Vol. 5, no. 17

Ressources / Resources

De la communauté / From the community

Article - Predicting Searcher Frustration

http://ciir-publications.cs.umass.edu/pub/web/getpdf.php?id=918

Publications

Association of Research Libraries SPEC kit - Reconfiguring Service Delivery

http://www.arl.org/news/pr/spec327-27dec11.shtml

Book - Academic Archives: Managing the Next Generation of College and University Archives, Records, and Special Collections

http://www.neal-schuman.com/acarch

Book - Sometimes You Have to Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and Queer Activism in the 21st Century

http://litwinbooks.com/feminist-activism.php

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

Free IFLA Webinar - New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations

17 January 2012

http://bit.ly/rDQAnp

Sur le web / On the web

NARA - Citizen Archivist Dashboard

http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/?p=3877

Video - Tour of the Louisiana State Archives 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1QycXD_sMY

Video - A Brief Look at the Apple Collection, Part of the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apple-archives-document-company-history/2011/12/29/gIQAdbTHOP_video.html

ActuaLitté ouvre une bibliothèque pour tous sur Internet

http://www.les-infostrateges.com/actu/11121341/actualitte-ouvre-une-bibliotheque-pour-tous-sur-internet

Outils / Tools

Emulation Framework version 1.1.0

http://emuframework.sourceforge.net/

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Opening the vault - Legal Archives Society of Alberta

http://archivesalberta.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/opening-the-vault-lasa/

Christmas photographs from the Toronto Archives

http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/12/christmas_photographs_from_the_toronto_archives/

4 millions $ pour une bibliothèque et un centre d'archives flambants neufs à Nicolet

http://www.lecourriersud.com/Culture/2011-12-27/article-2844815/4-millions-$-pour-une-bibliotheque-et-un-centre-darchives-flambants-neufs-a-Nicolet/1

Amériques / America

Haïti - Port-au-Prince : Restauration des archives du Palais de Justice

http://minustah.org/?p=33413

US Lobbying Against New European Privacy Law

https://epic.org/2011/12/us-lobbying-against-new-europe.html

Library of Congress - 25 Films Selected to the 2011 National Film Registry

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-240.html

Legislation prompts Wyoming public records debate

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/legislation-prompts-wyoming-public-records-debate/article_2ce7d4aa-b08a-5e15-a031-33b0009ea69e.html

New Online Photo Collection Provides Glimpses into Delaware’s Past

http://news.delaware.gov/2011/12/28/new-online-photo-collection-provides-glimpses-into-delaware%E2%80%99s-past/

The $4.5 million photo album

http://www.startribune.com/local/136240423.html

Woody Guthrie archive to land in his native Oklahoma, focusing on artistry instead of politics

http://wapo.st/sr6y3P

Alexander Gardner: The mysteries of the Civil War’s photographic giant

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/alexander-gardner-the-mysteries-of-the-civil-wars-photographic-giant/2011/12/12/gIQAptHhDP_story.html

Occupy Wall Street becomes highly collectible

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbfVQt-AOp1S6Tg-AmxIpFFP1OyA?docId=825b5fbe5da14101a08564af24ac8b2e

Private Owner of George Washington's Letter to Jews Wants to be Left Alone

http://forward.com/articles/148406/#ixzz1hlj5UoP2

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

India - Archives Department takes up digitisation of Padmanabhaswamy temple records

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2746895.ece

India - The digital picture: from reel to HD

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article2747724.ece?homepage=true

Europe / Europa

Netherlands - The National Library and the National Archives will be integrated into one organization

http://www.kb.nl/nieuws/2011/kbna-en.html

A human touch for ancient manuscripts in Italy

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iF6HlPwhYBpl8t8a7bCWGOktXPOg?docId=CNG.51879d3f2d1c38176a2bd02ade0f759e.1e1

Germany - Reconciliation is the goal, says Stasi Archives' Commissioner

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15635205,00.html

Vatican throws light on history as it opens secret archives

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Vatican+throws+light+history+opens+secret+archives/5912349/story.html

Vatican Uses NASA Technology to Preserve Ancient Tomes

http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/vatican-library-digital-star-scanning-2434/

France - Saint-Etienne : la Poste et les archives de l'Armée affectées par l'incendie géant

http://www.leparisien.fr/lyon-69000/saint-etienne-la-poste-et-les-archives-de-l-armee-affectees-par-l-incendie-geant-25-12-2011-1783428.php

Secret files from Northern Ireland’s Troubles launched online

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Secret-files-from-Northern-Irelands-Troubles-launched-online-136181583.html

Osama hunt software to create Northern Ireland Troubles database

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/osama-hunt-software-to-create-northern-ireland-troubles-database-16096067.html

Ireland - RTÉ to open archives to celebrate 50th anniversary

http://www.thejournal.ie/rte-to-open-archives-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-314776-Dec2011/

Ireland - Dear Santa Letter sent 100 years ago found up chimney

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/1221/1224309341785.html

Scotland - Festive historic shopping archive set to go online

http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/12/23/picture-special-festive-historic-shopping-archive-set-to-go-online/

UK - Freedom of information access to ministers' emails to be scrutinised

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/28/freedom-information-access-ministers-emails

Freedom of Information requests cost councils £31million

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/23/freedom-of-information-requests-cost-councils-31billion-115875-23655059/

Stasi files row as Britain refuses to return documents to Germany

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/28/stasi-files-row-britain-germany

UK - Hockey archives museum launched

http://www.pushhockey.co.uk/club/hockey-archives-museum-launched

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Zein Abdel-Hadi appointed head of the Egyptian Library and Archives

http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContentP/18/30072/Books/Zein-AbdelHadi-appointed-head-of-the-Egyptian-Libr.aspx

Rare Books Staff From American University of Cairo Help Restore Burned Institut d’Égypte Documents

http://www.aucegypt.edu/newsatauc/Pages/story.aspx?eid=785

Registration of Iran-Georgia joint cultural works highlighted

http://www.ibna.ir/vdccepqse2bqi18.-ya2.html

Turkey - The unusual hobby of a tomb photographer

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-266651-the-unusual-hobby-of-a-tomb-photographer.html

Oman - Minister to approve tools for documents management

http://main.omanobserver.om/node/77058

Algérie - Le ministre de la Justice inaugure le premier centre régional des archives

http://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/belaiz-inaugure-le-premier-centre-regional-des-archives-bechar-168834

International

The year in mobile apps: Where we’ve been, where we’re going

http://gigaom.com/2011/12/25/the-year-in-mobile-apps-where-weve-been-where-were-going/

Today’s digital documents are tomorrow’s dinosaurs: replacing paper records contains as much peril as promise

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/22/todays-digital-documents-are-tomorrows-dinosaurs/

As Web sites come and go, so too could the information you entrust them with

http://wapo.st/vjQqgG