Vol. 6, no. 43

Ressources / Resources

De l'État / From the State

Canadian Heritage Information Network - Digital Preservation Toolkit

http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/sgc-cms/nouvelles-news/anglais-english/?p=6410

Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia - Accountable Privacy Management in B.C.'s Public Sector

http://www.oipc.bc.ca/guidance-documents/1545

UK National Archives - Archive Service Accreditation Standard

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/853.htm

Bibliothèque nationale de France - Élections 2012 : bilan documentaire et organisationnel

http://www.bnf.fr/documents/dl_web_electoral_2012_bilan.pdf

U.S. Federal Agencies Audio Visual Digitization Working Group - Interstitial Error Study Report

http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/audio-visual/documents/Interstitial_Error_Report_2013-04-08.pdf

De la communauté / From the community

Afnor - NF Z 44-022: Modélisation des Échanges de Données pour l'Archivage (version ébauche pour commentaires)

http://www.enquetes-publiques.afnor.org/information-et-communication-numerique/pr-nf-z44-022.html

Wait! Don't Digitize and Discard! A White Paper on ALA Committee on Legislation Discussion

http://www.freegovinfo.info/system/files/FGI-white-paper-response-to-COL-discussion.pdf

Imaginary Fact: Contemporary South African Art and the Archive (Exhibition Catalogue)

http://www.imaginaryfact.co.za/downloads/Biennalecatalogue.pdf

Getty Institute - Effects of Light on Materials in Collections: Data on Photoflash and Related Sources (Now available as free PDF)

http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/effects_light.html

 

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - Linked Data Glossary

http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/NOTE-ld-glossary-20130627/

Publications

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, vol. 37, no. 2 (June 2013)

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/canadian_journal_of_information_and_library_science/toc/ils.37.2.html

Archival Connections: Newsletter of the Catholic Archivist Group, vol. 10, no. 2 (June 2013)

http://www.catholicarchivist.ca/downloads/newsletters/CAG-Newsletter-2013-June.pdf

Broadsheet: the Scottish Council on Archives Newsletter, no. 26 (2013)

http://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/broadsheet/issue26.pdf

Ph. D. Thesis - Virtual Reunification: Bits and Pieces Gathered Together to Represent the Whole

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/97878/ricpunz_1.pdf

Book - Oral Literature in the Digital Age: Archiving Orality and Connecting with Communities

http://tinyurl.com/nq8m7wq

Book - Conservation in the Nineteenth Century: Early Techniques in the Conservation of Cultural Objects

http://www.archetype.co.uk/publication-details.php?id=182

Book - Situated Testimonies: Dread and Enchantment in an Indonesian Literary Archive

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9022-9780824836832.aspx

Book - Craft Happy: Scrapbooking Your Memories

http://ow.ly/mf0Fd

Book - Marketing Library and Information Services II: A Global Outlook

http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/181805

Livre - La TV dévorée par le Web: d'une industrie de la mémoire à l'autre

http://www.institut-national-audiovisuel.fr/actualites/agenda/2013_06_evenements/sortie-du-livre-la-tv-devoree-par-le-web.html

Book - The Sweetsburg Archives

http://www.conundrumpress.com/forthcoming/the-sweetsburg-archives/

Book - Handbook of Academic Writing for Librarians

http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/7421

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

The Future of the Past: Digitisation of Rare and Special Materials

4-6 September 2013, Canterbury

http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/rare-books/events/pages/annual-conference.aspx

2013 Australian Society of Archivists National Conference

15-18 October 2013, Canberra

http://www.archivists.org.au/page/Learning_and_Publications/Conference/2013_Conference/

7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference

19-22 November 2013, Thessaloniki (Greece)

http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/

Forum des archivistes genevois: Les normes de description archivistique: un potentiel inconnu? (présentations disponibles)

17 juin 2013, Genève

http://www.forumdesarchivistes.ch/2013/06/24/les-normes-de-description-archivistique-un-potentiel-inconnu/

Webinar - Sustainability and Cost Models for Digital preservation (presentations available)

13 June, 2013

http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.org/index.php/aparsen/webinars/

Sur le web / On the web

Tepi’ketuek: the Mi’kmaq Archives

http://www.mikmawarchives.ca/

See also: http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2013-06-21/article-3286151/Mikmaq-website-archive-uses-present-technology-to-preserve-past/1

Margaret Fawcett Norrie Heritage Centre (Nova Scotia) New Website

http://www.tatamagoucheheritagecentre.ca/

Petition - The Honourable James Moore: Release the 1921 Census now

https://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/the-honourable-james-moore-release-the-1921-census-now

Petition - Keep Europe’s Culture Open to Everyone Online

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keep-europes-culture-open-to-everyone-online/

