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Documentary Heritage News
December 16, 2016May 2, 2021

Vol. 10, no. 16

Ressources / Resources

De l’État / From the State
Texte de Guy Berthiaume, Bibliothècaire et Archiviste du Canada – Un jour nouveau pour les GLAM
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/opinions/votre-opinion/201612/12/01-5050627-un-jour-nouveau-pour-les-glam.php

National Archives of Australia – General Records Authority: Public Interest Disclosure 
http://www.naa.gov.au/information-management/records-authorities/types-of-records-authorities/GRA/GRA39/index.aspx

UK National Archives – Record Transfer Report: Autumn 2016
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/record-transfer-report-autumn-2016.xls

UK National Archives – Information Management Assessment: Ministry of Justice
Report: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/moj-ima-reassessment-report.pdf
Statement: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/moj-ima-statement-from-moj-permanent-secretary.pdf
Action Plan: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/moj-ima-action-plan.pdf

National Library of Medicine-Developed Software as Cultural Heritage
http://nicolecontaxis.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/final-report-nlm-developed-software-as-cultural-heritage/

De la communauté / From the community
InterPARES Trust responds to EGAD-RiC
http://interparestrust.com/2016/12/11/interpares-trust-responds-to-egad-ric/

Pericles – Introduction to an Emulation-Based Preservation Strategy for Software-Based Artworks
http://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/emulation-based-preservation-strategy-for-software-based-artworks

Image Permanence Institute – Quick Reference Guide (Second Edition)
http://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/webfm_send/301

Council on Library and Information Resource – Keepers of our Digital Future: an Assessment of the National Digital Stewardship Residencies, 2013-2016
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub173

International Alliance of Research Library Associations – Working Together to Ensure the Future of the Digital Scholarly Record 
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/research-library-associations-commit-future-digital-scholarly-record/

Text and Data Mining in Higher Education and Public Research
http://adbu.fr/competplug/uploads/2016/12/TDM-in-Public-Research-Final-Report-11-Dec-16.pdf

German Library Association – Report on the State of Libraries in Germany: Facts and Figures
http://www.bibliotheksverband.de/fileadmin/user_upload/DBV/publikationen/DBV_Bericht_2016_EN.pdf

Pew Research Center – Information Overload Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/12/07/information-overload/

Publications
La Gazette des archives, no 243 (2016)
http://www.archivistes.org/Quel-acces-quel-traitement-pour-les-documents-et-donnees-de-l-enseignement-et

Arbido : périodique de l’Association des archivistes suisses et de Bibliothèque Information Suisse, 4/2016
http://arbido.ch/fr/edition-article/2016/zeigt-euch-1

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, vol. 28, no. 4 (2016)
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wacq20/28/4?nav=tocList

Information Research: and International Electronic Journal, vol. 21, no. 4 (December 2016)
http://www.informationr.net/ir/21-4/infres214.html

Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, vol. 9, no. 4 (December 2016)
http://jocch.acm.org/archive.cfm?id=2999570

International Journal of Information Management, vol. 37, no. 1 (February 2017)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02684012

IFLA Journal, vol. 42, no.4 (December 2016)
http://www.ifla.org/node/11062

Santé mentale au Québec, vol. 41, no. 2, 2016 (numéro spécial : l’archive psychiatrique)
http://www.erudit.org/revue/smq/2016/v41/n2/index.html

Mémoire d’avenir : le journal des Archives nationales de France, no. 25 (janvier-mars 2017)
http://www.zyyne.com/zh5/218970#p=0

The Archival Spirit: Archivists of Religious Collections, Section of the Society of American Archivists Newsletter (December 2016)
http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Archival%20Spirit%20-%20December%202016.pdf

Wikimedia Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Newsletter, vol. 6, no. 11 (2016)
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/November_2016
Book – Children in the Holocaust and its Aftermath: Historical and Psychological Studies of the Kestenberg Archive
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/FogelmanChildren 
Book – The Data Librarian’s Handbook 
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=300471 

