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AIM25: Provides electronic access to collection level descriptions of archives of London based higher education institutions and learned societies. Descriptions can be searched by repository, using freetext or targeted strategies, or by thesaurus or name index. Also features links to participating institutions.
Author: AIM25 Project
Subjects: archives
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: reference documents
Archives Canada: Collection of links to Canadian archives and related material on the Internet. Features an alphabetical listing, with additional divisions by region and type of resource.
Author: Avery, Cheryl and Billinton, Steve
Subjects: archives, canadian libraries
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: index
Archives Hub: Keyword searchable descriptions of archive collections held in UK universities and colleges. Offers bibliographic details of collections, an indication of their scope and content, administrative information, and a listing of access points for each entry.
Author: Archives Hub
Subjects: archives
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: reference documents
Council on Library and Information Resources Publications: Access to issues of several newsletters focusing on activities intended to ensure the preservation of published and documentary records in all formats and enhanced access to scholarly information, including the Preservation and Access International Newsletter. Aimed at university administrators, academics, library and archives professionals and preservation specialists.
Author: Council on Library and Information Resources
Subjects: archives, library and information science news
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: magazine
DigiCULT Study: Provides details of an EU funded study which aims to help Europe's libraries, archives, and museums to face challenges posed by technological developments within the digital age. Outlines the three main phases of the project, defined as fact finding, expert opinion, and analysis, interpretation and recommendation, along with progress to date.
Author: DigiCULT
Subjects: archives, european libraries, european museums, library technology
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: documents
Environmental Guidelines for the Storage of Paper Records: Technical report discussing environmental parameters that influence the preservation of paper-based records in libraries and archives. Storage issues addressed include temperature, relative humidity, exposure to light, gaseous contaminants, and particulates, and associated recommendations are given. An appendix provides information germane to the development of environmental guidelines for storage with a technical summary of information in the literature. A glossary is provided.
Author: Wilson, William K.
Subjects: archives, library management, preservation
DeweyClass: 025.84
Resource type: document
Floods in Europe: Damages to Libraries and Archives: Provides news on the damage to libraries and archives in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia, arising from flooding in the Autumn of 2002, and describes actions taken for disaster recovery.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: archives, disasters, european libraries
DeweyClass: 027.0
Resource type: documents
Full Disclosure: British Library led initiative aiming to improve accessibility to material held within museums, libraries, and archives. As such, Full Disclosure supports and encourages the conversion of information currently on index cards to online databases. It also supports the retrospective cataloguing of all uncatalogued collections so that their value can be realised.
Author: British Library Board
Subjects: archives, bibliographic control, museum science
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
HMC Survey of Archive Cataloguing Problems: Examines the problems associated with archive cataloguing in the UK, concluding that large quantities of archives in public repositories are uncatalogued or inadequately catalogued, and that a major injection of funds into a concentrated cataloguing programme is the only way to reduce or solve the problem. Presented as a PDF document.
Author: Kitching, Christopher
Subjects: archives, bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: document
ICON - Institute of Conservation: A charity which is committed to public benefit through promoting public understanding of and access to all the diverse elements of cultural heritage. It brings together over three thousand individuals and organisations, and its membership embraces the wider conservation community. Its aim is to advance knowledge and education in conservation and achieve the long term preservation and conservation of cultural heritage. It does this by providing guidance, advocacy, training and education opportunities and by uniting the conservation profession and the wider heritage community.
Author: ICON - Institute of Conservation
Subjects: archives, preservation
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: institution
Internet Archive: The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artefacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it offers free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
Author: Internet Archive
Subjects: archives, internet history
DeweyClass: 027.4
Resource type: directory
Intute: arts and humanities: A catalogue of Internet resources on arts and humanities, each evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
Author: Intute
Subjects: architecture links, archives, communication studies, cultural studies, history links, humanities links, language learning, library and information science links, linguistics, media studies, museum links
DeweyClass: 001
Resource type: index
Library and Archives Canada: Knowledge institution combining the collections, services and staff expertise of the former National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. Information is available in English and French.
Author: Library and Archives Canada
Subjects: archives, canada
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: documents
Museum Informatics Project: A collaborative effort to coordinate the application of information technology in museums and other organized, non-book collections. MIP works with faculty, collections managers, and curators to develop data models, system architectures, and demonstration and production systems as bases for coordinated and integrated approaches to the application of information technology in museums and archives. Through these efforts, MIP expects to facilitate and broaden access to primary academic collections and data by scholars, students, and the public.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: archives, museum science
DeweyClass: 069
Resource type: document
Museums in the USA: An eclectic collection of sites connected with museums, galleries and archives in the United States.
