Archives, Conservation, Genealogy and Preservation

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Guides [Associations] [Basic Texts] [Conferences Exhibits & Events] [Digital Preservation] [Digital Finding Aids] [Listservs] [National Archives] [Repositories of Primary Source Material] [Also of Interest]

Guides

Anderson, Margaret Vail. Digital Librarian: Librariana: Archives & manuscripts.

Australian Society of Archivists. Directory of archives in Australia .

Billinton, Steve & Avery, Cheryl.Canadian archival resources on the Internet.

Boals, Dennis. Genealogical resources: Part of the history/social studies web site for K-12 teachers.

European Preservation Information Center (EPIC). Preservation map of Europe.

Grob, Julie. Special collections web resources. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

Historical Manuscripts Commission [UK]. ARCHON.

Miller, Leon. Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources: An index of archival indexes. Tulane University. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Special Collections Division.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Archives and preservation resources.

National Trust for Historic Preservation Library. See their: Preservation resources A to Z.

OCLC. Preservation Resources.

Ryan, Joe. (Compiler). U.S. state historical societies & state archives directory.

Stanford University Libary Preservation Department. COnservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals (COOL).

UNESCO. UNESCO archives portal.

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Associations & Organizations

Society of American Archivists. Associated organizations & associations.

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

American Library Association. Association of College and Research Libraries. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section.

Association of Canadian Archivists.

Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Preservation program

Australian Society of Archivists.

Historical Manuscripts Commission [UK]. ARCHON.

International Council on Archives.

National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) .

Oxford University. Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents.

Society of American Archivists 600 S. Federal, Suite 504, Chicago, IL 60605; (312) 922-0140; fax (312) 347-1452.

Society of Archivists (United Kingdom).

U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). See their Preservation Internet resources

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Basic Texts

Cornell University Library. Department of Preservation and Conservation. Manual guides for basic conservation treatment, Parabaik and palm leaf manuscripts.

Dartmouth College Library Preservation Services. A simple book repair manual [Quicktime]

Harvey, Ross. (1993). Preservation in libraries: Principles, strategies and practices for librarians. London: Bowker-Saur.

Kyle, Heidi. (1983). Library materials preservation manual: Practical methods for preserving books, pamphlets, and other printed materials. Bronxville, NY: Nicholas T. Smith./dd>

Morrow, Carolyn Clark & Dyal, Carole. (1986). Conservation treatment procedures: A manual of step-by-step procedures for the maintenance and repair of library materials (2nd ed.). Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). (1994). Managing micrographic records. Management Instructional Guide Series.

Evans, Frank B. (1970). The selection and preparation of records for publication on microfilm. Information Paper Number 19. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

New England Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Preservation 101: An Internet course on paper preservation.

Online tutorial consists of eight modules, with self-testing quizzes, glorry, basic care guidelines, annotated biblioraphy. Covers archiving; environmental, biological, and mechanical causes of deterioration; cleaning and tools of the trade; planning for emergencies; specifics on storage and care of photographic images; and organizing a preservation program.

New England Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Technical leaflets.

Ogden, Sherelyn. (1999). Preservation of library and archival materials: A manual (3rd ed.). Andover, MA: New England Document Conservation Center (NEDCC).

Society of American Archivists. Deeds of gift: What donors should know, Guide to donating your personal or family papers to a repository, Guide to donating your organizational records to a repository.

Virginia State Library. Guide to preserving family historical records.

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Conferences Exhibits & Events

Archives & Museum Informatics. (2001, March 14-17)Proceedings of the museums and the web 2001 conference. Seattle, Washington.

Miller, Leon. Archivist's Daybook - Calendar of archival events.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Library and archival exhibitions on the web.

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Dictionaries & Glossaries

Bellardo, Lewis & Bellardo, Lynn Lady. (1992). A glossary for archivists, manuscript curators, and records managers. Chicago: Society of American Archivists.

Daniels, Maygene F. (1984). Introduction to archival terminology.

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Digital Preservation

Australia. Preserving access to digital information (PADI).

Chapman, Stephen. (2001). Content follows form: Preservation via systems design. Microform & Imaging Review 30 (1).

Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library and UC Berkeley Bancroft Library. Digital scriptorium

Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group. Task Force on Digital Archiving. Preserving digital information: Final report and recommendations and Waters, Donald J. (1995, Fall). The Implications of the Draft Report of the Task Force on Digital Archiving Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries.

Cornell University Library. Department of Preservation and Conservation. Moving theory into practice: Digital imaging tutorial, Digital imaging for libraries and archives, Parabaik and palm leaf manuscripts.

Council on Library & Information Resources and the Library of Congress. Building a national strategy for digital preservation: Issues in digital media archiving or pdf version. Washington, DC: CLIR & LC.

Digital Library Federation. Digital preservation.

Digital-Preservation announcement and information list.

Hedstrom, Margaret and Montgomery, Sheon. (1998, December). Digital preservation needs and requirements in RLG member institutions.

Hodge, Gail. (1999, April). Digital electronic archiving: The state of the art and the state of the practice. International Council for Scientific and Technical Information.

Indiana University. Other electronic records projects and information sources.

Joint Information Systems Committee [UK ] (JISC). Preservation management of digital materials.

Kenney, Anne R. (1997). Digital to microfilm conversion: A demonstration project.

Kenney, Anne R. & Chapman, Stephen. (1996). Moving theory into practice: Digital imaging for libraries and archives. Order information.

Kenney, Anne R. & Rieger, Oya Y. (Eds.). (2000). Digital imaging for libraries and archives. Order information. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group.

Kenney, Anne R. & and Sharpe, Louis H. II with Barbara Berger, Rick Crowhurst, D. Michael Ott, and Allen Quirk. (1999). Illustrated book study: Digital conversion requirements of printed illustrations.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Center for Electronic Records and the Electronic records information for archivists, records managers and IRM personnel.

Research Libraries Group. RLG Preservation program.

RLG. (2001, August). Attributes of a Trusted digital repository: Meeting the needs of research resources. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group.

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Digital Finding Aids

Harvard University. Online Archival Search Information System (OASIS): Digital finding aids project.

Library of Congress. Encoded Archival Descriptions (EAD) on the web and Library of Congress collections Finding aids.

University of California, Berkeley. Online Archive of California: Finding aids for archival collections.

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Listservs

Archives and Archivists list.

Digital-Preservation announcement and information list.

Society of American Archivists. E-mail lists.

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National Archives

British Library. Department of Manuscripts. Manuscripts catalogue.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and its National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

NARA. NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL).

National Archives of Australia.

National Archives of Canada and its ArchiviaNet.

"an automated research tool that allows you to access a vast amount of information from various databases and automated systems..."

National Archives of Ireland.

Public Record Office: the National Archives - United Kingdom.

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Repositories of Primary Source Material

Yale University Library. Primary sources research.

Basic guide to doing primary research.

Abraham, Terry. Repositories of primary sources.

Historical Manuscripts Commission [UK]. ARCHON.

Library of Congress. Archival and manuscript repositories in the United States and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.

National Library of Canada. Directory of Special Collections.

Public Record Office [UK.Other archives on the web and its A2A: The Access to archives project: Access to archival catalogues on the Internet.

Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts (RAAM).

University of Idaho Library. Special Collections. Repositories of primary sources.

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Also of Interest

CALIPR: Preservation planning software . (MS Windows based)

Council on Library and Information Resources. (2001, November). The evidence in hand: Report of the task force on the artifact in library collections .

University of Iowa Libraries.Keeping our word: Preserving information across the ages.

University of Virginia. Special Collections.

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