This section is intended to provide a useful listing of professional resources, organizations, and job listings for the archival profession. Feel free to contact us if you have a resource you think would be useful to add!
Professional Resources
Archival Guidelines
General Introduction to Archival Organization and Description Records Retention and Disposition Guidelins (Prepared by the Collaborative Electronic Records Project, Rockefeller Archive Center, October 2007) Australian introduction to establishing and archive National Endowment for the Humanities Information on grants NAGARA NAGARA Resources Library Preservation, Conservation, and Disaster Preparedness Yale University Library policy on digital preservation NEDCC …
Archival Reference
General SAA Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology NARA’s Archives Library Information Center American Historical Association’s Archives wiki Ready, ‘Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources ARC: The Archives Resource Center Introduction to Archival Organization and Description (aka The Archivist’s Primer) National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections: Links for Archivists Collections Trust (UK Museum Resources) The Fictional …
Blogs
Archives AOTUS, Collector & Chief ArchivesBlogs A feed of archives blogs from all over the world ArchivesInfo Archives Issues ArchivesNext BeaverArchivist Derangement and Description Elusive Archives Hanging Together – OCLC’s Archives Blog NARAtions NewArchivist The Posterity Project The Practical Archivist Processing New York Chamber of Commerce Reading Archives Digital Preservation and Curation File Formats Blog …
Conservation & Preservation
Institutions Northeast Document Conservation Center (see also NEDCC Leaflets) Getty Conservation Institute The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts National Film Preservation Foundation Conservation OnLine (COOL) Heritage Preservation Image Permanence Institute Institute of Historic Building Conservation Paper National Archives: Archival Formats Preserving Newspapers from LOC Humidification …
Copyright
Copyright Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States table by Peter Hirtle Digital Preservation and Copyright article by Peter Hirtle Rights Metadata Made Simple by Maureen Whalen, from the Getty Research Institute Title 17 of the US Code Creative Commons LibraryLaw.com Orphan Works: Statement of Best Practices published by SAA in 2009 …
Digital Preservation & Curation
Digital Preservation & Curation Curation and Preservation Related Journals from the Digital Curation Centre The International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) NEDCC Leaflets: Reformatting OAIS Reference Model Introductory Guide from the Digital Preservation Coalition (much easier to read than the full standard) Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities from OCLC and RLG …
Job Listings
Job Listings We will continue to add to this section, so check back in occasionally! If you have something you think should be added, free free to contact us at scosaa@simmons.edu. General Library & Archives Job Listings GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities Jobline - http://gslis.simmons.edu/blogs/jobs/ GSLIS CareerLink - http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/resources/links.php GSLIS Career Resources - http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/resources/index.php GSLIS New England Jobline - http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/jobs/jobline/index.php INALJ …
Listservs
Listservs Society of American Archivists Subscribe to lists Current A&A list archives (October 2006 to present) Old A&A list archives (April 2003 to September 2006) New England Archivists Subscribe to list Association of Moving Image Archivists Subscribe to list List archives Association for Recorded Sound Collections Subscribe to list List archives Records/Info Management (not run …
Obsolete Media Formats
Obsolete Media Formats Photographic Processes & Formats at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum The University of Michigan’s Digital Preservation tutorial Timeline: Digital Technology and Preservation Chamber of Horrors: Obsolete and Endangered Media Video Format Identification Guide Paradigm Project description of optical, magnetic, and solid state media, and preservation recommendations Harvard University’s list of digital preservation …
Professional Associations
Directories Society of American Archivists (SAA) New England Archivists (NEA) National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) ARMA International SAA’s Associated Organizations & Associations (Directories include US, Canadian, and international archives; associated professional associations; and primary sources) Peter Nelson’s national list …
Technology & Metadata
Structural Standards EAD (Encoded Archival Description) EAC-CPF (Encoded Archival Context – Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families)- an implementation of ISAAR-CPF Dublin Core VRA Core (Visual Resources Association) METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema) MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) Element Standards ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description, Second edition) ISAAR(CPF) (International …
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