Ressources / Resources
De l’État / From the State
UK National Archives – Archives Unlocked: Releasing the Potential
National Archives of the Netherlands – Images of the Past: Seven years of Images for the Future
Library of Congress – Understanding PREMIS (Revised Edition)
Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (France) – Bilan d’activité 2016
De la communauté / From the community
Archives Society of Alberta – Audiovisual Preservation Survey and Assessment Report
InterPARES Trust – Security Classification for International Organizations
SwissPeace – Archives against Genocide Denialism?
Society of American Archivists – Comments on HR-1695, Regarding the Register of Copyrights
U.S. Federal Documents in HathiTrust: a Collection Profile
OCLC – The Realities of Research Data Management: a Tour of the Research Data Management Service Space
Enssib – Comprendre les enjeux de la transition bibliographique
Article – Pupil of Daguerre: the Last Biography
Publications
The iJournal: Graduate Student Journal of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017)
Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, vol. 32, no. 1 (April 2017)
Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies, vol. 67, no. 1 (2017)
Journal of Documentation, vol. 73, no. 3 (2017)
Share: the Newsletter of the Australian National Data Service, no. 28 (March 2017)
Friends of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto) Archives Newsletter, vol. 25, no. 1 (Spring 2017)
City of Richmond (B.C.) Archives News, vol. 22, no. 1 (Spring 2017)
The Burlington Historical Society (Ontario) Gazette, vol. 13, no. 4 (April 2017)
Master’s Thesis (Archival Studies, University of Manitoba) – Medical Records Redefined: the Value of the Archival Record in Medical Research
Book – Sources and Methods in Histories of Colonialism: Approaching the Imperial Archive
Book – Traversals: the Use of Preservation for Early Electronic Writing
Book – Records and Information Management Core Competencies (Second Edition)
Available through the ARMA International Bookstore: http://members.arma.org/eweb/home.aspx?site=ARMASTORE
Book – Picturing America: the Golden Age of Pictorial Maps
Book – Managing the Digital you: where and how to Keep and Organize your Digital Life
Book – Mixed Reality and Gamification for Cultural Heritage
Book – Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences
Book – Students Lead the Library: the Importance of Student Contributions to the Academic Library
Book – Comics and Memory in Latin America
Book – Relocated Memories: the Great Famine in Irish and Diaspora Fiction, 1846-1870
Book – Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review: a Guide for Librarians
Book – Museum Operations: a Handbook of Tools, Templates, and Models
Book – Innovation in Public Libraries: Learning from International Library Practice
Livre – Les archives racontent : du nouveau réalisme à l’école de Nice
Conférences et événements / Conferences and events
Double Exposure Japan-Canada: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan
March 13 – May 31, 2017, Vancouver
The Myth of Vimy: War and Peace in Canada
April 10, 2017, Toronto
Moments from 150 Years Ago: Treasures from Library and Archives Canada
April 21, 2017 – January 28, 2018, Gatineau
Webinaire – Droit d’auteur 101 : règles et réflexes juridiques en bibliothèque
25 avril 2017
A Linked Open World: Alexander the Great, Transnational Heritage and the Semantic Web
April 3-4, 2017, Oxford
Launch: the Science and Technology Archives Group
April 24, 2017, London (UK)
Webinar – Nailing Jello to a Wall: Metrics, Frameworks, & Existing Work for Metadata Assessment
April 27, 2017
8th Conference of the European Oil & Gas Archives Network
June 1-2, 2017, Paris
20e Colloque international sur le document numérique
23-25 novembre 2017, Lyon (France)
Transparency for the 21st Century Conference (Webcast Available)
March 21-22, 2017, Ottawa
Sur le web / On the web
Video – From the Archives: what Once Was at Wellington and Sparks Streets (by Andrew Elliott, archivist, Library and Archives Canada)
British Columbia Archives – Now on Twitter
Vidéo de BAnQ – Don des archives de Janette Bertrand : allocution de monsieur Luc Fortin
UK National Archives Podcast – Bureau-cats: a Short History of Whitehall’s Official Felines
Slidecast – Internal Advocacy: Persuading a Complex Organisation it Needs Digital Preservation
Slidecast – Spotlighting Hidden Histories: Archiving Transgender Usenet, 1994-2013
Slidecast – Wish Upon a Star: Making Crowdsourcing in Cultural Heritage a Reality
Nouvelles du monde / News from the world
Canada
Federal government withheld documents from residential school survivors, lawyer says
Scott Brison listen up, Canada’s information commissioner has some advice for you
