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A Guide for Organizing, Cataloging, and Preserving
Collections of Papers, Photographs, and Other Records
Links to General Sources on Archival Management
- Preservation & Conservation Links from The Book Arts Web
- A Manual For Small Archives by the Archives Association of British Columbia; it is "designed to help persons in small archives, with limited access to training, with few employees, with restricted finances and time. It attempts to explain archival principles and practices, offer guidelines and suggestions for various archival activities, and provide information on available resources, such as archival publications, regional and national associations, and other supplies and services for archives."
- The Archivist's Toolkit, also from the Archives Association of British Columbia; this is "for persons working primarily in small and medium-sized archives. It includes resources for establishing an archives, arrangement & description, appraisal and accessioning, reference and access, automation and digitization, emergency planning, and more."
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Preservation & Conservation, this is "a large categorized and cross-referenced directory of sites useful for genealogical research, with hundreds of thousands of links." (source: wikipedia)
- Conservation Resources, a list maintained by the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries
- Archives and Records Management Bibliographies, Weblinks, and Professional Organizations from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Web resources, a set of links maintained by the Northeast Document Conservation Center; these are "resources of interest to institutions and individuals concerned with the preservation of paper-based collections. Many of these sites provide links to other related resources."
- Archival Sites on the Internet from the Canadian Archival Information Network of Archives Canada
- Books & Links for Preservation of Library Materials by Miriam Kahn of MBK Consulting
- Publications and Resources from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
General Sources on Archival Management of Family Collections
- Caring for Private and Family Collections from the Northeast Document Conservation Center
- Preserving Personal Papers and Photographs: General Guidelines from the Archives Division of the Arizona State Library
- Care of Family Papers and the Home Library (pdf) from the Preservation Department of Cornell University Library
- Preserving Your Family Treasures from the Library of Congress
- Caring For: Collections from the Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Caring for your books and documents at home (pdf) from the Norfolk Record Office (UK)
- Preserving Family Collections from the National Library of New Zealand
- Conservation/Preservation Information for the General Public from Stanford University Library
- Caring for Personal Collections from Harvard University Library