Book  – Bringing Children and Youth into Canadian History: the Difference Kids Make
http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199024483.html

Book – Early London (Ontario) 1826-1914: a Photographic History from the Orr Collection
http://biblioasis.com/shop/non-fiction/early-london-1826-1914-photographic-history-orr-collection/

Book – Death, Image, Memory: the Genocide in Rwanda and its Aftermath in Photography and Documentary Film
http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137579874 

Book – Recoding World Literature: Libraries, Print Culture, and Germany 
http://fordhampress.com/index.php/recoding-word-literature-paperback.html 

Book – Freedom and Information: a History
http://www.routledge.com/products/9780415729765  

Book – Lessons from the Past? Memory, Narrativity and Subjectivity
http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137483218 

Book – Challenging the Dichotomy: the Licit and the Illicit in Archaeological and Heritage Discourses
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2637.htm 
Book – The Early Photographers of Perthshire
http://tippermuirbooks.co.uk/?product=the-early-photographers-of-perthshire

Book – Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442264434

Livre – Les archives hospitalières : regards croisés
http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=52114

Livre – Papiers d’Océanie : le fonds Lesson : bibliothèques, archives et objets 
http://www.lesindessavantes.com/ouvrages/24651 

Livre – D’obscurantisme et de lumières : la bibliothèque publique au Québec des origines au 21e siècle
http://www.editionshurtubise.com/catalogue/2444.html

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events
Library and Archives Canada –  Discussions with Alberto Manguel, Ed Broadbent, Carla Hayden and Louise Arbour 
January 11, February 7, March 14, May 2, 2017, Ottawa
http://librarianship.ca/news/upcoming-events-at-lac/

Webinar Series – Strategies for Advancing Hidden Collections 
January 11 – February 15, 2017
http://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/sahc

Digitising the Edwin Morgan Scrapbooks: Free Training & Launch Event
January 20, 2017, Glasgow (Scotland)
http://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2016/12/07/scrapbooks-training-launch-event/

RDA-athon
January 27, 2017, Ottawa
https://librarianship.ca/event/rda-athon/

Archiving Oral Histories
January 28, 2017, New York
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/archiving-oral-histories-tickets-30007366842

Parchment, Paper and Pixels Medieval Writing and Modern Technology
February 2-3, 2017, Maastricht (Netherlands)
http://www.huygens.knaw.nl/international-conference-parchment-paper-and-pixels-medieval-writing-and-modern-technology/

Dark Tourism Sites Related to the Holocaust, the Nazi Past and World War II: Visitation and Practice
June 28 – July 1, 2017, Glasgow (Scotland)
http://ehri-project.eu/dark-tourism-sites-r-elated-holocaust-nazi-past-and-world-war-ii-visitation-and-practice

46th Association of European Research Libraries Annual Conference
July 5-7, 2017, Patras (Greece)
http://liber2017.lis.upatras.gr/

Le crowdsourcing pour partager, enrichir et publier des sources patrimoniales 
18-20 octobre 2017, Angers (France)
http://www.fabula.org/actualites/le-crowdsourcing-pour-partager-enrichir-et-publier-des-sources-patrimoniales_77179.php

Journée d’étude : Valorisation du patrimoine et numérique (vidéos disponibles)
19 octobre 2016, Paris
http://polemictweet.com/journee-omnsh-2016-10-patrimoine-numerique/select.php

Virtual Conference – Central Plains Network for Digital Asset Management (Recordings Available)
November 15-16, 2016
http://newprairiepress.org/cpndam/2016/

Sur le web / On the web
Video – Orders in Council: Meet the Sisters Behind One of Canada’s Greatest Family History Resources
http://youtu.be/pH9LCtP92fo

Association des archivistes de l’Église de France – Guide des fonds privés ecclésiastiques français
http://www.aaef.fr/annuaireDesArchives/

Cemmento: a Digital Preservation Tool for Annotations
http://www.martineve.com/2016/12/13/introducing-cemmento-a-digital-preservation-tool-for-annotations/

