Vol. 5, no. 19

Ressources / Resources

De l'État / From the State

U.S. National Information Standards Organization - SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (Draft for public comment)

http://www.niso.org/news/pr/view?item_key=a648958da394f0a11229fbc4b343cc6c7d0a0b52

Archaeological archives in Northern Ireland: legislation, guidance and comparison with other jurisdictions

http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Documents/RaISe/Publications/Culture,%20Arts%20and%20Leisure/17411.pdf

California Office of Legislative Counsel - Authentication of Primary Legal: Materials and Pricing Options

http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/legislativerecords/docs_pdfs/CA_Authentication_WhitePaper_Dec2011.pdf

Bibliothèque nationale de France - Pour un humanisme numérique : culture et démocratie à l'heure du numérique (Bibliographie)

http://www.bnf.fr/documents/biblio_humanisme_numerique.pdf

De la communauté / From the community

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - Microdata to RDF Guide and HTML Data Guide

Microdata to RDF Guide:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-microdata-rdf-20120112/

HTML Data Guide:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-html-data-guide-20120112/

Publications

Association for Manitoba Archives Newsletter (Fall 2011/Winter 2012)

http://mbarchives.ca/fr/node/57

Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter (January 2012)

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201201.pdf

Book - The Lone Arranger: Succeeding in a Small Repository (Society of American Archivists)

http://bit.ly/wBKAu9

Book - Engaging Colonial Knowledge: Reading European Archives in World History

http://us.macmillan.com/engagingcolonialknowledge/RicardoRoque

Book - Transforming Information Literacy Instruction Using Learner-Centered Teaching 

http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=8354

Livre - Comment le numérique transforme les lieux de savoirs: le numérique au service du bien commun et de l’accès au savoir pour tous

http://www.fypeditions.com/comment-le-numerique-transforme-les-lieux-de-savoirs-le-numerique-au-service-du-bien-commun-et-de-lacces-au-savoir-pour-tous/

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

Information Without Borders Conference

February 9, 2012, Halifax

https://blogs.dal.ca/sim/2012/01/06/invitation-information-without-borders-conference/

Nitrate Treasures: A Special Screening of Archival HBC Films

January 21, 2012, Edmonton

http://archivesalberta.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/nitrate-treasures-a-special-screening-of-archival-hbc-films/

Personal Digital Archiving 2012

February 24-25, 2012, San Francisco

http://www.personalarchiving.com/2012/01/preliminary-schedule-pda-2012/

Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Semantic Digital Archives

September 29, 2011, Berlin

http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-801/

Sur le web / On the web

Top 10 Digital Preservation Developments of 2011

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/01/top-10-digital-preservation-developments-of-2011/

Short Film: Digital Antiquities

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/01/short-film-digital-antiquities/

Slidecast - Linked data for Libraries, Archives, Museums

http://www.slideshare.net/ljsmart/linked-data-for-libraries-archives-museums

Slidecast - Designing functions for mass transfer and preservation of records in ERM systems: case of the National Archives of Korea

http://business.wesrch.com/paper-details/pdf-BU1H5H01SJHSO-transferring-to-electronic-records-management

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Government's online information access plan falls short

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/11/pol-mckie-atip-online-summaries-opengov.html

Library and Archives Canada - Sir John A. Macdonald Flickr Image Set is Now Available

http://thediscoverblog.com/2012/01/11/sir-john-a-macdonald-flickr-image-set-is-now-available/

Yellowknife - Water, smoke damage keep museum closed; archives re-opened

http://hqyellowknife.com/news/local/news/Local/12/01/6/Water-smoke-damage-keep-museum-closed-archives-re-opened

New MemoryBC descriptions for December 2011

http://aabc.ca/resources/news/2012/1/8/new-memorybc-descriptions-for-december-2011/

Vivre Montréal a look back in time

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Vivre+Montr%C3%A9al+look+back+time/5965383/story.html

Doughty touts district archive project for south Muskoka (Ont.)

http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/article/1277074--doughty-touts-district-archive-project-for-south-muskoka

