New England Archivists’ Contingent Employment Study III (CES III) Survey is open through August 31, 2026, and seeks participants who have been contingently employed in New England in the past ten years.

We want to hear directly from you about your current or recent experiences in temporary or term positions. Follow the link to learn more, take the survey, and share with your friends and coworkers: forms.gle/XMPitYqtXeq1mowx8.

CES III aims to help NEA better understand and support New England’s archival workers in temporary or term positions. This third iteration of the study measures the ways the archival profession has progressed or failed to progress in creating equitable employment opportunities in the years since CES II in 2021 and CES I in 2016. The current sociopolitical and economic climate is a key part of this landscape, and CES III has updated the survey with new questions related to the job market, anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) developments, funding cuts, changes to student loans, and artificial intelligence use in the profession.

Questions for the research team are welcome and can be directed to Elizabeth Nosari, CES III chair, at CEStudy@newenglandarchivists.org.

Thank you,

Sally Blanchard-O’Brien

Erica Buswell

Alexandra Dunn

Irene Gates

Nicole Gómez

Mollie Metevier

Elizabeth Nosari

Clarrie Scholtz