Ressources / Resources
De l’État / From the State
Library and Archives Canada – New facility in Gatineau: Letter of Interest
Information Commissioner of Canada – Annual Report 2015-2016
Bibliothèque nationale suisse – Rapport annuel 2015
De la communauté / From the community
Archives Association of Ontario – Rules for Archival Description (RAD) Survey Results
Paper – It’s the End of the Archival Profession as we Know it, and I Feel Fine (ACA 2016 Plenary)
Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française – Rapport annuel 2014-2015
International Council on Archives – Presentation: Universal Declaration on Archives: a Tool to Improve Understanding and Awareness
Digital Preservation Coalition – Preserving Transactional Data
Historic Libraries Forum – Guide to Cataloguing Books in Hebrew
Finding the Public Domain: Copyright Review Management System Toolkit
Paper – Make New Friends, But Keep the Old: Introducing Digital Innovation Services at the Toronto Public Library
Paper – The Economics of Book Digitization and the Google Books Litigation
Publications
Library Hi Tech, vol. 34, no. 2 (2016)
Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies, vol. 66, no. 2 (June 2016)
Information Research: an International Electronic Journal, vol. 21, no. 2 (2016)
Mémoire d’avenir: le journal des Archives nationales de France, no. 23 (juillet-septembre 2016)
Wikimedia Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Newsletter, vol. 6, no. 5 (May 2016)
M.A. Thesis – A Digital Dark Now?: Digital Information Loss at Three Archives in Sweden
Book – Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Book – Mastering Text Mining with R
Book – Indexing Tactics & Tidbits: an A to Z Guide
Book – Ten Characteristics of Quality Indexes
Book – Databrarianship: the Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice
Book – Post-Conflict Development and Heritage
Book – The Ethics of Big Data: Ethical Reasoning in Socio-Technical Informatics
Conférences et événements / Conferences and events
Alberta Open Data Summit
October 14-15, 2016, Edmonton
Webinar – Research Data Management Community Training
June 23, 2016
Creative Storage Conference
June 23, 2016, Culver City (California)
Government and Recordkeeping in the Middle Ages
June 28, 2016, UK National Archives
Webinar – How to Write a Data Management Plan
July 7, 2016
Archives: the Ethics of Keeping
July 26, 2016, Ultimo (Australia)
Webinar – Birth, Marriage and Death Records at the UK National Archives
August 19, 2016
Sixth International Conference on Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage
September 26-28, 2016, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
How will Business Histories be Written from Digital Records? (Presentations Available)
May 9 2016, Edinburgh (Scotland)
Webinar – How to Make the Most of Information Management in Coordination? (Video Available)
June 7, 2016
Sur le web / On the web
Nouveau blogue de BAnQ – Interactions: actualités de la gestion intégrée des documents et des archives
NARA – DocsTeach.org: Explore, Discover, and Create Using National Archives’ Primary Sources (Updated Version)
Vidéo – Archives de l’État en Belgique : comment le Service public fédéral Finances s’est défait de 10 km d’archives
Video – Digital Curation in Art Museums: Promising Practices and Opportunities for Education and Research
Video – An Ocean of Data: a Metadata and DOI Strategy for Large, Dynamic Data about the World’s Oceans
Print Archives Preservation Registry @Risk Dashboard Beta
UK National Archives Podcast – Amiable Warriors: a History of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality
UK National Archives Podcast – Big Ideas: the Future of the Past
UK National Archives Podcast – Stalin’s Englishmen: the Lives of Guy Burgess
Slidecast – British Library: Network Visualisations and the “so what?” Problem
Slidecast – American Archive of Public Broadcasting: National Federation of Community Broadcasters
Slidecast – Biblissima, un équipement de données pour l’historien des textes anciens
Nouvelles du monde / News from the world
Canada
Internet history of Stephen Harper PMO deleted from Google results at Ottawa’s request
Border Security TV show canned after federal watchdog finds privacy violation
