Professional Resources

» Archives & Social Studies: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
   Digital, free, and peer-reviewed journal on archival science, focused on an interdisciplinary use of theory and practice, in order to find answers to the information science problems.

   
   http://socialstudies.cartagena.es

» Archives and Preservation Resources
   Information from NARA about archival management and preservation of historical records.

   
   http://www.archives.gov/

» Archivist's Daybook
   Information about archival meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education and professional development events for archivists around the world.

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

» Basic Rules for Archival Description
   An introduction to the preparation of fonds- and series-level descriptions using RAD, from the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists.

   
   http://lib74123.usask.ca/scaa/rad/

» Digitising History
   A guide to creating, documenting and preserving digital resources derived from historical documents by Sean Townsend, Cressida Chappell, and Oscar Struijvé.

   
   http://hds.essex.ac.uk/g2gp/digitising_history/

» European Preservation Information Center
   Provides a gateway for information on the preservation of documentary heritage in Europe.

   
   http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/

» International Archival Resources on the Internet
   Links to education, professional resources, organizations, and standards.

   
   http://www.archivescanada.ca/car/car_e.asp?l=e&a=dir&id=65

» Introduction to Archival Terminology
   Glossary of terms used in archival management and preservation of historical records by Maygene F. Daniels, from US National Archives and Records Administration.

   
   http://www.archives.gov/research_room/alic/reference_desk/archives_resources/archival_terminology.html

» Latin American Archival Theory and Practice During the 1970s and 1980s
   Comparative study of various countries' archival theory and practice concerning information access. [Requires Adobe Acrobat] [PDF]

   
   http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/fulltext/LandC_34_3_MaymiSurgranes.pdf

» So You Want to be an Archivist
   An overview of the archival profession.

   
   http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/arprof.asp