Fixing PIPEDA: my Appearance Before the Access to Information, Privacy & Ethics Committee
Appointment of New Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada
Library and Archives Canada – The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge: a collaboration with the UK National Archives
Library and Archives Canada – From the Lowy Room: remnants of Spanish Jewry
Library and Archives Canada – Lieutenant Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey, VC
Saskatchewan Library Association Voices Concern about Funding Cuts to Libraries
The website that chronicles Ontario’s broadcasting history one VHS tape at a time
B.C., Czech museums, indigenous groups work to find cultural treasures abroad
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec acquiert les archives de Janette Bertrand
BAnQ – La frénésie de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale à Rouyn-Noranda
Archives of Manitoba – 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge: Trench Maps
Archives of Manitoba – One Manitoba Soldier: a Postcard for Mother
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Portage Network announces the launch of Dataverse North
Mountie mystique marches on in University of Alberta library exhibit
MLIS Interns Contribute to Dalhousie University Libraries Online Tutorials on Archives Search
Genealogical Entanglements of Animal Rights and Feminist Movements
Archive of Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry gets home in Los Angeles
The story behind Toronto’s hidden vaults full of film paraphernalia
Eight amazing archival photos from Toronto’s immigrant past
Vancouver – Architectural photographs: the Art Grice fonds
Architects wanted: city sets preliminary timelines for Ottawa’s new central library
City of Regina looking for indigenous stories
Hastings County Historical Society receives prestigious award (Archives Association of Ontario’s Corporate 2017 Award)
Trent Valley Archives (Ontario): where the history of Peterborough and area lives on
Lincoln (Ontario) – Archives provides a wealth of knowledge
South Peace Regional Archives (Alberta) – Serendipity at the Archives
Val-d’Oise – Québec : qui sont les descendants des pionniers ?
Archives Bois-Francs : Denis Beaudoin accède à la présidence
Fonds Denis Florant Dufresne : la Société d’histoire des Hautes-Laurentides reçoit 3 800$
100 years ago, Canada’s black battalion set sail for WWI and made history
It was a shock: residential school survivor sees her painting more than 50 years later
So this one time, at AtoM Camp…
La culture à l’ère numérique: dans le web des données plutôt que sur une plateforme
Collecting extensive data on you can improve policy making
Des archives animées pour le Groupe Maurice
Afrique / Africa
How the Europeans covered their backs by removing colonial archives
French company Tessi Documents Services eyeing archive digitization market in Cameroon
Gambia to Set up Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Tunisie-Kasserine: 22 tonnes d’archive de l’ancien Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique transférés aux archives nationales
Les archives théâtrales algériennes sont pratiquement inexistantes : SOS mémoire en péril
Le projet de loi sur l’accès à l’information sera présenté à l’Assemblée Nationale des Seychelles, a indiqué le vice-président
Amériques / Americas
Digitizing Caribbean Jewish documentary heritage: the Barbados Synagogue Restoration Project records online
Argentina – New website shines light on legacy of dictatorship-era legislation
U.S. reclassifies information in response to Freedom of Information Act for Iran-Contra files
Activists Use Freedom of Information Act to Ensure Availability of Thousands of Federal Datasets
Is Trump at war with the CIA? The president’s upcoming decision on still-secret JFK records will be revealing
Library of Congress – National Recording Registry Picks Are Over the Rainbow
NARA – More agencies than expected missed 2016 email deadline
NARA rethinks how to store presidential records
NARA – Hidden Treasure: Uncovering Panoramic Photographs of Alaska Territory
NARA – What’s your Story, Adelaide Minogue?
Standards Work: Revising the DACS Principles (in a blizzard)
Juneau lab preserves Alaska’s historical documents
If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose
Centralized Digital Accessioning at Yale University
University of Rochester – Library acquires unknown Susan B. Anthony letters found in old barn
University of Lousiana Threatens Destruction of Millions of Specimens if Museum of Natural History Collection Not Relocated
Massive Bob Dylan Archive Opens in Oklahoma
What Great Treasures Await Librarians as they Pack up Martin Luther King Library?