New Group – Open-Source Historical Mapping
http://hcommons.org/groups/open-source-historical-mapping/

Video – Introduction to the Captured German Records at the U.S. National Archives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aclgTF3Xq0A

Video – Archaeologies of Media and Technology
http://youtu.be/BlO4KZIsUdI

Video – Infrastructural Support for Research Information Management
http://conferences.heanet.ie/2016/talks/id/243

Slidecast – Reference Rot in Scholarly Communication: a Reliable Quantification and a Proposed Solution
http://www.slideshare.net/martinklein0815/reference-rot-in-scholarly-communication-a-reliable-quantification-and-a-proposed-solution

Slidecast – The Future of Finding at the University of Oxford
http://www.slideshare.net/mccarthymadsen/the-future-of-finding-at-the-university-of-oxford-cni-fall-2016

Slidecast – Improving the Reported Use and Impact of Institutional Repositories
http://www.slideshare.net/KenningArlitsch/improving-the-reported-use-and-impact-of-institutional-repositories

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale keeps door open to CSIS use of metadata gathered from innocent people
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/12/08/goodale-keeps-door-open-to-csis-use-of-metadata-gathered-from-innocent-people.html

Federal cabinet secretly approved Cold War wiretaps on anyone deemed subversive, historian finds
http://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/surveillance-cold-war-picnic-1.3897071

Federal scientists get OK to talk to reporters after Tory muzzle removed
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/12513446/story.html

Federal government’s Canada.ca project off the rails
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadaca-federal-website-delays-1.3893254

Library of Parliament Committee hasn’t met in 19 months
http://www.hilltimes.com/2016/12/14/library-parliament-committee-hasnt-met-year/90857

The Canadian International Development Agency Photography Collections: a Visual Perspective on Canadian International Aid
http://activehistory.ca/2016/12/the-cida-photography-collections-a-visual-perspective-on-canadian-international-aid/

Library and Archives Canada – How much does your collection weigh? Part two
http://thediscoverblog.com/2016/12/14/how-much-does-your-collection-weigh-part-two/

Library and Archives Canada – How to Cite Archival Sources
http://thediscoverblog.com/2016/12/13/how-to-cite-archival-sources/

Rare views of Japanese-Canadian internment: 19 images remembering one of Canada’s darkest hours
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

47-year-old burger among archived items tabled at Alberta legislature
http://globalnews.ca/news/3127493/47-year-old-burger-among-archived-items-tabled-at-alberta-legislature/

Archives Alberta – Home for the Holidays? Security Precautions for Archives
http://archivesalberta.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/home-for-the-holidays-security-precautions-for-collection-storage/

Nova Scotia Archives – A Mystery Solved, with a Surprising Reward
http://archives.novascotia.ca/blog/16-12-14/mystery-solved-surprising-reward

BAnQ – Les archives de la province se trouvent dans Rosemont
http://journalmetro.com/local/villeray-st-michel-parc-extension/actualites-villeray-st-michel-parc-extension/1064028/les-archives-de-la-province-se-trouvent-dans-le-quartier/

BAnQ – Gaston Miron nous quittait il y a 20 ans déjà
http://blogues.banq.qc.ca/instantanes/2016/12/14/6539/

BAnQ – Exacta, Trifecta ou Superfecta?
http://blogues.banq.qc.ca/instantanes/2016/12/15/6043/

Archives of Manitoba – One Manitoba Soldier: Letters and Parcels
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/ww1blog/index.html#dec12

Doing the Work: the Historian’s Place in Indigenization and Decolonization
http://activehistory.ca/2016/12/doing-the-work-the-historians-place-in-indigenization-and-decolonization/

Never-before-seen collection of CCF-NDP founder J.S. Woodsworth donated to Simon Fraser University Library
http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2016/never-before-seen-collection-of-ccf-ndp-founder-j-s–woodsworth-.html

Co-operative books in the University of Saskatchewan Archives and Special Collections
http://words.usask.ca/uasc/co-operative-books-in-the-university-archives-and-special-collections/

