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May 22, 2014May 2, 2021

Vol. 7, no. 38

Ressources / Resources

De l’État / From the State

British Columbia – Government Records Service Transitory Records Guide
http://www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/records_mgmt/guides/transitoryug.pdf

Archives New Zealand – Records Management Standard for the New Zealand Public Sector
http://archives.govt.nz/advice/guidance-and-standards/records-management-standard-new-zealand-public-sector
See also: http://livenews.co.nz/2014/05/16/new-records-management-standard-simplifies-recordkeeping/

National Library of New Zealand – Collection Use and Reuse Policy
http://natlib.govt.nz/about-us/strategy-and-policy/collection-use-and-reuse-policy
UK National Archives – Guidance on Cloud Storage and Digital Preservation (and five Case studies)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/digital-collections.htm#cloud-storage

Archives de France – Rapport Annuel 2013
http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/actus/quoi-de-neuf#rapport-annuel-des-archives-de-france

De la communauté / From the community

Open Letter – Fulfill the promise of the Innovation Union: European Libraries, Archives and Research Institutions Need Balanced Copyright Laws
http://www.ifla.org/node/8621

Coalition of Transparency Organizations – Model Federal Freedom of Information Act Regulations
http://www.modelfoiaregs.org/

Pew Internet – The Internet of Things will Thrive by 2025
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/05/14/internet-of-things/

Article – Conscripting Canada’s Past: the Harper Government and the Politics of Memory
http://www.cha-shc.ca/english/news/conscripting-canadas-past.htm

Article – La féminisation des professions de documentation et du patrimoine: les femmes archivistes (1906-1990)
http://alma.hypotheses.org/995

Publications

Archives and Manuscripts, vol. 42, no. 1 (2014)
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/raam20/42/1


D-Lib Magazine, vol. 20, no. 5-6 (May-June 2014)
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may14/05contents.html

Library Hi Tech, vol. 32, no. 2 (2014)
http://ow.ly/x9uyT

OCLC Research Quarterly, no. 12 (2014)
http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2014/05-20.html

Library and Archives Canada – Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World, vol. 4, no. 11 (May 2014)
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/services/government-information-resources/information-management/Documents/may-2014.pdf

Maple Ridge Historical Society (B.C.) Family History Newsletter (May 2014)
http://www.mapleridgemuseum.org/06_family/files/2014/FHG_May2014.pdf

Book – New Collecting: Exhibiting and Audiences after New Media Art

http://ow.ly/wmcpF

Book – From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=EriksenFrom 

Book – Treasures from the Royal Archives
http://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/books/treasures-from-the-royal-archives.html

Book – Historical Dictionary of Librarianship
http://rowman.com/ISBN/978-0-8108-7545-6


Book – The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2014 Edition
http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=473
Book – An American Odyssey: Photos from the Detroit Photographic Company, 1888-1924
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/photography/all/05772/facts.an_american_odyssey.htm
See also: http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/05/when-america-first-saw-itself-color/9098/


Book – Are Libraries Obsolete? an Argument for Relevance in the Digital Age
http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-7356-4
Livre – Vers la fin des librairies ?
http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/numerique/9782110097927-vers-la-fin-des-librairies


Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

Free Webinar – How do you Create a Master Archive Package (MAP) for the Preservation of Digital Archive Film? 
May 27, 2014
http://www.prestocentre.org/calendar/webinar-creation-master-archive-package-map
Massive Open Online Course – Digital Art & Culture
June 4-6, 2014
http://mooc.pdach.ch/index.php/Main_Page
Archives des savoirs: problèmes et enjeux
19-21 juin, 2014, Genève
http://www.unige.ch/rectorat/maison-histoire/Recherche/Archives-1/ProgrammeAdS2.pdf
Applying New Digital Methods to the Humanities
June 27, 2014, London
http://dhcrowdscribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bl3.pdf
1st International Workshop on Geospatial Linked Data 
September 1, 2014, Leipzig (Germany)
http://geold.geoknow.eu/
4th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World
September 4-6, 2014, Limerick (Ireland)
http://libereurope.eu/the-4th-international-symposium-on-information-management-in-a-changing-world/
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
September 8-12, 2014, London
http://www.dl2014.org/


Sur le web / On the web

Video – The Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/videos/Pages/preservation.aspx