UK National Archives - UFO files App

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ufo-files-uk/id651506199

DROID 6.1.2 now available (now with Java 1.7 compatibility)

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/droid-list/4zJrroCNd8M

UK National Archives Competition - 'Files on film'

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/get-involved/files-on-film.htm

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

The Uncertain Future of Open Data in the Government of Canada

http://eaves.ca/2013/06/25/the-uncertain-future-of-open-data-in-the-government-of-canada/

Residential school photographs captured dark era

http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2013/06/20/residential-school-photographs-captured-dark-era/

Radio interview - War of 1812 memorabilia sold to Canada for $573K

http://www.cbc.ca/quebecam/2013/06/21/war-of-1812-memorabilia-sold-to-canada-for-573k/

The Heritage Heritage Minute and The Digital Library of Canada We Lost

http://librarian.newjackalmanac.ca/2013/06/the-heritage-heritage-minute-and.html

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Story Told Through Archives

http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2013/tcr/0621n09.htm

Registre des armes à feu: les données n'ont pas à être transférées à Québec

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/381725/registre-des-armes-a-feu-les-donnees-n-ont-pas-a-etre-transferees-a-quebec

Canadian Centre for Architecture welcomes archives donated by Chuck Hoberman and Shoei Yoh

http://www.canadianarchitect.com/news/cca-welcomes-archives-donated-by-chuck-hoberman-and-shoei-yoh/1002429859/

Autism activist Temple Grandin donates writings to Brock University archive

http://www.whatsonthorold.com/news/autism-activist-temple-grandin-donates-writings-brock-archive/6476

Residential schools archive at Algoma University among those to win Innovation awards

http://www.saultstar.com/2013/06/26/residential-schools-archive-at-algoma-u-among-those-to-win-innovation-awards

McGill’s medical library is closing, staff say

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/McGill+medical+library+closing+staff/8578304/story.html

B.C. - Sisters of St. Ann archives showcase a history of missions

http://www.bccatholic.ca/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2864-archives-showcase-a-history-of-missions

Kingston woman receives prestigious archival award

http://www.emckingston.ca/20130627/news/Local+woman+receives+prestigious+archival+award

Port Hope (Ont.) Archives is home to The Priestly Collection of Furby Papers

http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/2013/06/20/archives-is-home-to-the-priestly-collection-of-furby-papers

County reopens Stratford-Perth (Ont.) Archives debate

http://www.southwesternontario.ca/news/county-reopens-archives-debate/

Belleville archives (Ont.) find a new home in the downtown library

http://ow.ly/mqrV7

Afrique / Africa

The Liberation archives and human rights in South Africa

http://www.archivalplatform.org/blog/entry/the_liberation_archives_and_human_rights_in_south_africa/

Célébration des 100 ans des archives sénégalaises, à partir du 1er juillet

http://www.aps.sn/articles.php?id_article=114958

UNESCO supports freedom of information in Morocco

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unesco_supports_freedom_of_information_in_morocco/

Amériques / Americas

Haïti-Société : pour une gestion efficace des documents et des archives de l’État

http://www.hpnhaiti.com/site/index.php/societe/9773-haiti-societe-pour-une-gestion-efficace-des-documents-et-des-archives-de-letat

Archives départementales de la Martinique : archives orales et la mémoire vivante

http://journaldunarchiviste.fr/dossiers/les-services-darchives/archives-departementales-de-la-martinique-archives-orales-et-la-memoire-vivante/

Senator Falconer to Unveil UNESCO Memory of the World Plaques commemorating historical collections held by the Jamaica Archives 

http://www.jis.gov.jm/news/leads/34361

Library of Congress - Moving on Up: Web Archives Collection Has a New Presentation Home

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/06/moving-on-up-web-archives-collection-has-a-new-presentation-home/

National Archives Awards $2.97 Million in Grants for Documentary Editing and Archival Projects

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2013/nr13-111.html

How the Government Would Protect the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence During a Zombie Apocalypse

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/zombies-constitution-world-war-z-plan-declaration.html

National Archives will unveil Iraqi Jewish artifacts

http://ow.ly/mimIN

Dramatic change to NARA’s mission in new strategic plan?

http://www.archivesnext.com/?p=3524

Roosevelt’s Legacy, Burning Brightly: A Revamped Roosevelt Library and Museum

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/arts/design/a-revamped-roosevelt-library-and-museum.html

California - Who pays for all those public records?

