Ressources / Resources
De l’État / From the State
Archives New Zealand – Rendering Matters: report on the results of research into digital object rendering
UK Information Commissioner – Guide to Freedom of Information
European Commission – Online survey on scientific information in the digital age
U.S. National Information Standards Organization – Making Good on the Promise of Electronic Resources Management
De la communauté / From the community
Association of Research Libraries – Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) – New Resource Description Framework (RDF) Drafts
Article – Who Gives A Tweet? Evaluating Microblog Content Value
Publications
Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 38, no. 3 (February/March 2012)
UK National Archives – Archive Sector Update (Winter 2012)
Broadsheet: the Scottish Council on Archives newsletter, no. 11 (January/February 2012)
Book – Enterprise Content Management and the Electronic Health Record (ARMA)
Livre – Vu, lu, su: les architectes de l’information face à l’oligopole du Web
Extract (in English) from the introduction: http://blogues.
Book – Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the popular perceptions of librarians
Sur le web / On the web
NARA Video Short Documents 1297 Magna Carta Encasement Project
Suisse – Lancement de Loitransparence.ch
Slidecast – Of Cataloging & Context : metadata and metadata experts on the Linked Data Web
Outils / Tools
Library of Congress – 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
Prime Minister Louis Stephen St-Laurent Flickr Image Set is Now Available
Rare list of Prince Edward Island Acadians intrigues New Brunswick researchers
Montreal – Jewish Public Library’s Yiddish audio collection to go digital
Vancouver – Black History Month: What’s in the Archives?
Toronto – Exhibit playfully investigates lesbian content in Canadian gay archives
Ottawa – Help shape the city’s archives plan with online questionnaire
New Westminster Museum and Archives (BC) – Images of the past find new life
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
Ghana – Government to commence implementation of Open Data Initiative
Amériques / America
U.S. Agencies are Likely to Miss 2013 Declassification Deadline
National Archives Accessions Newly Discovered Post-JFK Assassination Tape Recording
Presidential historian expected to plead guilty
Library of Congress and French Archive INA Exchange Cinema and TV Treasures
From the Rwandan genocide to the Guatemalan police, University of Texas libraries are digitally securing fragile records for research, advocacy around the world
Restored Edison Records Revive Giants of 19th-Century Germany
Documenting Discovery: NASA, archivists work to record space shuttles’ history
Folklorist’s Global Jukebox Goes Digital
Procter & Gamble archivist sees it all
In Tchaikovsky’s bible, an archivist finds a door to New York’s distant past
Asie-Pacifique/Asia-Pacific
Japan – Lack of govt records highlights solidarity gaps
Philippines – Metropolitan Museum of Manila exhibits 19th-century documents, maps and paintings on Ilocos
Europe / Europa
Former Russian Archive Official Says Wallenberg File Exists
Germany – Computer re-pieces destroyed Stasi files
Catalogue of Azerbaijani manuscripts to be created in Vatican archives
Political Dismissal of the Director of the National Library of Serbia
France – Images d’archives : ce qu’elles nous racontent
Experts begin work on ‘alternative’ national archive of Ireland (Irish Franciscan archive)
UK Court Says You Can Copyright The Basic Idea Of A Photograph
Matthew Arnold archive dispute continues
Archivists unearth treacle beer recipe
Moyen-Orient / Middle East
Israel Broadcasting Authority gives public access to archival treasures
Israel – MP pushing for release of Auschwitz files
Tunisie : Le distinguo d’Ali Laridh qui refuse d’ouvrir toutes les archives de la police politique
United Arab Emirates – ADACH establishes state-of-the-art facilities for protecting art, heritage
International
Archiving Human Rights on the Web
Digital Content Curation Is Career for Librarians