International Federation of Television Archives – Private and Public Movie Archives: Preservation and Valorization (Video)
http://fiatifta.org/vote-archive-achievement-awards-2014/private-and-public-movie-archives-preservation-and-valorization-shortlisted/

British Library – Discovering Literature: Romantics and Victorians
http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians
See also: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/15/british-library-launches-discovering-literature-website

British Library – Crowdsourcing Comic Art
http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital-scholarship/2014/05/crowdsourcing-comic-art.html

Video – Information+Visualization: Ambiguous Interfaces
http://vimeo.com/96062027


Creative Commons – Launch of the Open Policy Network
http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/42736

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Canada Seeks Input on Open Government
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=848169

Thousands of pages of parliamentary records set to go public
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/thousands-of-pages-of-parliamentary-records-set-to-go-public-1.2645032


Residential school survivors fear testimony could be made public
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/residential-school-survivors-fear-testimony-could-be-made-public-1.2644349


For Canada’s Spies, your Data is Just a Phone Call Away
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/canadian-spies-can-look-at-your-user-data-consequence-free

The first case to cite a law blog for legal analysis in Canada
http://canliiconnects.org/en/commentaries/27118

Library and Archives Canada turns ten
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2014/lac-turns-ten-today.aspx


Looking Back at Royal Tours at the Nova Scotia Archives
http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20140516006

Informatisation de la justice: le Québec court vers la catastrophe
http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2014/05/20140514-153952.html


BAnQ Saguenay dévoile des fonds de cartes, plans et dessins architecturaux sur la toile
http://blogues.banq.qc.ca/instantanes/2014/05/15/banq-saguenay-devoile-des-fonds-de-cartes-plans-et-dessins-architecturaux-sur-la-toile/

BAnQ – La Grande Bibliothèque atteint les 25 millions de visiteurs
http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/201405/16/01-4767366-la-grande-bibliotheque-atteint-les-25-millions-de-visiteurs.php

Library maps out Toronto’s literary neighbourhoods
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/library-maps-out-toronto-s-literary-neighbourhoods-1.2644220

Québec – Une notaire qui divulgue ce qui permet l’utilisation de sa signature numérique commet une faute déontologique
http://www.it-can.ca/2014/05/15/une-notaire-qui-divulgue-ce-qui-permet-lutilisation-de-sa-signature-numerique-commet-une-faute-deontologique/


Don d’archives – Renseignements personnels des citoyens: Houda-Pepin se défend
http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/politiqueprovinciale/archives/2014/05/20140516-125833.html

Placentia Area Historical Society (Newfoundland) – Basque Will Event held
http://www.placentiahistory.ca/index.php/news/94-basque-will-event-held
Photos: http://www.placentiahistory.ca/index.php/photo-gallery/basque-will-event


Calgary – Keeping living history afloat: running Heritage Park an enjoyable, challenging task
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=6459d771-cc17-4dca-93d3-f93092813018&p=1

New Westminster (B.C.) looking for wartime memories for unveiling of ‘Wait for Me Daddy’ memorial
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Westminster+looking+wartime+memories+unveiling+Wait+Daddy/9846774/story.html

Coquitlam (B.C.) moves ahead with city archives
http://www.thenownews.com/community/coquitlam-moves-ahead-with-city-archives-1.1063457

Victoria – Collector starts own label to help preserve rare recordings
http://www.timescolonist.com/collector-starts-own-label-to-help-preserve-rare-recordings-1.1068823


Association des archivistes du Québec – Twitter: Archiver les médias sociaux (Partie 3)
http://archivistesqc.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/twitter-archiver-les-medias-sociaux-partie-3/

The Provincial Archive (music band) announce UK tour
http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/the-provincial-archive-announce-uk-tour-140

Afrique / Africa
Mali – UNESCO and European Union undertake to reconstruct the cultural heritage of Timbuktu
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_and_european_union_undertake_to_reconstruct_the_cultural_heritage_of_timbuktu/back/9597/

Tunisie – Mohamed Rouissi : des cadres du ministère de l’Intérieur ont détruit des archives
http://www.tunisienumerique.com/tunisie-mohamed-rouissi-des-cadres-du-ministere-de-linterieur-ont-detruit-des-archives/222773