Curtis Institute of Music Partners with Preservica to Make Over 90 Years of Musical Artistry Available On-Demand
Archivists on the Issues: the Neutrality Lie and Archiving in the Now
A Century-Old Arctic Shipwreck Could Help Us Predict Extreme Weather
1898 riot survivor’s descendant archives racial violence
From the Archives: what’s in a Name? The Challenge of Identification in Archives
Artists Sift through Archives for Memories of Miami
Long Missing Louise Brooks Film Found
The Big Bang Theory wins major lawsuit over copyright of Sheldon Cooper’s Soft Kitty song
Cisco’s heritage archive is where past meets future
The Greatest War Photographer you’ve Never Heard of
“Napalm Girl” Photographer Nick Ut Retires After 51 Years in Photojournalism
Nick Ut: a career in photography in pictures
Archivist LaToya Devezin on Preserving African-American History and Culture
Can Librarians Save us from Fake News?
Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific
National Archives of Australia – Indigenous Australians at war
Beatles’ passenger cards, Harold Holt’s briefcase among National Archives of Australia’ treasures on move
Australia’s copyright reform could bring millions of books and other reads to the blind
Australia – Heritage sleuths uncover mysteries of convict past
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales (Australia) – Metadata, migration and decommissioning enquiries
Sean Connery asked for Germaine Greer’s number (and other things we found in her archives)
New Zealand – Rare photo collection going digital
Japan – Archives essential for reviewing policies, should be preserved properly
Explore a huge, free archive of the history of Japanese animation
Newly released archives stir memories of Japan’s anti-apartheid campaign
South Korea – Former President Park Geun-hye’s records to be handed over to state archives next month
India – Don’t partition historic records: historian
Europe / Europa
Lithuania finds lost declaration of independence
Albania, Bulgaria sign agreement in field of archives
Opening secret police files, Albania seeks to drain the swamp
La vie sous Staline dans les journaux intimes
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/monde/la-vie-sous-staline-dans-les-journaux-intimes_1892881.html
From Soviet Archives: Rare Photos of McCain During Vietnam War Revealed
Le Patriarcat de Roumanie et le Conseil national d’étude des archives de la Securitate ont signé un accord de coopération
Doomsday Library Opens in Norway to Protect the World’s Books from Armageddon
Netherlands – The Sherlock Holmes of medieval manuscripts?
Their message is urgent: the Holocaust survivor and his 7,000 pieces of antisemitic propaganda
Prise de position de l’Association des archivistes suisses sur l’avant-projet de révision de la loi sur la protection des données
Switzerland – Archival photos offer research value
L’Allemagne restitue à la France huit documents issus des spoliations nazies
L’écrit est avant tout numérique aujourd’hui : Michelle Bubenicek (École des Chartes)
Text-Mining the Web
IFI Irish Film Archive Staff Interview – Kasandra O’Connell, Head of the IFI Irish Film Archive
Ireland – Queen’s University Launches the Visual Voices of the Prisons Memory Archive
A day in the life of Dublin City Public Libraries and Archives
UK National Archives – Enemy aliens in Great Britain 1914-1919
UK National Archives – The Monuments Men in Normandy after D-Day
Kangaroo pictures found at Royal College of Surgeons may be Australia’s earliest oil paintings
The Michelin Archive website has been launched
A Race Against Destruction: the Wartime Photography of Margaret Tomlinson
The tolls of archival research and how it has made me a better historian
Moyen-Orient / Middle East
National Library of Israel – The Rare Documents Showing how the Jewish Community of New York City Battled the Jewish Mob
Syrian Archive finds overwhelming Russian atrocities in Aleppo
The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria
International
International Council on Archives – Introducing a new Section of Architectural Archives Bureau
United Nations Security Council adopts historic resolution for the protection of heritage
Exploring Metadata Interoperability in the United States and United Kingdom
Preserving the future: what’s next for digital preservation?
The meaning of curation: data curation
You Can Now Turn your Instagram Photos into a Virtual Museum
Seven Secrets to Stellar Archival Research
Watch Archives Prove their Worth
Digital Desolation: Amateurs, Aesthetics and the Aging of Web’s Architecture