A beer library to call our own: University of Guelph researchers preserving Canadian hop varieties
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/food-drink/a-beer-library-to-call-our-own-university-of-guelph-researchers-preserving-canadian-hop-varieties

University of Alberta – The Right to Be Forgotten
https://cfe.ryerson.ca/blog/2016/12/right-be-forgotten

KKK books a study room at McMaster University Library
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/7012262–kkk-books-a-study-room-at-mcmaster-library/

Canada’s University Libraries Are in Peril
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-raywat-deonandan/canadas-university-libraries_b_13535630.html

La chance… ou la réussite professionnelle des finissants en archivistique
http://archives21.ebsi.umontreal.ca/2016/12/15/la-chance/

Centre d’archives de la Grande zone argileuse – Cantiques de Noël
http://www.uhearst.ca/archives/index.php/2016/12/13/cantiques-de-noel/

Quebec Algonquins file title claim to downtown Ottawa
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quebec-algonquins-title-claim-ottawa-1.3888427

Ottawa Public Library announces recommendations for new flagship Ottawa Central Library 
http://ottawacentrallibrary.ca/updates/ottawa-public-library-announces-recommendations-new-flagship-ottawa-central-library

Ottawa’s new central library site could be great if we don’t cheap out
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-ottawas-new-central-library-site-could-be-great-if-we-dont-cheap-out

Winnipeg – City archives a national embarrassment
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/city-archives-a-national-embarrassment-406711415.html

Toronto group wants to save science and climate change data from Trump with internet archiving
http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/12/13/toronto-group-to-save-science-data-from-trump-.html

Notman, a Visionary Photographer: Montreal Mounts a Sensational Historic Exhibit
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnoseid/2016/12/12/notman-a-visionary-photographer-montreal-mounts-a-sensational-historic-exhibit/

Montréal accorde un contrat de 764 296 $ à la Société des archives affectives pour l’œuvre d’art public L’étreinte des temps
http://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/montreal-accorde-un-contrat-de-764-296–a-la-societe-des-archives-affectives-pour-luvre-dart-public-letreinte-des-temps-606820076.html

Unique collection of rare artifacts from Major Matthews (city’s first archivist) reveals Vancouver’s history
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unique-collection-of-rare-artifacts-reveals-vancouver-s-history-1.3888352

New Building for North Vancouver Museum and Archives
http://blooloop.com/link/north-vancouver-museum/

Québec – Demande d’accès à l’information: le maire Labeaume s’inquiète d’abus potentiels
http://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/12/12/plus-de-3000-demandes-dacces-a-linfo-a-quebec

Archives de la ville de Québec – Patiner avec vue : les patinoires du Vieux-Québec
http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/culture_patrimoine/archives/blogue/billet_patinoires.aspx

Sherbrooke – Une tonne de documents d’archives dorénavant accessible au public
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1005766/une-tonne-de-documents-darchives-dorenavant-accessible-au-public

Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives – Staff Favourites: the Township of Toronto Benchmark Book
http://peelarchivesblog.com/2016/12/14/staff-favourites-the-township-of-toronto-benchmark-book/

La Société d’histoire du Lac-Saint-Jean lance un projet photo pour documenter l’année 2017
http://www.shlsj.org/communiques?iref=communiques%3F%252Findex%252Fcommuniques%3D&id_news=19

L’histoire de la fusion de Rouyn et Noranda, deux villes jumelles pas toujours fusionnelles
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1005577/lhistoire-de-la-fusion-de-rouyn-et-noranda-deux-villes-jumelles-pas-toujours-fusionnelles

Alberta – Claude Roberto prend sa retraite des archives francophones de la province
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/la_croisee/2015-2016/chronique.asp?idChronique=423912

Thirteen Questions with: Allison Milne, Advisor, Content Management, Export Development Canada
http://librarianship.ca/blog/allison-milne/