Maroc – Comment l’Etat gère les archives des notaires
http://www.lavieeco.com/news/economie/comment-l-etat-gere-les-archives-des-notaires-29524.html

Amériques / Americas

Brazil – Magnificent 19th-Century Library Shelves 350,000 Books
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/real-gabinete-portugues-de-leitura


NARA’s Cartographic Division holdings include approximately 125,000 Railroad Valuation Maps
http://preservearchives.tumblr.com/post/85716225005/naras-cartographic-division-holdings-include

Alaska – Anchorage’s federal archives facility to close next month
http://www.adn.com/2014/05/19/3476695/anchorages-federal-archives-facility.html?sp=/99/188/


NARA – Digitization of Alaska Records
http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=9237


CIA wins secrecy for Bay of Pigs history
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/05/cia-wins-secrecy-for-bay-of-pigs-history-188866.html


Rare footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt walking found in Pennsykvania archives
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Rare-footage-of-FDR-walking-found-in-PA-archives.html

1939 letter found, plea to Franklin D. Roosevelt to save Jewish kids
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/1939-letter-found-plea-to-fdr-to-save-jewish-kids/
Should Irish college have kept Jackie Kennedy’s letters private?
http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/Should-All-Hallows-College-have-kept-Jackie-Kennedys-letters-private.html


NBC News launches legal bid to obtain Boston College interview tapes
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/21/boston-college-project-tapes-nbc-legal-challenge-northern-ireland


Boston College reflects on missteps in Northern Ireland project
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/05/17/controversial-project-stumbles-end-reflects-where-things-went-wrong/Pp7b9cT3CDZ0Ltb3uuUPPI/story.html

Interview: State Library of Louisiana
http://blog.imls.gov/?p=4851

Meet the Man who Preserved Decades of NBA History
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/meet-the-man-who-preserved-decades-of-nba-history/


Metropolitan Museum Initiative Provides Free Access to 400,000 Digital Images
http://metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/news/2014/oasc-access


Detroit Creditors Not Allowed to Remove Art, Judge Rules
http://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2014/05/15/3144-detroit-creditors-not-allowed-to-remove-art-judge-rules

Pat Conroy manuscripts being archived at University of South Carolina
http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/16/3450317/apnewsbreak-pat-conroy-manuscripts.html

University of California, Berkeley – An online archive sheds light on WWII Japanese-American internment
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/05/19/an-online-archive-sheds-light-on-wwii-japanese-american-internment/


University of Missouri professor leads students on trip to help with Mandela archive
http://www.columbiatribune.com/import/professor-leads-students-to-africamu-professor-leads-students-on-trip/article_cfdd3c8a-dd82-11e3-a6f5-10604b9f7e7c.html

University of Southern California Digital Repository shapes the future of archiving
http://news.usc.edu/63015/usc-digital-repository-shapes-the-future-of-archiving/


The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/05/the-maryland-institute-for-technology-in-the-humanities/
Smithsonian acquires archives of Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert
http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/05/smithsonian-acquires-archives-mr-wizard-don-herbert/


Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific

Australia – Merging cultural institutions would be disastrous, say former directors
http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/merging-cultural-institutions-would-be-disastrous-say-former-directors-20140512-zra08.html
Ask a librarian: connecting Wikimedians with the National Library of Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2014-05-14/News_and_notes
State Library of New South Wales creating the largest collection of digitised newspapers in Australia
http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/media/enclosures/Media%20Release%20Newspaper%20Digitisation%20150514.pdf
New Zealand – Musical treasures in disc collection
http://www.voxy.co.nz/entertainment/musical-treasures-disc-collection/5/190726
Taiwan – Taipei antique expert finds treasure amid junk
http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=217618&ctNode=445
China’s cultural relics preservation goes digital
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-05/15/c_133336293.htm
La Corée du Sud à la recherche des archives de la division iner-coréenne
http://www.archimag.com/archives-patrimoine/2014/05/15/la-coree-du-sud-la-recherche-des-archives-de-la-division-inter

