Vol. 5, no. 16

Ressources / Resources

De l'État / From the State

European Commission - National open access and preservation policies in Europe: analysis of a questionnaire to the European Research Area Committee

http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/open-access-report-2011_en.pdf

France - Décret du 19 décembre 2011 relatif au dépôt légal de l'Internet

http://bit.ly/uByJ64

De la communauté / From the community

OCLC - Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums: Part 2: Survey Analysis

http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-03.pdf

IFLA - Revisionism and Professional Ethics II

http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/revisionism-and-professional-ethics-ii

Publications

Ngā Tapuwae: newsletter of Archives New Zealand (December 2011)

http://archives.govt.nz/about/publications-media/nga-tapuwae-december-2011

Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter (December 2011)

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201112.pdf

IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts Newsletter (January 2012)

http://www.ifla.org/en/news/january-2012-issue-of-the-rare-books-and-manuscripts-section-newsletter-is-now-available

Journal of Library Metadata, vol. 11, no. 3-4, July-December 2011 (Special Issue on Contextual Metadata)

http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wjlm20/11/3-4

Book - User Studies for Digital Library Development

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

Book - Complex Copyright: Mapping the Information Ecosystem

http://bit.ly/vXqUcB

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

DLM Forum Triennal Conference (presentations available)

12-14 December 2011, Brussels

http://bit.ly/uBH9pB

Sur le web / On the web

U.S. - Petition to the Obama Administration - Start A National Effort To Digitize All Public Government Info

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/start-national-effort-digitize-all-public-government-info/15vthgVB

Top Ten Stories of the Year - The Archives Year in Review

http://archivesinfo.blogspot.com/2011/12/archives-year-in-review.html

New Wiki for DROID Consultation

http://www.dpconline.org/newsroom/latest-news/788-new-wiki-for-droid-consultation

Video - Save Library and Archives Canada - Student View

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0xRzX3eQ4

Video - Dr Sada Mire on digital preservation of Somali heritage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrwhWAnxvbY

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Normand Charbonneau est nommé conservateur et directeur général des archives de BAnQ

http://nouvelles.banq.qc.ca/archives/view.asp?ID=2325

Newfoundland Provincial archives shed light on seasonal traditions from the past

http://www.thenorwester.ca/News/2011-12-22/article-2844695/Provincial-archives-shed-light-on-seasonal-traditions-from-the-past/1

How open data is leading the way to Project Calgary

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2011/12/20/how-open-data-lead-the-way-to-project-calgary/

Lanark Archives (Ont.) drawing researchers from far and wide

http://www.emcperth.ca/20111215/news/Archives+drawing+researchers+from+far+and+wide

Derek Hayes has a passion for mapping our history

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2016900013_pacificphayesmaps18.html?cmpid=2628

Afrique / Africa

Kenya - State unveils system that will manage public records

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000048536&cid=14&

Amériques / America

Cuban Archive Works on Preservation of Colonial Notary Records

http://bit.ly/udxQok

Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 2: Audio and Video Collections

http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/archives-conservation-haiti-part-2-audio-and-video-collections

U.S. Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative – An Overview

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2011/12/federal-agencies-digitization-guidelines-initiative-%e2%80%93-an-overview/

Obama Administration Memorandum Creates New Opportunities For Records Management SMBs

http://www.gaebler.com/News/Small-Business-Startup/Obama-Administration-memorandum-creates-new-opportunities-for-records-management-SMBs-900000041.htm

Boston College Must Release IRA Oral-History Records, but Court Will Review Them First

http://chronicle.com/article/Boston-College-Must-Release/130119/

Digital Data on Patients Raises Risk of Breaches

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/technology/as-patient-records-are-digitized-data-breaches-are-on-the-rise.html

Indian Records Repository in Kansas Preserves Indian Records

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/12/22/indian-records-repository-in-kansas-preserves-indian-records-69089

Vogue launches online archive of every American issue in its 119-year history

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/dec/16/vogue-launches-online-archive-magazines

Film archive craves Texas history films

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/film-archive-craves-texas-history-films

The Struggle For The Occupy Wall Street Archives

http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/the-struggle-for-the-occupy-wall-street-archives

Widener University scholars enhancing sex archive

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/University+scholars+enhancing+archive/5898544/story.html

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong - Exhibition of archival holdings on Kai Tak Airport

http://7thspace.com/headlines/402312/exhibition_of_archival_holdings_on_kai_tak_airport.html

New Zealand - DigitalNZ's Mighty Big 2011

http://www.digitalnz.org/blog/digitalnzs-mighty-big-2011

India - Delhi to digitise archives

http://nvonews.com/2011/12/20/delhi-to-digitise-archives/

Indonesia - Lacking Archivist, City Lost at Court

http://bit.ly/vMVT52

Australia - Archives' new boss finds role perfect fit

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/archives-new-boss-finds-role-perfect-fit/2402417.aspx

Europe / Europa

EU - Public sector needs to improve quality of information, warns Eurim

http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/dec/19/eurim-report-data-sharing

NATO files on the Martial Law handed over to Poland

http://www.neurope.eu/article/nato-files-martial-law-handed-over-poland

Spain - A New Andalucian Law for Records and Archives

http://www.ica.org/?lid=12062

National Library of Sweden - No deal with OCLC

http://www.kb.se/english/about/news/No-deal-with-OCLC/

Opening Government Data in Bulgaria

http://blog.okfn.org/2011/12/16/opening-government-data-in-bulgaria/

Innovation dans le processus de versement aux Archives fédérales suisses

http://bit.ly/sxLVCs

Italian Parliamentary Linked Data

http://epsiplatform.eu/content/italian-parliamentary-linked-data

Ireland - National Library gets visitor boost from its online activity

http://www.thejournal.ie/national-library-gets-visitor-boost-from-its-online-activity-305218-Dec2011/

Seamus Heaney papers bound for National Library of Ireland 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16275858

Scotland - Archive body starts debate on smiling for photographs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16219211

UK - Unusual discoveries in the National Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/652.htm

Jane Austen family books made digital for first time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16251430

Scholar discovers 16th-century love poem written by an Englishwoman

http://earlymodernengland.com/2011/12/scholar-discovers-16th-century-love-poem-written-by-an-englishwoman/

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Library fire in Egypt clashes destroys 'irreplaceable' 200-year-old documents

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/17/world/africa/egypt-unrest/index.html

Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Egypt

http://www.ifla.org/en/news/blue-shield-2nd-statement-on-egypt

Turkey ready to open its archives

http://news.az/articles/turkey/51196

Georgian manuscripts center director visits Iran National Library and Archives

http://www.tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/93596-georgian-manuscripts-center-director-visits-inla-

Iran - As oral history: interviews with dignitaries, historical figures

http://www.ibna.ir/vdcdfo0f5yt0xn6.em2y.html

International

Digital Formats, part 1: Lots of ‘Em and More to Come

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2011/12/digital-formats-part-1-lots-of-em-and-more-to-come/

Mapping Profits: Cartography and Fine Art Investment

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45734591

How Smartphones Are Changing Photography: The Numbers Are In

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/12/smartphone-photography-2011/