Vol. 5, no. 38

Ressources / Resources

De l'État / From the State

UK National Archives - How to research and develop signatures for file format identification

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/pronom-file-signature-research.pdf

UK - Social media guidance for civil servants

http://www.scribd.com/doc/94669649/Social-Media-Guidance

De la communauté / From the community

Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe Project - Report and analysis of the survey of Training Needs

http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/Report-and-analysis-on-the-training-needs-survey

IFLA - Strategic plans for 2012

http://www.ifla.org/en/news/strategic-plans-for-2012

England Arts Council - Measuring the economic benefits of arts and culture

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/browse-advice-and-guidance/measuring-economic-benefits-arts-culture

Publications

Library and Archives Canada - Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World, vol. 4, no. 3 (May 2012)

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/007001/f2/007001-120500-e.pdf

Book - Burdens of Proof: Cryptographic Culture and Evidence Law in the Age of Electronic Documents

http://bit.ly/MvE4aQ

Book - User Studies for Digital Library Development 

http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=7654

Book - Demystifying FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data

http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9781598844962

Book - Privacy: Management, Legal Issues and Security Aspects

https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28271

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

City of Toronto Archives Open Door

May 26, 2012, Toronto

Flyer: http://www.toronto.ca/archives/pdf/flyer-2012.pdf

Theatre Schedule: http://www.toronto.ca/archives/pdf/theatre-schedule-2012.pdf

Webinar - Metadata for Managing Scientific Research Data

August 22, 2012

http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/scientific_data/

Digital Resilience and Preservation (presentations available)

May 21 2012, London

http://www.dpconline.org/newsroom/latest-news/871-notes-and-presentations-from-digital-preservaton-and-digital-resilience-briefing-now-available 

Sur le web / On the web

Podcast - Prof. Carol Couture (BAnQ) : parcours d'un archiviste

http://soundcloud.com/infoclio-ch/prof-carol-couture-biblioth

Video - Communicating Personal Digital Archiving to the General Public

http://digitalpreservation.gov/multimedia/videos/pda2012_ashenfelder.html

Queen Victoria's Journals

http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/home.do

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Association des archivistes français - La situation des Archives au Canada

http://www.archivistes.org/Les-Archives-au-Canada

New director for Ontario Jewish Archives

http://www.cjnews.com/?q=node/90065

Ottawa - Un centre d'archives pour les Italo-Canadiens

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/actualites/ville-dottawa/201205/23/01-4527937-un-centre-darchives-pour-les-italo-canadiens.php

Edmonton artifacts, archives need more room: City official

http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/235920/edmonton-artifacts-archives-need-more-room-city-official/

Stampede seeks missing posters to complete collection

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/05/23/calgary-stampede-posters-missing.html

Rare 18th-century Bible acquired by York University archives

http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2012/05/22/rare-18th-century-bible-acquired-by-archives/

 

Simon Fraser University - Guides make cultural archives accessible

http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2012/guides-make-cultural-archives-accessible.html

Terrace and District (B.C.) Museum builds up digital photo collection

http://www.terracestandard.com/community/152547275.html

North Van Museum and Archives feels the pinch after federal funding cut

http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/news/153160155.html

Uncovered archives offer a peek into Port Perry (Ont.) High School's past

http://www.durhamregion.com/community/education/article/1358303--uncovered-archives-offer-a-peek-into-port-perry-high-school-s-past

Afrique / Africa

Malawi govt presses on archival registration of publications

http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/05/20/malawi-govt-presses-on-archival-registration-of-publications/

South Sudan's national archives are housed in a tent

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/us-southsudan-history-idUSBRE84N0OC20120524

Amériques / Americas

Brazil Freedom Of Information Law Passed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/brazil-freedom-of-information_n_1525131.html

Martinique - Les archives ouvrent leurs portes aux familles

http://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/actualite/societe/les-archives-ouvrent-leurs-portes-aux-familles-156552.php#2

Haïti/Archives nationales : La livraison d’extraits à l’étranger enfin une réalité

http://radiovision2000haiti.net/home/?p=15634

Obama intervenes to toughen government e-discovery rules

http://www.cpaglobal.com/newlegalreview/5228/obama_intervenes_to_toughen_go

Building a National Cooperative for Archival Standards

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/archive-watch-building-a-national-cooperative-for-archival-standards/36368