Inventive Ways of Using Archives to Engage with the Past
http://www.thingsimfondsof.com/using-archives-to-engage-past/

Did you Know? Archives in the Bible
http://www.mebondbooks.com/2016/12/14/archives-in-the-bible/

Allana Mayer – The affect of the digital divide
http://allanamayer.tumblr.com/post/154466433367/the-affect-of-the-digital-divide

Archivist Squibs Mercier, 92, honoured by the Ottawa Kennel Club
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/archivist-squibs-mercier-92-honoured-by-the-ottawa-kennel-club

Le fondateur des bibliothèques publiques rurales du Québec s’éteint
http://www.lhebdojournal.com/culture/2016/12/8/le-fondateur-des-bibliotheques-publiques-rurales-du-quebec-s-ete.html

What Do you Do with your Grandfather’s Genuine Nazi Flag?
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/what-do-you-do-with-your-grandfathers-genuine-nazi-flag

Tendres archives : l’esquisse des origines à travers une danse documentaire et autobiographique
http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/danse/486867/tendres-archives

Afrique / Africa
Cap-Vert – Le gouvernement estime que l’avenir des Archives nationales dépend d’un nouveau modèle de gestion et de reformatage
http://inforpress.publ.cv/FR/politica-4/136358-gouvernement-estime-que-l-avenir-des-archives-nationales-depend-d-un-nouveau-modele-de-gestion-et-de-reformatage

Cameroun – Difficile archivage des données d’état civil
http://www.camer.be/56612/11:1/cameroun-difficile-archivage-des-donnees-detat-civil-cameroon.html

Amériques / Americas
New Mexican Law Threatens Access to Information, Censorship in Archives
http://www2.archivists.org/groups/latin-american-and-caribbean-cultural-heritage-archives-laccha-roundtable/new-mexican-law-thr

Guyana – Reds donates first pieces of memorabilia to Sports Archives at National Racquet Centre
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/12/14/reds-donates-first-pieces-of-memorabilia-to-sports-archives-at-national-racquet-centre/

Gender, Slavery, and the Archive in Cuba: an Interview with Aisha Finch
http://www.aaihs.org/gender-slavery-and-the-archive-in-cuba-an-interview-with-aisha-finch/

Released Operation Condor Files Show CIA Torture in Argentina
http://www.globalresearch.ca/released-operation-condor-files-show-cia-torture-in-argentina/5562164

Barack Obama to Archive Torture Report, Declassify After 12 Years
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-archive-torture-report-declassify-12-years-44150476

Declassifying the Presidency: the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act
http://www.thirteen.org/openmind/government/declassifying-the-presidency/5587/

Trump’s Tweets: will they Go in the National Archives?
http://www.govexec.com/technology/2016/12/trumps-tweets-will-they-go-national-archives/133884/

Trump’s national security adviser shared secrets without permission, files show
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trumps-national-security-adviser-shared-secrets-without-permission-files-show/2016/12/13/72669740-c146-11e6-9578-0054287507db_story.html

Why I’m trying to preserve federal climate data before Trump takes office
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/13/why-im-trying-to-preserve-federal-climate-data-before-trump-takes-office/

Society of American Archivists – What Can Archivists Do about Concerns Regarding Federal Climate and Environmental Data?
http://issuesandadvocacy.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/what-can-archivists-do-about-climate-and-environmental-data/

Internet Archives – Preserving U.S. Government Websites and Data as the Obama Term Ends
http://blog.archive.org/2016/12/15/preserving-u-s-government-websites-and-data-as-the-obama-term-ends/

The Library of Congress Is Putting its Map Collection on the Map
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/library-congress-putting-its-map-collection-on-the-map-180961380/

National Archives’ celebration of the Bill of Rights’ 225th anniversary
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/12/national-archives-celebration-of-the-bill-of-right/

NARA – Hollywood, Model Planes, and Atomic Bombs: Office of Naval Research Support for Vertical Envelopment
http://declassification.blogs.archives.gov/2016/12/14/hollywood-model-planes-and-atomic-bombs-office-of-naval-research-support-for-vertical-envelopment/

