
Impact of the Community-Wide Adolescent Health Project on Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in Omaha, Nebraska
We describe the impact of the Adolescent Health Project on sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing in Omaha, NE, during phase 1 (media campaigns) and phase 2 (free STI testing). To assess the impact of each phase on STI testing, we examined monthly data from January 2013 to April 2017 via interrupted time series analyses. There was an immediate and statistically significant increase in testing during phase 2. Expanding and advertising free S…
Humans and records are entangled”
There is growing awareness in archival communities that working with records that contain evidence of human pain and suffering can result in unsettling emotions for archivists. One important finding of this work, however, is the considerable variability in not only the nature of responses, but also the nature of records that provoke emotional responses. Using in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 archivists from across Canada and one from the U…
Emotional responses in archival work
Building on previous work investigating the impact of exposure to (a) records with traumatic potentialities and (b) interactions with donors and community researchers whose suffering is documented in the archives, this study sought to better understand emotional aspects of archival work. Using a diary research methodology, 15 archivists engaged in diary keeping for approximately four months. What emerged was a broad set of events and experiences …
Development of the trauma-informed archival practices scale
In response to the growing awareness regarding the potential for emotional trauma in both archivists and members of the public (donors, users, and community members) who interact with records of human suffering and atrocity, there has been a call for the implementation of trauma-informed practices in archival organizations. Several prominent researchers and theorists have suggested policy and practice elements that would support trauma-informed a…
Political science (10 works) · Digital and Traditional Archives Management (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · History (8 works) · History (8 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works)