Webography of Resources for Records Professionals

ARCHIVES BASICS 

Archival Terminology

• Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Richard Pearce-Moses, Society of American Archivists.
• Glossary of Record Keeping Terms. United Nations, Archives and Records Management Section.
• Glossary of Records and Information Management Terms. ARMA International.
• Glossary of Terms. International Records Management Trust.
• Index of Archival, LIS & Public History Terminology. Archivopedia.
• InterPARES Glossary. InterPARES 1 Project, 2000.
• Introduction to Archival Terminology. Maygene F. Daniels, National Archives and Records Administration, 1984.

Establishing Archives

• Engaging with Wider Agendas. Community Archives Development Group, National Council on Archives, UK.
• Establishing a School Archives (National Archives and Records Administration)
• Establishing an Archive (Australian Society of Archivists, 2009)
• Guidelines for College and University Archives. Society of American Archivists, 2005.
• Identifying and specifying requirements for offsite storage of physical records. National Archives UK, 2009.
• Institutional Guidelines for Archives. Canadian Council of Archives, 2001.
• Managing and Preserving Community Archives. National Library of New Zealand, 2005.
• Medical Archives: Answers…And Questions. Barbara L. Craig, Archivaria 43, Spring 1997.
• Planning a New Record Repository (National Archives UK, 2004)
• Thoughts on Establishing Foundation Archives (Richard J. Kaplan, Council on Foundations)

 Ethics in Archives

• An Enforceable Code Of Ethics: Why Archivists Should Be Demanding One. Paul Morris, 2010.
• Archival Ethics. Jan-Christopher Horak, UCLA Film and Television Archive, 2011.
• Archival Ethics: The Truth of the Matter. Richard Cox, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2008.
• ASA Code of Ethics. Australian Society of Archivists, 1993.
• Audio Visual Archive Code of Ethics (AIATSIS Audiovisual Archive, 2005)
• Codes of Ethics for Archivists. Network of Concerned Historians.
• Ethical Issues in Conservation. Conservation OnLine.
• ICA Code of Ethics. International Council on Archives, 1996.
• Keeping an Account: The Role of Archives and Archivists in Accountability. Heather Bristol, University of Oregon, 2004.
• Professional Ethics: The Moral Defense of the Archivist (Eric Ketelaar, University College Dublin, 1998)
• Removing the Shroud of Secrecy: Making Government More Transparent and Accountable. David S. Ferriero, National Archives and Records Administration, 2010.
• SAA Core Values Statement and Code of Ethics. Society of American Archivists, 2011.
• Statement of Professional Standards and Ethics. American Association for State and Local History, 2002.

General Tools

• Academy of Certified Archivists
• Archival Needs Assessment Guidelines and Template (New York State Archives, 2001)
• The Archivist, the Letter, and the Spirit. Hugh Taylor, Archivaria 43, Spring 1997.
• Basic Archives Processing Manual for Student Employees and Volunteers. Tomaro I. Taylor, University of South Florida, 2010.
• Basic Concepts and Principles of Archives and Records Management (John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Australia)
• Jenkinson and Schellenberg: A Comparison. Richard Stapleton, Archivaria 17, Winter 1983-84.
• Manual for Small Archives. Archives Association of British Columbia, 1999.
• Manual of Archive Administration. Sir Hilary Jenkinson, 1922.
• Meeting the Challenge of Contemporary Records: Does it Require a Role Change for the Archivist? Luciana Duranti, The American Archivist 63, Spring 2000.
• More Product Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing. Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner, The American Archivist, Vol. 68, 2005.
• NAGARA Resource Library. National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators.
• New Skills for a Digital Era. Society of American Archivists, 2006.
• Northwest Archivists, Inc.
• Organizations of Archives Professionals (National Archives and Records Administration)
• So You Want to be an Archivist. Society of American Archivists.
• The Past that Archives Keep: Memory, History, and the Preservation of Archival Records. Brien Brothman, Archivaria 51, Spring 2001.
• The Power of Archives: Archivists’ Values and Value in the Post-Modern Age. Mark Greene, 2010.
• Preferred Practices for Historical Repositories: A Resource Manual and Self Assessment Checklist. Montana State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2004.
• Processing Manual for Archival and Manuscript Collections. University of Maryland Libraries, rev. 2011.
• Seattle Area Archivists
• Selected Guidelines for the Management of Records and Archives. UNESCO RAMP reader, 1990.
• Society of American Archivists
• SPEC Kits. Association of  Research Libraries. These guides help libraries and archives learn about current practice in research libraries, implement new practices and technologies, manage change, and improve performance.
• Touchstones: Considering the Relationship Between Memory and Archives. Laura Millar, Archivaria 61, Spring 2006.
• What is a Record in the Traditional Environment? InterPARES 1 Project.
• What is Archival Theory and Why is it Important? Terry Eastwood, Archivaria 37, Spring 1994.
• What’s Past is Prologue: a History of Archival Ideas Since 1898, and the Future Paradigm Shift. Terry Cook, Archivaria 43, Spring 1997.

Authenticity, Reliability, and Trustworthiness of Records

• Adequate Records Management in Perspective – Reliability of Official Records (State Records of South Australia, 2011)
• Archival Authenticity in a Digital Age (Peter B. Hirtle, Council on Library and Information Resources)
• Assessment of the Trustworthiness of Digital Records (Ma, Abie, Skramstad, and Nygard, International Federation for Information Processing, 2011)
• Authenticity in a Digital Environment (Cullen, Hirtle, Levy, Lynch & Rothenberg, Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000)
• Authenticity/Authentication Definitions and Sources (Seth Dalby, InterPARES 2 Project, 2004)
• The Long Term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project
• Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records (Duranti, Eastwood, MacNeil, InterPARES 1 Project)
• Reliability and Authenticity: The Concepts and Their Implications (Luciana Duranti, Archivaria 39, Spring 1995 )
• Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records (InterPARES 1 Project)
• Trusting Records in a Modern World (Heather MacNeil, Archivaria 51, Spring 2001)
• Trusting records: the evolution of legal, historical, and diplomatic methods of assessing the trustworthiness of records from antiquity to the digital age (Heather MacNeil, 1999)
• What is an Authentic Record in the Traditional Environment?  (UBC Project, InterPARES 1)