NASA has shared its massive GIF archive with Pinterest and GIPHY
http://www.engadget.com/2016/12/08/nasa-has-shared-its-massive-gif-archive-with-pinterest-and-giphy/

California State Archives Releases Spanning the Bay: Celebrating the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge the Latest Digitized Exhibit Available Online
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/8406-california-state-archives-releases-spanning-the-bay-celebrating-the-san-francisco-oakland-bay-bridge-the-latest-digitized-exhibit-available-online

State Archives of North Carolina – Local Government Minutes Microfilming Questions & Answers
http://ncrecords.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/local-government-minutes-microfilming-questions-answers/

North Carolina – Picture the Past: Forest History Society Repeat Photography Project
http://www.ncarchivists.org/2016/12/12/picture-the-past-forest-history-society-repeat-photography-project/

Alabama Media Group makes largest gift to state archives, opens access to millions of unseen historical photos
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/alabama_media_group_makes_larg.html

Records management should create data environment to facilitate collaboration
http://federalnewsradio.com/big-data/2016/12/records-management-create-data-environment-facilitate-collaboration/

Yale Highlights an Archive of African-American Culture on Its 75th Anniversary
http://hyperallergic.com/343737/james-weldon-johnson-yale-university/

Archives uncovered, Engineering Honors Society documents added to Lafayette College Archives
http://www.lafayettestudentnews.com/blog/2016/12/09/archives-uncovered-engineering-honors-society-documents-added-to-college-archives/

College of William and Mary Acquires Unpublished Archive of James Monroe Letters From Raab
http://www.raabcollection.com/blog/william-mary-acquires-unpublished-archive-james-monroe-letters-raab

A stitch in time: Central Washington University professor tracks history of embroidered seed sack to people held in slavery on South Carolina plantation
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/a-stitch-in-time-cwu-professor-tracks-history-of-embroidered/article_9f2d8aba-c298-11e6-8653-f7f4a912b32a.html
International Center for the History of Electronic Games – Preserving Video Game History with the Brian Fargo Papers, 1983-2012
http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/chegheads/2016/12/perserving-video-game-history-with-the-brian-fargo-collection-1983-2012/

The Unlikely Story of how Nitrate Film Endures
http://hyperallergic.com/343828/the-unlikely-story-of-how-nitrate-film-endures/

Inside the Bob Dylan Archive
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-the-bob-dylan-archive/

Primary Source Material in the Public Library
http://awfullibrarybooks.net/primary-source-material-in-the-public-library/

Atlanta Housing Authority – Catching Pokémon: a Historically Themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt Outreach Activity
http://archivesaware.archivists.org/2016/12/12/catching-pokemon-a-historically-themed-pokemon-scavenger-hunt-outreach-activity/

The eyes of the city: 20 years of street photography: in pictures
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2016/dec/08/the-eyes-of-the-city-street-photography-richard-sandler-in-pictures

Terre Haute, Indiana – City to archive social media posts 
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/city-to-archive-social-media-posts/article_f8463d51-e978-508b-aaf3-4929b585be6f.html

Nashville’s storied music spaces threatened with silence
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nashvilles-storied-music-spaces-threatened-silence/

Atlanta’s modernist Archives Building not coming down as anticipated
http://atlanta.curbed.com/2016/12/8/13879714/atlanta-white-cube-archives-building-delayed-demolition

Wrongful arrest by software: a California county is struggling with its new computer-based case management system
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/12/software_problems_are_leading_to_wrongful_arrests.html

Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific
Outside funding pays for new Trove content after National Library of Australia cuts
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/outside-funding-pays-for-new-trove-content-after-national-library-cuts-20161208-gt6pxw.html

Cassie Findlay (Records Management Consultant) – My comments on the RiC conceptual model for archival description from ICA
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spea3f

Internet companies forced to block the Pirate Bay, bittorrent websites in Australia, Federal Court rules
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/federal-court-orders-pirate-bay-blocked-in-australia/8116912