Picture of forgotten WWI vet tells a thousand words for historian

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/picture-of-forgotten-wwi-vet-tells-a-thousand-words-for-historian/article2296905/

Le personnel de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec vote pour la grève

http://www.sfpq.qc.ca/nouvelles/personnel-bibliotheque-archives-nationales-quebec-vote-174/

Afrique / Africa

Ghana - National Records At Risk

http://news.peacefmonline.com/social/201201/87707.php

Amériques / America

American Historical Associations Annual Meeting: Government Secrecy May Be a Relic From the Cold War and a Wave of the Future

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/us/government-secrecy-is-discussed-at-the-american-historical-associations-annual-meeting.html

NARA - Freedom of Information Act Portal Moving from Idea to Reality

http://blogs.archives.gov/foiablog/2012/01/09/foia-portal-moving-from-idea-to-reality/

IG report says naval history ‘in jeopardy’

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/01/navy-history-critical-inspector-general-report-010812w/

Alaska State Hires Archivist to Sort Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Lawsuit Files

http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3477&Itemid=2

New York - Unbinding the Atlas: Working with Digital Maps

http://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/01/10/unbinding-atlas-working-digital-maps

NASA Inquiry Stops Apollo 13 Notebook Sale

http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-inquiry-stops-apollo-13-notebook-sale-120106.html

The King Center Imaging Project Goes Live on Monday, Thousands of Never-Before-Seen Images Will Be Available Online

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120112006241/en/CORRECTING-REPLACING-King-Center-Imaging-Project-Live

The Guggenheim Museum has digitized a ton of its out-of-print publications and is offering them free

http://imprint.printmag.com/typography/guggenheim-offers-free-books/

'Speed archivists' make quick work of organizing Philly area collections

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/32474

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

Diary of debauchery in colonial Australia

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/diary-of-debauchery-in-colonial-australia/story-e6frea83-1226238978924

Philippine - Freedom of info bill gets new look, new name

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/124735/freedom-of-info-bill-gets-new-look-new-name

Malaysia - National Archives Digitising Historical Materials

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=639418

Europe / Europa

Czech Republic - National Digital Library project under heavy fire

http://www.ceskapozice.cz/en/news/society/national-digital-library-project-under-heavy-fire

Letter penned by Beethoven uncovered in Germany

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16510767#TWEET59997

Hungary Makes Open Standards Default

http://epsiplatform.eu/content/hungary-makes-open-standards-default

Funding Dispute Threatens Bosnia's National Library

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnian-national-library-facing-closure

L'histoire du climat revisitée par les archives de Météo France

http://www.archimag.com/node/2177

Ireland - Could the secret archive in Boston end our peace?

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/could_the_secret_archive_in_boston_end_our_peace_1_3405275

Scotland’s Freedom of Information powers ‘falling behind in UK’

http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/politics/scotland_s_foi_powers_falling_behind_in_uk_1_2043290

Thatcher's Britain revealed in Mass Observation Archive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16530700

UK’s National Archive is to Digitise 165 Years Worth of British Telecom’s and its Predecessors’ Historical Documents

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/52118-digital-bonanza-for-telecoms-historians

UK National Archives - Closure of Your Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/659.htm

How are the UK largest museums investing in photography?

http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news-analysis/2132844/uk-largest-museums-investing-photography#ixzz1jCYThIEN 

'Jack the Ripper' manuscript to be published worldwide

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-16512152

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Egypt - Library chief requests investigation into smuggling of Mahfouz archives 

http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContentP/18/31043/Books/Library-chief-requests-investigation-into-smugglin.aspx

Emirates eGovernment urges government entities to enhance open data on their websites

http://bit.ly/w3nkK3

International

Writer's craft is now a ghost in the machine

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/writers-craft-is-now-a-ghost-in-the-machine-20120106-1po2l.html

The Importance of Metadata in Content Management

http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/the-importance-of-metadata-in-content-management-009746.php

M-DISC: 1,000 Year Permanent Storage Technology Receives Visionary Product Award

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/m-disc-1000-year-permanent-storage-technology-receives-visionary-product-award-2012-01-09