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
France – Décret du 19 décembre 2011 relatif au dépôt légal de l’Internet
De la communauté / From the community
OCLC – Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums: Part 2: Survey Analysis
IFLA – Revisionism and Professional Ethics II
Publications
Ngā Tapuwae: newsletter of Archives New Zealand (December 2011)
Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter (December 2011)
IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts Newsletter (January 2012)
Journal of Library Metadata, vol. 11, no. 3-4, July-December 2011 (Special Issue on Contextual Metadata)
Book – User Studies for Digital Library Development
Book – Complex Copyright: Mapping the Information Ecosystem
Conférences et événements / Conferences and events
DLM Forum Triennal Conference (presentations available)
12-14 December 2011, Brussels
Sur le web / On the web
U.S. – Petition to the Obama Administration – Start A National Effort To Digitize All Public Government Info
Top Ten Stories of the Year – The Archives Year in Review
New Wiki for DROID Consultation
Video – Save Library and Archives Canada – Student View
Video – Dr Sada Mire on digital preservation of Somali heritage
Nouvelles du monde / News from the world
Canada
Normand Charbonneau est nommé conservateur et directeur général des archives de BAnQ
Newfoundland Provincial archives shed light on seasonal traditions from the past
How open data is leading the way to Project Calgary
Lanark Archives (Ont.) drawing researchers from far and wide
Derek Hayes has a passion for mapping our history
Afrique / Africa
Kenya – State unveils system that will manage public records
Amériques / America
Cuban Archive Works on Preservation of Colonial Notary Records
Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 2: Audio and Video Collections
U.S. Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative – An Overview
Obama Administration Memorandum Creates New Opportunities For Records Management SMBs
Boston College Must Release IRA Oral-History Records, but Court Will Review Them First
Digital Data on Patients Raises Risk of Breaches
Indian Records Repository in Kansas Preserves Indian Records
Vogue launches online archive of every American issue in its 119-year history
Film archive craves Texas history films
The Struggle For The Occupy Wall Street Archives
Widener University scholars enhancing sex archive
Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong – Exhibition of archival holdings on Kai Tak Airport
New Zealand – DigitalNZ’s Mighty Big 2011
India – Delhi to digitise archives
Indonesia – Lacking Archivist, City Lost at Court
Australia – Archives’ new boss finds role perfect fit
Europe / Europa
EU – Public sector needs to improve quality of information, warns Eurim
NATO files on the Martial Law handed over to Poland
Spain – A New Andalucian Law for Records and Archives
National Library of Sweden – No deal with OCLC
Opening Government Data in Bulgaria
Innovation dans le processus de versement aux Archives fédérales suisses
Italian Parliamentary Linked Data
Ireland – National Library gets visitor boost from its online activity
Seamus Heaney papers bound for National Library of Ireland
Scotland – Archive body starts debate on smiling for photographs
UK – Unusual discoveries in the National Archives
Jane Austen family books made digital for first time
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
Blue Shield 2nd Statement on Egypt
Turkey ready to open its archives
Georgian manuscripts center director visits Iran National Library and Archives
Iran – As oral history: interviews with dignitaries, historical figures
International
Digital Formats, part 1: Lots of ‘Em and More to Come
Mapping Profits: Cartography and Fine Art Investment
How Smartphones Are Changing Photography: The Numbers Are In