Do not touch: what happens when museum visitors ignore the signs
http://www.smh.com.au/national/museum-mishaps-seo-here-20161123-gsvtxm.html

How pre-teens using metadata found a whistleblower in two hours
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/how-team-of-pre-teens-found-whisteblower-using-metadata/8113668

WWII Japan archives gather dust in Russia 
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003395187

China – Nanjing Massacre inscribed in UNESCO archives
http://english.cctv.com/2016/12/13/VIDERyfpeN12O0lQxHqDU8m8161213.shtml

Thailand – Help sought for archive on late King 
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1158749/help-sought-for-archive-on-late-king

Bangladesh – War history e-archived
http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/war-history-e-archived-1328212

A new lease of life for a 200-year-old Indian library
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38246584

Europe / Europa
Europeana Photography Collection at the starting line: curated stories, interactive features and beautiful images on Europeana
http://www.photoconsortium.net/europeana-photography-collection-at-the-starting-line/

Web users’ metadata can be tracked by targeted ads, leaked draft European Union law reveals
http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/web-users-metadata-tracked-targeted-ads-leaked-draft-eu-law-reveals/

European Commission’s proposal on Text and Data mining: a strategic mistake
http://www.communia-association.org/2016/12/12/commissions-proposal-text-data-mining-strategic-mistake/

How Russia is engaged in a battle for its own history
http://news.sky.com/story/how-russia-is-engaged-in-a-battle-for-its-own-history-10691897

What is behind Russia’s new information security doctrine?
http://www.russia-direct.org/opinion/what-behind-new-russias-information-security-doctrine

Russia – Trams on the St. Petersburg’s frozen river in archive photos
http://rbth.com/multimedia/pictures/2016/12/08/st-petersburg-in-archive-photos_654745

Slovenia not to leverage accession talks to pressure Serbia on archives
http://english.sta.si/2334861/slovenia-not-to-leverage-accession-talks-to-pressure-serbia-on-archives

Why Austria is restoring a 1924 film that predicted the rise of the Nazis
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/09/why-austria-is-restoring-a-1924-film-that-predicted-the-rise-of-the-nazis/

Two Dutch Digital Preservation Coalition Preservation Awards: what is it all about?
http://blog.kbresearch.nl/2016/12/11/two-dutch-preservation-awards-what-is-it-all-about/

Reviving archives through remix: how a Dutch archival project is reinvigorating electronic music
https://creativecommons.org/2016/12/14/revive/

Rare photo collection acquired, most important archive on 19th century Cyprus
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/12/15/rare-photo-collection-acquired-important-archive-19th-century-cyprus/

Bibliothèque nationale suisse – Accès à plus de 2 millions d’articles de revues scientifiques
http://www.nb.admin.ch/aktuelles/03147/05015/05212/index.html?lang=fr&t=1481621916

Les manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel bientôt accessibles à tous sur internet
http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/basse-normandie/manuscrits-du-mont-saint-michel-bientot-accessibles-tous-internet-1152285.html

Ireland – Historic papers found in a skip to be donated to the State
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/historic-papers-found-in-a-skip-to-be-donated-to-the-state-1.2901483

Ireland – National Web Archive to preserve top ten websites chosen by Irish public
http://www.nli.ie/en/list/latest-news.aspx?article=ecebe796-efdf-4086-946d-6c7d73cc9a21

Ireland – Archive footage captures the magic of Christmas in Dublin in 1961
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/archive-footage-captures-the-magic-of-christmas-in-dublin-in-1961-1.2906092 

Ireland – Leave no trace? How to combat off the record government
http://www.progressive-economy.ie/2016/12/leave-no-trace-how-to-combat-off-record.html

National Library of Scotland – Digitisation and Inserts
http://blog.nls.uk/digitisation-and-inserts/

Aberystwyth University and National Library of Wales collaborate on study of radicalism in Wales
http://www.llgc.org.uk/en/information-for/press-and-media/press-releases/2016-press-releases/aberystwyth-university-and-national-library-of-wales-collaborate-on-study-of-radicalism-in-wales/