Author: Burke, John
Subjects: archives, united states museums
DeweyClass: 069
Resource type: museum index
National Archives and Records Administration: An independent federal agency preserving US history by conserving documents, motion picture film, maps, charts, architectural drawings, sound and video recordings, aerial photographs, pictures, posters, and computer data sets. Provides the American public with access to the actions of federal officials.
Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Subjects: archives, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: reference documents
National Archives of Scotland: Holds records relating to Scotland and Scottish life from the 12th Century onwards. Information comprises a collection of legal, public, and private documents, along with a set of fact sheets providing guidance on how to research a particular topic.
Author: Crown Copyright
Subjects: archives, scotland
DeweyClass: 941.1
Resource type: documents
PALMM: Publication of Archival Library and Museum Materials: Cooperative project aiming to deliver a searchable database of library materials which either belong to SUS (State University System of Florida) institutions, or relate to the State of Florida through geography or themes. An annotated listing of collections is given, together with guidelines as to what constitutes a 'PALMM Collection'.
Author: State University System of Florida
Subjects: archives, united states history - local, united states libraries
DeweyClass: 975.9
Resource type: documents
Preservation 101: Online course offering information on collection deterioration and the need for preservation. Provides advice and instruction on how best to preserve print material, online resources, and photographs, and also how to monitor and control temperature, relative humidity, and light. A glossary of terms is included.
Author: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Subjects: archives, preservation
DeweyClass: 025.84
Resource type: guide
Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records: Project which aimed to define the requirements for creating, handling, and preserving reliable and authentic electronic records.
Author: Duranti, Luciana, Eastwood, Terry, MacNeil, Heather
Subjects: archives, digital library archiving
DeweyClass: 025.84
Resource type: documents
Preserving Digital Information: Report of the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Material: At the end of 1994 the Commission on Preservation and Access (CPA) and the Research Libraries Group (RLG) created a Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information charged with investigating and recommending means to ensure 'continued access indefinitely into the future of electronic records stored in digital electronic form'. This is the final report of the task force in PDF format.
Author: Commission on Preservation and Access and Research Libraries Group
Subjects: archives, digital library archiving
DeweyClass: 025.84
Resource type: document
Repositories of Primary Sources: A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Links provided according to geographical location.
Author: Abraham, Terry
Subjects: archives, rare books, research libraries, special libraries
DeweyClass: 026
Resource type: index
Role of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada: Report examining the role of the National Archives and Library of Canada in the next century. Considers their contribution in relation to collections / acquisitions, access, preservation, information management issues, organisational structure and leadership.
Author: Canadian Heritage
Subjects: archives, national libraries
DeweyClass: 027.5
Resource type: documents
Society of Archivists: Society concerned with the care and preservation of archives and related research and promotion. Includes information on membership, special groups, conferences, training and publications.
Author: Society of Archivists
Subjects: archives
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: institution
UNESCO Archives Portal: Browsable and searchable directory of international, national, regional, and state archives, together with holdings of archival material relating to business, military groups, politics, academia, literature, and art. Links to archives of organisations, cooperation programs, and conferences are given, and details of archival education and training courses are also provided.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: archives
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: index
Voices from the Archive: Collection of BBC recordings capturing the thoughts of 20th century architects, dancers, film directors, musicians, poets, political activists, scientists, and more. Biographical information is given for each individual. RealPlayer is required.
Author: BBC
Subjects: archives, artists, philosophers, scientists
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: sounds
WIDWISAWN: Who's Doing What in Scotland and Who's Not (WIDWISAWN) is a free electronic magazine providing an open forum for discussions on research and development initiatives for a coherent electronic information environment to support 'Virtual Scotland'. Focusing in particular at those with interests in this area in the libraries, archives and museums sectors, it aims to provide practical information on sources of expertise in Scotland and to identify areas where expertise needs to be discovered or developed. Articles cover particular initiatives or projects in which Scottish libraries, archives or museums are engaged.
Author: Confederation of Scottish Mini-cooperatives
Subjects: archives, library and information science news
DeweyClass: 025.00411
Resource type: magazine