Manuscript Repositories Section
Resources for New Archivists
This web page has been created by the Section
Steering Committee in response to requests from members for some basic assistance
aimed at new archivists, especially those with little formal training who
find themselves as caretakers of archives or manuscript and historical collections.
The links on this page are intended as a starting point that can be used to
supplement other educational opportunities such as workshops, seminars, conferences
and the SAA basic manual series.
There are a plethora of useful sites on the internet and it was a conscious
decision not to attempt to create a comprehensive gateway; rather a few links
were chosen to illustrate each core archival function and added links to supplemental
educational and informational sites. It is difficult keeping links to a manageable
size, especially when one considers the extensive scope of tasks most modern
archivists are expected to address: development, outreach, disaster planning,
copyright law, security, education, exhibits, technology, and public relations
to name a few.
We hope we have created a useful set of links to tools and information which will serve as a helpful starting point for
new archivists.
Acquisitions - Processing - Preservation - Description - Reference
Continuing Education - Sources for Readings - Other Resources
Acquisitions
A Guide to
Deeds of Gift by SAA Manuscript Repositories and Appraisal and Acquisition
Sections
A Guide
to Donating Your Personal or Family Papers to a Repository by SAA Manuscript
Repositories Section
A Guide to
Donating Your Organizational Records to a Repository by SAA Manuscript
Repositories Section
Processing
Archival
Processing Manual by Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale
University
Special
Collections Archival Procedures Manual by Center of Southwest Studies,
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Archives
and Manuscripts Processing Manual by University of Texas at Arlington
Preservation
Selected Readings
in Preservation by SAA Preservation Section
Conservation OnLine by Stanford
University Libraries Preservation Department
Preserving Memories: Caring For
Your Heritage by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
Description
National Union Catalog
of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) maintained by the Library of Congress
MARC Standards by the Library of
Congress
EAD Help Pages by
the Society of American Archivists EAD Roundtable
Reference
Using Manuscripts
and Archives: A Tutorial by Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University
The Archives Library
Information Center by the National Archives and Records Administration
Continuing Education
SAA Continuing
Professional Education
Council of State Archivists (COSA)
Archives Resource Center (ARC)
Sources for Readings
SAA Publications
Catalog
Midwest Archives Conference
(MAC) Publications
Resources
For Archival & Records Management Studies: Readings & Web Sites by Richard
J. Cox, University of Pittsburgh School of Library & Information Sciences
Other Resources
Email lists compiled by SAA
SAA subgroups,
including sections, roundtables, committees, and student chapters
American Association for State and Local
History (AASLH)
Copyright Information by the
United State Copyright Office
Ready,
Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources by Tulane University Libraries Special
Collections
Repositories
of Primary Sources by University of Idaho Special Collections
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