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Archives & Records Management Resources

Archival science and the management of historical and current organizational records.

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Albumen: History, Science and Preservation

http://albumen.stanford.edu/

"Presenting the art and science of albumen printing, this site brings together 19th Century technical instruction, contemporary research, an online forum for conservation treatment and a wealth of images. This unique resource is dedicated to those who value the application of technology to the creative process of image making."

Author: Timothy Vitale and Paul Messier (pm@paulmessier.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts--Photography

Keywords: albumen photography; preservation

Archives and Archivists

http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Searchable and browsable archive of the Archives and Archivists electronic discussion list.

Author: Robert Schmidt (SCHMIDRF@MUOhio.Edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Keywords: Archives; Library Profession; Skills

Archivists' Daybook

http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/Daybook.html

Conferences and up-to-date calendar of professional events and opportunities for archivists.

Author: Leon C. Miller at Tulane (lmiller@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Keywords: Archives; Calendar of Events; Library Profession

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) (EAD)

http://lcWeb.loc.gov/ead/

"The EAD Document Type Definition (DTD) is a standard for encoding archival finding aids using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). The standard is maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the Library of Congress (LC) in partnership with the Society of AmericanArchivists." Visit this web site for background information and official documentation of EAD.

Author: Library of Congress (lcweb@loc.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Arts & Humanities--Libraries--Organizing the Web

Keywords: EAD; Encoded Archival Description; Finding Aids; Metadata

English-Spanish Language Resources for Library and Information Professionals

http://eubd1.ugr.es/tony/risweb.isa

"Here youŽll find a bilingual dictionary of terminology (both generaland specific) used by library and information professionals containingover 43000 entries." Entries in the dictionary are taken from a variety of sources, including the IFLA Glossary.

Author: Tony Lozano (alozano@ugr.es)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Science--Information Systems Management (IS)

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Arts & Humanities--Libraries

Keywords: Glossary

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web

http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

"This site features links to online exhibitions that have been created by libraries, archives, and historical societies, as well as to museum online exhibitions with a significant focus on library and archival materials." Exhibitions are listed alphabetically.

Author: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Arts & Humanities--History

Arts & Humanities--Libraries

Keywords: archives; primary documents

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

http://www.nara.gov/

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent federal agency whose mission is to preserve the national history of the United States by overseeing the management of all federal records. The Web site includes a comprehensive list of archival information maintained by various branches of the Federal government, as well as online exhibits, educational material, and information about programs and events sponsored by this agency. Information is also available regarding the agency's support for the professional archival and records management community.

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Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Historical Documents

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Keywords: Census; Historical; Executive; Legislative; Judicial; Public; Preservation

Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources

http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ArchivesResources.html

"This service is an archival 'meta index,' or index of archival indexes. That is, from here we refer you to the major indexes, lists, and databases of archival resources. From them you can link to almost every archives and archival resource in the metaverse."

Author: Leon C. Miller at Tulane (lmiller@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Keywords: Archives; Calendar of Events; Library Profession

Repositories of Primary Sources

http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

"A listing of over 4400 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar." Organized alphabetically by geographic location. Includes United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Africa and the Near East.

Author: Terry Abraham (tabraham@uidaho.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Archives & Records Management

Keywords: manuscripts; documents; rare books

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