National Archives at San Francisco Opens Immigration Files and Dedicates Tom Lantos Research Center

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-119.html

The Library of Congress Announces Modeling Initiative

http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/news/modeling-052212.html

 

Presidential Libraries, Museums Are Dark Horses on Campus, Students Say

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/05/24/presidential-libraries-museums-are-dark-horses-on-campus-students-say

 

Smithsonian Institution - Web-enabling Archive Digital Content

http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/web-enabling-archive-digital-content

Bridges retiring as director of Alabama Archives

http://enewscourier.com/local/x1968167364/Bridges-retiring-as-director-of-Alabama-Archives

Activist seeks to archive black history

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/18/activist-seeks-to-archive-black-history/

Vietnam Project Archive receives national funding

http://news.msu.edu/story/vietnam-project-archive-receives-national-funding/

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

Indonesia - Jakarta’s film archive in dire condition

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/21/jakarta-s-film-archive-dire-condition.html

Sri Lanka - Guardian Angel of the National Archives

http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/05/22/fea02.asp

Shanghai - Archives given German's old city photos

http://english.eastday.com/e/120523/u1a6574405.html

Australia - Canberra's lost 'birth certificate' on show

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/act-news/canberras-lost-birth-certificate-on-show-20120523-1z4ac.html

New South Wales - State Records social media and recordkeeping survey results

http://futureproof.records.nsw.gov.au/state-records-social-media-and-recordkeeping-survey-results/

Europe / Europa

Russian library discovers hidden treasure

http://mhpbooks.com/russian-library-discovers-hidden-treasure/

An Interview with Giovanna Fossati, Film Archivist and Curator at EYE Film Institute Netherlands

http://www.movingimagearchivenews.org/an-interview-with-giovanna-fossati-film-archivist-and-curator/

Archive details children’s flight from Spanish war

http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/archive-details-childrens-flight-from-spanish-war/

France - 385.600 euros pour un brouillon du Petit Prince

http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/encheres/2012/05/17/03016-20120517ARTFIG00446-385600-euros-pour-un-brouillon-du-petit-prince.php

France - Conflit de travail aux Archives nationales

http://paris-ile-de-france.france3.fr/info/conflit-aux-archives-nationales-73997408.html

France - Les Archives nationales déménagement du Marais parisien à Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/les-archives-nationales-demenagement-du-marais-parisien-a-pierrefitte-sur-seine-22-05-2012-1463860_3.php

Scotland - National archives set for Aberdeen move

http://www.sconews.co.uk/latest-edition/18915/national-archives-set-for-aberdeen-move/

British Library explores UK landscape

http://www.thewhig.com/2012/05/17/british-library-explores-uk-landscape

Rare theatre archive captures London life stories

http://bit.ly/LwqYrH

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Egypt's National Library and Archives sees protest as chief pushed out

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/18/42024/Books/Egypts-National-Library-and-Archives-sees-protest-.aspx

Iraqi Foreign Minister on the Missing Kuwait Archives

http://www.docexblog.com/2012/05/iraqi-foreign-minister-on-missing.html

International

Advice for The New Archivist: Veterans In The Field Explain How To Survive

http://www.krauselabs.net/?p=1457

Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/05/digital-archivists-technological-custodians-of-human-history/

A Vision of the Role and Future of Web Archives

The Web Archive in Today’s World

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/a-vision-of-the-role-and-future-of-web-archives-the-web-archive-in-todays-world/

Research Use

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/a-vision-of-the-role-and-future-of-web-archives-research-use/

Conclusions and the Role of Archives

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/a-vision-of-the-role-and-future-of-web-archives-conclusions-and-the-role-of-archives/

Everything you need to know about PDF/A-2

http://www.luratech.com/en/company/press/news-detail/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pdfa-2.html

Announcing a Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums Zotero Group

http://www.diglib.org/archives/3130/

 

W3C - Call for Participation in Web History Community Group

http://www.w3.org/community/blog/2012/05/24/call-for-participation-in-web-history-community-group/