Europe / Europa

Visit of José Manuel Barroso to the Historical Archives of the European Union
http://www.eui.eu/Research/HistoricalArchivesOfEU/News/2014/05-12-VisitofJoseManuelBarroso.aspx
Ukrainian authorities seek access to ex-prosecutor Pshonka’s archives
http://rapsinews.com/news/20140520/271361933.html
Norway to open war treason archives
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/05/15/norway-to-open-war-treason-archives/
Files Uncovered: Nazi Veterans Created Illegal Army
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wehrmacht-veterans-created-a-secret-army-in-west-germany-a-969015.html
Réouverture de la bibliothèque emblématique de Sarajevo
http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/livres/408207/reouverture-de-la-bibliotheque-emblematique-de-sarajevo
Malta – National Archives and University sign collaboration agreement
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-05-19/news/national-archives-and-university-sign-collaboration-agreement-5070946312/
Gibraltar’s History Goes Digital
http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=33984
Rachmaninov manuscript sells for £1.2m
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27486521
Back in the USSR: my life as a ‘spy’ in the archives
http://theconversation.com/back-in-the-ussr-my-life-as-a-spy-in-the-archives-26303
France – Le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication s’engage en faveur des licences ouvertes
http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Le-ministere-de-la-Culture-et-de-la-Communication-s-engage-en-faveur-des-licences-ouvertes
France – Fermeture des archives de Fontainebleau : une mission pour gérer la crise
http://www.rfgenealogie.com/s-informer/infos/archives/fermeture-de-fontainebleau-une-mission-pour-gerer-la-crise
National Library of Wales management ‘no confidence’ threat
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-27473976
Royal Archive documents revealed at Windsor Castle
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27426863
Buckingham Palace title deed from 1763 on display at Windsor Castle
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4526727-buckingham-palace-title-deed-from-1763-on-display-at-windsor-castle/
UK reacts to Google ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27499601
Now ministers try to censor news archives by making website remove stories about criminal past of people facing trial
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2632219/Now-ministers-try-censor-news-archives-making-website-remove-stories-criminal-past-people-facing-trial.html
UK National Archives – Digital by default
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/digital-default/
UK National Archives – Managing information: are you game?
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/information-management-gamification/
The Foreign and Commonwealth ‘Special Collection’ Archives in pictures
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2014/may/20/the-foreign-and-commonwealth-special-collection-archives-in-pictures
Chatham House Archives published online
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/chatham-house-archives-published-online/2013444.article
John Lennon Sketches, Poems Go on Sale at Sotheby’s Auction
http://www.newsweek.com/paperback-doodler-251305
Digitising the Wellcome Library’s Medieval Manuscripts
http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2014/05/digitising-the-librarys-medieval-manuscripts/
Aberdeen City – Archives of historical significance to go on show
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_archives_150514.asp
All honour to you: the forgotten letters sent from occupied France
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27340358
First world war diaries reveal ‘sports’ played in the trenches
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/first-world-war-diaries-sports-trenches-national-archive
War poets’ comrade rare photos found
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-27443963
Moyen-Orient / Middle East

Iraq Embassy – Statement on Extension of Iraqi Jewish Archive Exhibit
http://www.iraqiembassy.us/article/statement-on-extension-of-iraqi-jewish-archive-exhibit
Project Showcase: Israel State Archives publication on 1979 Egypt/Israel peace treaty
http://publichistorycommons.org/israel-state-archives-1979-peace-treaty/
International

Comparing Formats for Still Image Digitizing: Part Two
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/05/comparing-formats-for-still-image-digitizing-part-two/

Is there a (digital) afterlife for your AV Collection?
http://www.prestocentre.org/blog/there-digital-afterlife-your-av-collection


Forget ‘the Cloud’; ‘the Fog’ Is Tech’s Future
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304908304579566662320279406

Comité International de la Croix-Rouge : rencontre avec Marie Mériaux Alleman (archiviste)
http://campus.hesge.ch/partageid/cicr-rencontre-avec-marie-meriaux/

World War I in Photos: Animals at War
http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwianimals/

Second world war in Google Street View
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/may/20/second-world-war-google-street-view-nazis-paris-london-blitz

How Games can Help with the Burden of Digitizing Archived Material
http://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/2014/05/editors-choice-readers-save-legacy-library-content-by-crowdsourcing-metadata-games/


Writers’ notebooks: a junkyard of the mind
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27468949
What is Information Management?
http://futureproof.records.nsw.gov.au/what-is-information-management/

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