Vol. 5, no. 22

Ressources / Resources

De l'État / From the State

Archives New Zealand - Rendering Matters: report on the results of research into digital object rendering

http://archives.govt.nz/rendering-matters-report-results-research-digital-object-rendering

UK Information Commissioner - Guide to Freedom of Information

http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/latest_news/2012/guide-to-foi-freedom-of-information-30012012.aspx

European Commission - Online survey on scientific information in the digital age

http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/survey-on-scientific-information-digital-age_en.pdf

U.S. National Information Standards Organization - Making Good on the Promise of Electronic Resources Management

http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/7946/Making_Good_on_the_Promise_of_ERM.pdf

De la communauté / From the community

Association of Research Libraries - Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/codefairuse/code/index.shtml

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - New Resource Description Framework (RDF) Drafts

http://www.w3.org/blog/SW/2012/01/31/new-rdfa-drafts-published/

Article - Who Gives A Tweet? Evaluating Microblog Content Value

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pandre/pubs/whogivesatweet-cscw2012.pdf

Publications

Journal of Documentation, vol. 68, no. 1 (2012)

http://bit.ly/vZSDor

Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 38, no. 3 (February/March 2012)

http://asist.org/Bulletin/Feb-12/Bulletin_FebMar12_Final.pdf

UK National Archives - Archive Sector Update (Winter 2012)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/669.htm

Broadsheet: the Scottish Council on Archives newsletter, no. 11 (January/February 2012)

http://www.scoarch.org.uk/filegrab/documents/275e788b626eaedbfcc4d67de2bf3919/broadsheet-the-sca-newsletter-issue-11-.pdf

Book - Enterprise Content Management and the Electronic Health Record (ARMA)

http://bit.ly/xxjr2A

Livre - Vu, lu, su: les architectes de l'information face à l'oligopole du Web

http://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/catalogue/index-Vu__lu__su-9782707171351.html

Extract (in English) from the introduction: http://blogues.ebsi.umontreal.ca/jms/index.php/post/2012/01/23/A-documentary-approach-of-the-Web  

Book - Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the popular perceptions of librarians

http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=2532&ChandosTitle=1

Sur le web / On the web

NARA Video Short Documents 1297 Magna Carta Encasement Project

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-63.html

Suisse - Lancement de Loitransparence.ch

http://www.cominmag.ch/transparenc/

Slidecast - Of Cataloging & Context : metadata and metadata experts on the Linked Data Web

http://www.slideshare.net/charper/of-cataloging-context

Outils / Tools

Library of Congress - There are More Tools for Digital Curation Than You Might Think

http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/02/there-are-more-tools-for-digital-curation-than-you-might-think/

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Library And Archives Canada begins implementation of new approach to service delivery

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-560-e.html

Prime Minister Louis Stephen St-Laurent Flickr Image Set is Now Available

http://thediscoverblog.com/2012/02/02/prime-minister-louis-stephen-st-laurent-flickr-image-set-is-now-available/

Rare list of Prince Edward Island Acadians intrigues New Brunswick researchers

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/01/31/nb-acadian-list-pei.html

Montreal - Jewish Public Library’s Yiddish audio collection to go digital

http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?q=node/89251

Vancouver - Black History Month: What’s in the Archives?

http://www.vancouverarchives.ca/2012/02/black-history-month-whats-in-the-archives/

Toronto - Exhibit playfully investigates lesbian content in Canadian gay archives

http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Lez_Con-11458.aspx

Ottawa - Help shape the city's archives plan with online questionnaire

http://bit.ly/w8Ncir

New Westminster Museum and Archives (BC) - Images of the past find new life

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/news/Images+past+find+life/6060656/story.html

Archival home wanted for material on 1918 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Canada

http://www.cshm-schm.ca/2012/01/27/archival-home-wanted-for-material-on-1918-spanish-influenza-epidemic-in-canada/

Afrique / Africa

Les Burundais réclament le rapatriement de leurs archives emportés par les Européens

http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2012/1/26/afrique-centrale-195399.asp

Ghana - Government to commence implementation of Open Data Initiative

http://vibeghana.com/2012/01/27/government-to-commence-implementation-of-open-data-initiative/

Amériques / America

U.S. Agencies are Likely to Miss 2013 Declassification Deadline

http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/01/miss_deadline.html

National Archives Accessions Newly Discovered Post-JFK Assassination Tape Recording

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2012/nr12-60.html

Presidential historian expected to plead guilty

http://online.wsj.com/article/APc6166d4abce34dd9b6d935e87802739f.html

Library of Congress and French Archive INA Exchange Cinema and TV Treasures

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-024.html

From the Rwandan genocide to the Guatemalan police, University of Texas libraries are digitally securing fragile records for research, advocacy around the world

http://www.utexas.edu/features/2012/01/30/preserving_human_rights/

Restored Edison Records Revive Giants of 19th-Century Germany

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/bismarcks-voice-among-restored-edison-recordings.html

 

Documenting Discovery: NASA, archivists work to record space shuttles' history

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-013012a.html

 

Folklorist’s Global Jukebox Goes Digital

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/arts/music/the-alan-lomax-collection-from-the-american-folklife-center.html

Procter & Gamble archivist sees it all

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20120128/BIZ/301280022/

In Tchaikovsky's bible, an archivist finds a door to New York's distant past

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2012/01/5168833/tchaikovskys-bible-archivist-finds-door-new-yorks-distant-past

Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific

Japan - Lack of govt records highlights solidarity gaps

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120128003557.htm

Philippines - Metropolitan Museum of Manila exhibits 19th-century documents, maps and paintings on Ilocos

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/32869/met-exhibits-19th-century-documents-maps-and-paintings-on-ilocos

Europe / Europa

Former Russian Archive Official Says Wallenberg File Exists

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/former-russian-archive-official-says-wallenberg-file-exists/451987.html

Germany - Computer re-pieces destroyed Stasi files

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Computer-re-pieces-destroyed-Stasi-files-20120127

Catalogue of Azerbaijani manuscripts to be created in Vatican archives

http://en.trend.az/news/society/1984897.html

Political Dismissal of the Director of the National Library of Serbia

http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/political-dismissal-of-the-director-of-the-national-library-of-serbia

France - Images d'archives : ce qu'elles nous racontent

http://www.telerama.fr/idees/images-d-archives-ce-qu-elles-nous-racontent,77339.php

Experts begin work on ‘alternative’ national archive of Ireland (Irish Franciscan archive)

http://lxoa.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/experts-begin-work-on-alternative-national-archive-of-ireland/

 

UK Court Says You Can Copyright The Basic Idea Of A Photograph

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120126/10515817552.shtml

Matthew Arnold archive dispute continues

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16796564

Archivists unearth treacle beer recipe

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9502899.Archivists_unearth_treacle_beer_recipe/

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Israel Broadcasting Authority gives public access to archival treasures

http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=255667

Israel - MP pushing for release of Auschwitz files

http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/62970/mp-pushing-release-auschwitz-%EF%AC%81les

Tunisie : Le distinguo d’Ali Laridh qui refuse d’ouvrir toutes les archives de la police politique 

http://www.africanmanager.com/137926.html

United Arab Emirates - ADACH establishes state-of-the-art facilities for protecting art, heritage

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=50394

International

Archiving Human Rights on the Web

http://blog.witness.org/2012/01/archiving-human-rights-on-the-web/

Digital Content Curation Is Career for Librarians 

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/02/opinion/backtalk/digital-content-curation-is-a-perfect-career-fit-for-librarians-backtalk/