Course Webography
Understanding Archives: The Management
of Primary Sources in the Digital Age
Please note: Though not exhaustive, the following
Internet sites may provide useful resources for assignment preparation as well as
general interest. If you find any useful links not listed here that would be
helpful to the class, please email me at dspanner@uwo.ca
and I will consider them for inclusion.
Webography
- Archives
Association of Ontario / L'Association des Archives de l'Ontario is the professional association for Ontario archivists. This site provides useful links to all archival matters relating to Canada, as well as other Canadian organizations.
- Association of Canadian Archivists
(ACA) This site for Canada's national professional association has useful links to the ACA's
position papers, educational opportunities, etc.
- Conservation On-Line (CoOL) is a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries. A full-text library of conservation information, it covers a wide spectrum of topics regarding the conservation of library, archives and museum materials, plus links to various preservation topics, people, organizations, mailing list, and more.
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Northeast Document Conservation Center - Preservation Leaflets - Excellent up-to-date primers on preserving all types of documentation, etc., produced by the Northeast Document
Preservation Center.
- Saskatchewan Council of Archives - Basic RAD This site provides an excellent primer on RAD and is especially useful for those who feel
intimidated by the larger RAD manual.
- The Society of American Archivists is the American professional association. This site provides a good window on current archival issues. See, in particular, their internal link entitled "News and Position Papers."
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