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Documentary Heritage News
January 9, 2026

Vol. 19, no. 19

Ressources / Resources

De l’État / From the State

Swiss Federal Archives – SIARD Suite v2.2.161
http://github.com/sfa-siard/siard-suite/releases

La politique documentaire de la bibliothèque des Archives nationales d’Outre-mer
http://archives-nationales-outre-mer.culture.gouv.fr/nous-connaitre/la-politique-documentaire-de-la-bibliotheque-des-anom

NARA – Digital Preservation Framework Updates
http://fixity-check.blogs.archives.gov/2026/01/07/digital-preservation-framework-updates-october-december-2025/

Council of State Archivists (United States) – Steps to Preserve State Electronic Records (Update)
http://councilofstatearchivists.app.box.com/s/ld4g68s34dk7arrq7u9u5r21hafp5tqj

Council of State Archivists – Public Records, Open Records, and Restricted Records (Update)
http://councilofstatearchivists.app.box.com/s/dhjguo668pmuklnplb141z182zt4n4v8

Council of State Archivists – Preserving Electronic Records while Transitioning Out of Office (Update)
http://councilofstatearchivists.app.box.com/s/vues4s6fwo2h5glf5y7l902t6a4m1hm0

De la communauté / From the community

Island Culture Archival Support – Annual Report 2025
http://www.islandarchives.org/pdf/ICAS%20Annual%20Report%202025.pdf

Association des archivistes français – État des lieux de l’itinérance parmi les archivistes : les pérégrinations des nomades : rapport d’enquête
http://www.archivistes.org/etat-des-lieux-sur-les-postes-darchivistes-itinerantes/

Meemoo: Flemish Institute for Archives (Belgium) – Right to Rights: a New Model for Rights Metadata (in Dutch)
http://meemoo.be/en/news/right-to-rights-a-new-model-for-rights-metadata

ORCID 2030: Advancing the Future of Research
http://info.orcid.org/orcid-2030-advancing-the-future-of-research/

Publications

Esarbica Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives, vol. 44 (2025)
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/esarjo/issue/view/27026

The American Archivist, vol. 88, no. 2 (2025)
https://american-archivist.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/aarc/88/2/aarc.88.issue-2.xml

Review of the National Center for Digitization, no. 47 (2025)
http://elib.mi.sanu.ac.rs/pages/browse_issue.php?db=ncd&rbr=47

Library of Congress Magazine, vol. 15, no. 1 (2026)
http://loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2026_0102.pdf

Book – Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers (Seventh Edition)
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/padfield-on-copyright-for-archivists-and-records-managers/?k=9781783307364

Book – Artistic Provenance Research
http://www.transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-6553-6/artistic-provenance-research/

Book – Reinventing Heritage: a Design Compass on Adaptive Reuse
http://www.park-books.com/en/product/reinventing-heritage/1660

Book – Intelligent Computing for Cultural Heritage: Global Achievements and China’s Innovations
http://routledge.com/product/isbn/9781032783581

Book – Championing your School Library: a Practical Guide to Advocacy, Marketing and Promotion
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/?K=9781783307562

Book – The Burgeoning European Print Trade: the Distribution of Prints via the Plantin-Moretus Press of Antwerp
http://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9781915487070-1

Book – The Museum Environment Revisited: Managing Heritage Environments in the 21st Century
http://routledge.com/product/isbn/9781032583846

Book – Collecting Seeds, Assembling Worlds: an Inquiry into Agrobiodiversity Conservation through the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
http://www.transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-7811-6/collecting-seeds-assembling-worlds/?number=978-3-8376-7811-6

Book – The Data Management Workbook: Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of your Research Data
http://pelagicpublishing.com/products/the-data-management-workbook

Livre – Retour vers le vivant : valoriser les archives filmiques et sonores des arts du spectacle
http://www.epflpress.org/produit/1611/9782889157341/retour-vers-le-vivant

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

Archives Association of Ontario – Trans Issues in Archival Description
January 29, 2026
https://www.aao-archivists.ca/event-6510343

Archives Society of Alberta – Digital Archives Program Workshop
February 9, 2026
http://archivesalberta.org/members/member-events/#id=134&cid=1657&wid=601

From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory
May 15-17, 2026, Halifax
http://arquives.ca/call-for-proposals-from-marginalization-to-visibility/

WikiConference North America 2026
September 25–27, 2026, Edmonton
https://www.wikimedia.ca/en/wikiconference-north-america-2026-is-heading-to-edmonton-apply-for-a-scholarship/