UK – What would an archivist do as information commissioner?
http://www.foiman.com/archives/2556

Classified Battle of Orgreave files to be released by Home Office
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-battle-of-orgreave-files-public-miners-strike-a7468216.html

UK National Archives – How to trace your criminal ancestors 
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/trace-criminal-ancestors/

UK National Archives – Our new classroom resource: Christmas is cancelled
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/christmas-is-cancelled/

UK National Archives – A Graphic War and our records
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/graphic-war-records/

UK National Archives – An introduction to information risk
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/introduction-information-risk/

UK National Archives – Edwardian place and society: the Valuation Office survey 
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/place-society-edwardian-england/

British Library – Using our science collections
http://blogs.bl.uk/science/2016/12/using-our-science-collections-.html

British Library – The Women’s Football Association archive
http://blogs.bl.uk/socialscience/2016/12/the-womens-football-association-archive.html

Case study: Digitising the National Holocaust Centre & Museum’s collection
https://www.townswebarchiving.com/2016/12/case-study-digitising-national-holocaust-centre-museums-collection/

Tate Modern Avails Artist Sketchbooks in Digital Archive
http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/tate-modern-avails-artist-sketchbooks-in-digital-archive/

Treasures of the Empire: rediscovered in scrapyards: ten copper plates used to print maps in the 18th Century are unearthed in Norfolk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4020964/Treasures-Empire-rediscovered-scrapyards-Ten-copper-plates-used-print-maps-18th-Century-unearthed-Norfolk.html

How I Started: Melinda Haunton, Archivist, UK National Archives
http://aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/how-i-started-melinda-haunton/

Photographer wins David and Goliath copyright battle against giant picture agency Alamy
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/photographer-wins-david-and-goliath-copyright-battle-against-giant-picture-agency-alamy/

Why Every Copy of a Book is Different
https://medium.com/digital-riffs/why-every-copy-of-a-book-is-different-5f93077f4c59

JK Rowling illustrated manuscript sells for $467,000 at auction
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4892711,00.html

Moyen-Orient / Middle East
Egypt – Dozens of rare Islamic books seized at Cairo Airport on way to Doha authentic
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/43/251047/Heritage/Islamic/Dozens-of-rare-Islamic-books-seized-at-Cairo-Airpo.aspx

NATO supports preservation of Afghanistan’s historic and cultural sites
https://www.khaama.com/nato-supports-preservation-of-afghanistans-historic-and-cultural-sites-02477

International
RiC[h]-CM description, relationships and standards
http://inthemailbox.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/rich-cm-description-relationships-and-standards/

OAIS: a cage or a guide?
http://digitalpreservation.nl/seeds/oais-a-cage-or-a-guide/

Your Encoded Archival Description Primer: Part 1
http://hacklibraryschool.com/2016/12/12/your-ead-primer-part-1/

Finding Wisdom in the Letters of Aging Writers
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/finding-wisdom-in-the-letters-of-aging-writers-samuel-beckett-saul-bellow-elizabeth-bishop/510140/

The Problem of History in the Age of Abundance
http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Problem-of-History-in-the/238600

PDF/A as a preferred, sustainable format for spreadsheets?
http://openpreservation.org/blog/2016/12/09/pdfa-as-a-preferred-sustainable-format-for-spreadsheets/

Vers une automatisation de la conception des vocabulaires contrôlés ?
http://recherchemid.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/vers-une-automatisation-de-la-conception-des-vocabulaires-controles/

Is older hardware in danger of being left behind by pro game consoles?
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/12/is-older-hardware-in-danger-of-being-left-behind-by-pro-game-consoles/

Universities uncertain about lecture-capture 
http://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-uncertain-about-lecture-capture-copyright

2016 Gift Guide: 11 Gift Ideas for History Buffs
http://www.mebondbooks.com/2016/12/12/2016-gift-guide/

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