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-public-records-20130621,0,5334967.story

New Hampshire deeds registry to charge online users 

http://vtdigger.org/2013/06/21/new-hampshire-deeds-registry-to-charge-online-users/

Prepped & Preserved at the Maryland Archives

http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/12878

Georgia State Archives Join University System

http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np103010.htm

Boston Marathon memorial to be removed, brought to city archives 

http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2013/06/23/boston-marathon-memorial-to-be-removed-brought-to-city-archives/

Voices for the Future: California Language Archive Documents Linguistic Heritage

http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/voices-the-future

Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Has Genuine Message

http://news.discovery.com/history/mysterious-manuscript-has-genuine-message-130625.htm

Old Aerial Photographs May Hold the Key to Solving the Amelia Earhart Mystery

http://petapixel.com/2013/06/23/old-aerial-photographs-may-hold-the-key-to-solving-the-amelia-earhart-mystery/

Star Trek creator to become part of space archive

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/20/5512291/star-trek-creator-to-become-part.html

Ray Bradbury book collection going to Waukegan library

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179846

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

Australian government shelves metadata collection plan

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/24/government-shelves-metadata-collection-plan

New Zealand film lab finds a new home at Archives New Zealand

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nz-film-lab-finds-new-home-archives-new-zealand/5/159749

Korea - National Archives shares records management expertise

http://ow.ly/mqs5A

Korean Film Archive Signs Collaboration Agreement With Shanghai Film Museum

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/korean-film-archive-signs-collaboration-572465

Nepal - Rare manuscripts "decaying" at National Archive

http://ow.ly/mirhT

Japan's National Archives to reach full capacity in 4 years

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130625/japans-national-archives-reach-full-capacity-4-years

UNESCO register adds Japan mission to archive

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/20/national/unesco-register-adds-japan-mission-to-archive/

Ancient Chinese documents win UNESCO documentary recognition

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/21/c_132475444.htm

Europe / Europa

Dutch court orders Anne Frank Foundation to give up Frank family archive to Swiss fund

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Dutch+court+orders+Anne+Frank+Foundation+give+Frank+family/8581047/story.html

German Court Dismisses Bid for Full Adolf Eichmann Files

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-court-dismisses-bid-full-eichmann-files-19506003

Complete Tolstoy archives to be put online

http://ruvr.co.uk/2013_06_20/Tolstoy-archives-online-Fyokla/

It is crime to leak archives and documents to neighboring state: Bulgarian historian

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n309250

Vatican acquires archive of pope's former archdiocesan TV station

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1302797.htm

France - Signature de la convention de partenariat entre les Archives nationales et Wikimedia

http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan/chan/signature-archives-nationales-wikimedia.html

France - Le dossier de Jean Moulin aux Archives nationales

http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/dossier-jean-moulin-aux-archives-nationales-70-ans-apres-arrestation-542994.html

France : Le PV de l’audition de Ben Bella vendu aux enchères par erreur

http://www.reflexiondz.net/France-Le-PV-de-l-audition-de-Ben-Bella-vendu-aux-encheres-par-erreur_a24288.html

U.K. system churns out more ‘metadata than National Security Agency’

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/uk-system-churns-out-more-metadata-than-nsa/article4841293.ece

British Library acquires W.H. Auden’s previously ‘lost’ journal

http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Press-Releases/British-Library-acquires-W-H-Auden-s-previously-lost-journal-644.aspx

'Staggering' digital folk music archive launched

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10134011/Staggering-digital-folk-music-archive-launched.html

Plater College archives donated to Jesuits

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=22835

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Historian Fahmy argues for easing access to Egyptian National Archives

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/18/74745/Books/Historian-Fahmy-argues-for-easing-access-to-Egypti.aspx

Iran-based St. Tadevos Armenian monastery archives to be released

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/163521/

UNESCO includes Yad Vashem database in register

http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/UNESCO-to-include-Yad-Vashem-database-in-world-register-317161

International

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance launches survey on the difficulties people have encountered in accessing Holocaust-related archival materials

http://www.ehri-project.eu/drupal/ihra-survey

Respect Des Bits: Archival Theory Encounters Digital Objects & Media

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/06/respect-des-bits-archival-theory-encounters-digital-objects-media/

An active approach to digital archives

http://phys.org/news/2013-06-approach-digital-archives.html

Google cataloging endangered languages

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/google-cataloging-endangered-languages/article4358882/

The mechanics of manage-in-place records management tools

http://thinkingrecords.co.uk/2013/06/25/the-mechanics-of-manage-in-place-records-management-tools/

 

Culture et patrimoine sont à la pointe du web sémantique

http://lecercle.lesechos.fr/entreprises-marches/high-tech-medias/internet/221174730/culture-et-patrimoine-sont-a-pointe-web-sema

 

Back to the future: Preserving the history of video games

http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/6/25/4452894/the-strong-preserving-the-history-of-video-games