International Council on Archives – Unlocking History in a World of Misinformation
January 26, 2026
http://www.ica.org/event/save-the-date-ica-paag-webinar-unlocking-history-in-a-world-of-misinformation/

Your International Council on Archives, your Voice: Exploring the Strategic Plan and Next Priorities
January 28, 2026
http://www.ica.org/event/save-the-date-webinar-your-ica-your-voice-exploring-the-strategic-plan-and-next-priorities/

Novice to Know-How: Building Digital Preservation Expertise
February 5, 2026
http://nagara.org/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=WEB26FEB05&WebsiteKey=d4c31fa4-467a-4959-b48b-cae3ea93e516

Becky Hall-Navigating change: Embracing Records Management in Microsoft 365
February 24, 2026
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/becky-hall-navigating-change-embracing-records-management-in-microsoft-365-tickets-1978426486880?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sixth Summit on New Media Art Archiving
April 11-12, 2026, Dubai
http://www.isea-symposium-archives.org/6th-summit-on-new-media-art-archiving/

The Second Workshop on Holocaust Testimonies as Language Resources
May 11, 2026, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
http://www.ehri-project.eu/call-for-papers-the-second-workshop-on-holocaust-testimonies-as-language-resources-htres-2026/

Sur le web / On the web

Podcast – Charlotte Gray on Canada’s National Archives and Popular History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_3_h9efeNU

Vidéo – Communs de données et intelligence artificielle : regards croisés France-Québec
http://www.youtube.com/live/ROigWIj5bM8

Museum of Flight (United States) – Digital Collections 2.0
http://blog.museumofflight.org/digital-collections-2.0

Société historique de Saint-Boniface – Sondage participatif pour orienter le prochain plan stratégique
http://shsb.mb.ca/sondage-participatif-2026/

Survey – Digital Preservation Storage Practices in Archives, Libraries, and Cultural Heritage Institutions
http://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehLWFkpxcCy4vDjQVep9-xlmcKN9A-ScAqzH2OOWd6DRw5Rg/viewform

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

The Proposed Artist’s Resale Right: a Bad Solution in Search of a Problem?
http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-proposed-artists-resale-right-bad.html

Library and Archives Canada: what Happened?
http://www.anglocelticconnections.ca/2026/01/02/lac-what-happened/

Des archives cinématographiques du Nunavut retrouvées 50 ans plus tard
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2216888/archives-nunavut-super8-trouvailles

60-year-old letters between trapper John Tetso and unlikely pen pal donated to Northwest Territories library
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/john-tetso-letters-9.7027152

Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records
http://globalnews.ca/news/11597458/ontario-premier-doug-ford-cellphone-judicial-review-decision/

BAnQ – Il y a cent ans : l’incendie du Château Frontenac
http://www.banq.qc.ca/explorer/articles/il-y-cent-ans-lincendie-du-chateau-frontenac/

Bilan 2025 de votre conseiller #1 en archivistique: Convergence bien sûr
http://archivistesqc.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/bilan2025/

Faded Blue: Cyanotypes from Toronto Metropolitan University’s Special Collections
http://library.torontomu.ca/asc/2026/01/faded-blue-cyanotypes-from-tmus-special-collections/

McGill University – Notes from the Archive: a Summer with Architecture
http://news.library.mcgill.ca/notes-from-the-archive-a-summer-with-architecture/

Canadian Jewish Archives – 2024-2025 Special Edition Newsletter
http://www.cjarchives.ca/en/c-j-archives/archives-news/2024-2025-special-edition-newsletter/

Hudson’s Bay is gone but legacy of company that birthed Winnipeg is hidden in plain view
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/hudson-s-bay-is-gone-but-legacy-of-company-that-birthed-winnipeg-is-hidden-in-plain-view-9.7016406

Thousands of Winnipeg Transit archival photos now available
https://www.winnipeg.ca/people-culture/our-city-our-stories/thousands-winnipeg-transit-archival-photos-now-available

Whistler Museum and Archives Society – Coexisting with Whistler’s Bears
http://whistlermuseum.org/2026/01/06/coexisting-with-whistlers-bears/

Pitt Meadows Museum (British Columbia) – History of Trains in Pitt Meadows
http://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/muse-news/history-of-trains-in-pitt-meadows

CanLII, legal tech startup reach agreement in copyright infringement lawsuit, startup founder says
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/legal-technology/canlii-legal-tech-startup-reach-agreement-in-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/393540

Afrique / Africa

Namibia – Passionate about documenting national heritage
http://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/passionate-about-documenting-national-heritage/ar-AA1z9vGd

