The Tansey Test
Back when I was running my mouth on Twitter, I posted this extremely hot take on shabby news coverage of archives. Unlike many of my previous hot takes, I think it’s timeless and I still stand by it 100%. My archivist friends coined it “the Tansey test.”
Since I deleted my Twitter account, I realize there is not a definitive place where folks can go to cite the Tansey test. Before I deleted my account, I downloaded my twitter archive and saved a few screenshots, too. So here you go, y’all.
I do creep around on Twitter once in a while, and I’m glad to see the phrase is still making the rounds, and it’s even since expanded.
Also, if anyone wants to nominate “Tansey test” for the SAA Dictionary Working Group, I will absolutely support that endeavor.
Categorised as: archivists, professionalism