Disparition de Seydou Madani Sy, premier archiviste paléographe sénégalais
https://www.pressafrik.com/Disparition-de-Seydou-Madani-Sy-premier-archiviste-paleographe-senegalais-Dr-Adama-Aly-Pam-archiviste-paleographe_a299710.html

Amériques / Americas

France and Mexico Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relationship with Loan Exchange of Pre-Hispanic Manuscripts
http://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/france-mexico-celebrate-200th-anniversary-pre-hispanic-manuscripts-1234768914/

Dans les archives familiales, ce Breton retrouve un récit sur la révolution mexicaine qui intéresse les historiens
http://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/histoire/dans-les-archives-familiales-ce-breton-retrouve-un-recit-sur-la-revolution-mexicaine-qui-interesse-les-historiens-09637f82-e4b5-11f0-b5fe-2ee9eabcdbc5

National Archives of Antigua and Barbuda eyes digital modernization, legislative reform for 2026 despite prolonged building closure
http://antiguaobserver.com/national-archives-eyes-digital-modernization-legislative-reform-for-2026-despite-prolonged-building-closure/

Fortifying Resistance: Reflections on Embodied Histories: Art, Archive, and Memory in the U.S. Virgin Islands
http://stthomassource.com/content/2026/01/05/fortifying-resistance-reflections-on-embodied-histories-art-archive-and-memory-in-the-u-s-virgin-islands/

The American Story Review: Even-Handed History at the National Archives
http://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/history/the-american-story-review-even-handed-history-at-the-national-archives-3acff14a?st=GvEgR3

Library of Congress – A Year in Review, 2025
http://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/01/05/a-year-in-review-2025/

Library of Congress – A Year in Review: Newly Scanned Maps of 2025
https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/01/a-year-in-review-newly-scanned-maps-of-2025/

Library of Congress – The American Folklife Center Turns 50
http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2026/01/the-american-folklife-center-turns-50-today/

Buffalo Bill Center of the West – Behind the Boxes: what an Archivist Really Does
http://centerofthewest.org/2026/01/05/behind-the-boxes-what-an-archivist-really-does/

Delving into the archives of the Montana Historical Society
http://youtu.be/0Fer14Dd194

New Mexico State Archive, with millions of records, adapts to digital
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-state-archive-with-millions-of-records-adapts-to-digital/article_83f84a9e-14f3-410f-b573-38830cc9b6da.html

State clears itself of wrongdoing in closing Historical Society’s Iowa City facility
http://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/department-of-administrative-services-finds-it-didnt-break-the-law-in-closing-historical-societys/

Iowa City archive loss would hurt state’s documentary legacy
http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2026/01/03/state-historical-society-iowa-city/87871646007/

A Virginia Woman’s Epic Paper Napkin Collection is Being Preserved at the Library of Virginia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/27/paper-napkin-collection-virginia/

Rare photos of Rosa Parks discovered at Stanford University
http://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/rosa-parks-photos-selma-march-matt-herron

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Archives and Special Collections launches new request system
http://news.unl.edu/article/archives-and-special-collections-launches-new-request-system

Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new study suggests
http://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-voynich-manuscript-may-be-a-cipher-a-new-study-suggests

African American Museum Dallas receives $250k grant to preserve historic archives
https://www.keranews.org/arts-culture/2026-01-08/african-american-museum-dallas-receives-grant-to-preserve-historic-archives

Now Open to All: See The Star’s Historical Photo Archives, with the Kansas City Library
https://kclibrary.org/news/2026-01/now-open-all-see-star%E2%80%99s-historical-photo-archives-kc-library

Digitized issues of the weekly Brighton-Pittsford Post’s entire run now available online
http://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-01-05/digitized-issues-of-the-weekly-brighton-pittsford-posts-entire-run-now-available-online

Artist Diana Thater Partners with Conservation Lab to Save Work Destroyed by Altadena Fire
http://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/diana-thater-media-art-preservation-cmacc-1234769025/

Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific

Public Domain Day a big deal for Australia
http://www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Articles/2026/Public_Domain.aspx

Canberra – Photographs of Men in Love exhibition reveals public glimpses of forbidden love
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/photographs-of-men-in-love-exhibition-same-sex-couples-canberra/106164254

Vietnam – Protéger et promouvoir la valeur des documents d’archives
http://www.vietnam.vn/fr/bao-ve-phat-huy-gia-tri-tai-lieu-luu-tru

Vietnam – Préserver l’âme culturelle des minorités ethniques les moins nombreuses
http://lecourrier.vn/preserver-lame-culturelle-des-minorites-ethniques-les-moins-nombreuses/1308587.html

Europe / Europa

Ukraine Advances National Archive Digitization with New 2026-2030 Program
http://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/ukraine-advances-national-archive-digitization-with-new-2026-2030-program/amp/

Swedish library accidentally left door open on a holiday but the librarian was stunned at what followed
http://scoop.upworthy.com/swedish-library-accidentally-left-their-door-open-on-a-holiday-but-what-followed-completely-surprised-them-ex3

Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence Decodes 500-Year-Old Nuremberg Chronicle Mysteries
http://www.webpronews.com/googles-gemini-ai-decodes-500-year-old-nuremberg-chronicle-mysteries/

Portugal – Infiltrations, archives menacées : l’alerte sur la bibliothèque d’Évora avant 2027
http://actualitte.com/article/128483/international/infiltrations-archives-menacees-l-alerte-sur-la-bibliotheque-d-evora-avant-2027

Meemoo: Flemish Institute for Archives – erfgoeddatabank.be, a new home for familiar heritage
http://meemoo.be/en/news/erfgoeddatabankbe-a-new-home-for-familiar-heritage

Monaco : les Archives Nationales guident les services de l’État sur la conservation des données personnelles
http://radio-monaco.com/podcast/monaco-les-archives-nationales-guident-les-services-de-letat-sur-la-conservation-des-donnees-personnelles/

National Archives of Ireland – Annual release of records of Departments of State, 2026
http://nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-learn/annual-release-of-state-records/annual-release-2026/

National Records of Scotland – 2010 Cabinet Records released online
http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/latest-news/2010-cabinet-records-released-online/

UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow
http://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/uk_urged_to_unplug_from/

British Library – Collections and climate
http://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/collections-and-climate

Record-Keeping and the UK Infected Blood Inquiry
http://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/news/new-article-record-keeping-and-the-uk-infected-blood-inquiry/

Scheffield – City spearheads drive for video games archive
http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8424xzngwo

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

National Library of Israel – The Abu Ghosh Clan: Guardians of the Road to Jerusalem
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/abu_ghosh/

National Library of Israel – The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/robert_louis_stevenson/

Artificial intelligence is enlisted to rescue Jews’ cultural heritage and give new life to ancient languages
http://religionnews.com/2025/12/17/ai-is-enlisted-to-rescue-jews-cultural-heritage-and-give-new-life-to-ancient-languages/

A new digital archive aims to reclaim Syriac history for a younger generation
http://syriacpress.com/blog/2026/01/03/a-new-digital-archive-aims-to-reclaim-syriac-history-for-a-younger-generation/

National Archives of Qatar Completes Documentation Structure in Cooperation with 80 Entities
http://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?id=national-archives-of-qatar-completes-documentation-structure-in-cooperation-with-80-entities-launches-website-on-jan-16&date=4/01/2026

Qatar National Archives signs MoU with Oman counterpart
http://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/212634/nation/qatar-national-archives-signs-mou-with-oman-counterpart/amp

European Union Deputy: I was very impressed by the visit to Afghanistan’s National Archive
http://omidradio.com/en/2026/01/06/eu-deputy-i-was-very-impressed-by-the-visit-to-afghanistans-national-archive/

Turkish intelligence releases archival document on Lawrence of Arabia
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-intelligence-releases-archival-document-on-lawrence-of-arabia-217546

International

International Committee of the Red Cross – A Memory of Solferino: the Fiaccolata and a Brief Research Guide
http://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/a-memory-of-solferino-the-fiaccolata-and-a-brief-research-guide/

Les archives numérisées de la Société des Nations vont-elles permettre une nouvelle lecture de l’Histoire?
http://www.letemps.ch/suisse/les-archives-numerisees-de-la-societe-des-nations-vont-elles-permettre-une-nouvelle-lecture-de-l-histoire

Manipuler des données patrimoniales numériques : ma formation idéale
http://digipres.fr/archives/315

Explorer un disque dur interne
http://digipres.fr/archives/295

Unlocking Family History with ChatGPT: Artificial Intelligence Tools for Genealogy Research
http://www.outofmytreegenealogy.com/unlocking-family-history-with-chatgpt-ai-tools-for-genealogy-research/

I transcribed hours of interviews offline using this open-source tool
http://www.makeuseof.com/transcribed-interviews-offline-open-source-tool/

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Bibliographie Archives numériques / Digital Archives Biliography: http://www.zotero.org/groups/1649718/digital_archives__archives_numriques/items

Archival Bibliography / Bibliographie archivistique (2017-2023):
http://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEYck9l30WJa5DHrcb-32wbeYwv9dZBH/view

Archival Bibliography / Bibliographie archivistique (2024-2025):
http://www.zotero.org/groups/1663921/archives_dhn

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