RCMP revealed to be indefinitely retaining the private data of innocent Canadians swept up through indiscriminate Stingray surveillance
Why the Privacy Commissioner Doesn’t Need Legal Reforms to Require Transparency Reports
The sunniest Liberal, Mélanie Joly, minister for Canadian Heritage
Library and Archives Canada – Funding history 2016-2017
Canada Science and Technology museums’ documents to be open by default by fall, CEO pledges
Under review: independent contractor to assess Shared Services Canada’s mandate
Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
Ontario NDP, PCs want investigation of erased Pan Am Games hard drives
http://globalnews.ca/news/2751569/ontario-pcs-want-investigation-of-erased-pan-am-games-hard-drives/
Ontario’s hidden archaeological scandal
Northwest Territories Archives – You see time pass by: archivists reuniting Yellowknifers with old photos
Lawyers protest plan to close Northwest Territories’ only law library
Public input sought during review of Yukon’s access-to-information law
Yukon Archives – Vault construction
Saskatchewan – Improvements to Access and Privacy Legislation
Open data on Prince Edward Island a great start
12 things I learned from Newfoundland First World War letters
Female Chemistry: Portraits of science pioneers exhibit at Nova Scotia Archives
Québec – La bibliothèque historique du ministère des Finances menacée à son tour
BAnQ – La catastrophe du Herald
Un nouveau logo pour les 50 ans de l’Assiociation des archivistes du Québec
Archives of Manitoba – One Manitoba soldier: not in the trenches yet
University of Manitoba, union disagree strongly on library staff cuts
University of Calgary acquires one of the oldest English books in existence
Université Laval – L’Institut des archives de la publicité est lancé
University of Waterloo Special Collections and Archives – Digitization of Waterloo County to 1972
Queen’s University – 17th-century mind stimulates your senses
On finding women (and others) in the archive
How a Rare Superman Sketch Arrived at the Ontario Jewish Archives
Musée de la civilisation – Faudra-t-il choisir entre l’hôpital et les archives?
Fredericton middle school students write biographies of WWI soldiers
Ottawa – City’s handling of freedom-of-information requests is hit-and-miss: report
Ottawa Jewish Archives receives grant to digitize entire photo collection
For sale: a century of Ottawa Rough Riders’ history
Once Upon a City: Toronto’s notorious police chief
Toronto’s lost architecture
Edmonton – Backstory to century-old image of suffragists a web of complexity, worry, intolerance and celebration
A trip around the world in archival records: a Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (Ont.) tribute to International Archives Day
Guelph – CFRU 93.3 FM launches series of shows exploring the Rural Diary Archive
Bedbug infestation causes library closures in southwestern Ontario
Rivière-du-Loup – Le Centre d’archives a reçu 11 nouveaux fonds
http://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/293899/le-centre-darchives-a-recu-11-nouveaux-fonds
Best in Brantford (Ont.): Brant Museum & Archives
Pontiac Archives (Quebec) – Donation of documents by Mayfred Horner Dods family
Un financement pluriannuel par Bibliothèques et Archives du Canada pour le Centre d’archives régional des Îles de la Madeleine
Ottawa startup gets funding from CIA’s investment agency
Racines acadiennes : l’ADN largue une bombe sur la famille Robichaud
Brèves archivistiques – Cyber dust : quand l’écrit devient parole
Afrique / Africa
Zimbabwe – Fortune Charumbira (President of the National Council of Chiefs) calls for enrichment of archives
Gambia – It’s Impossible to have a Viable Country without Archive Says Hassoum Ceesay
Nigeria – For Digitisation, no More Importation of Set-Top Boxes: Information Minister
Sudan – Norway to Digitize Sudanese Radio and TV Archive
History of Anglicanism in Rwanda preserved in new Kigali archive
Botswana – Bathoen’s Records Enrich National Archives
Tanzania – University of Dar es Salaam Launches 90 Billion State-of-the-Art Multi-Storage Library
Madagascar – Un site web pour la bibliothèque des Archives nationales
Archives nationales du Sénégal – L’État annonce un projet de modernisation
Guinée – Les archives à l’honneur
Congo – L’Institut supérieur de statistiques demande au gouvernement congolais de mettre les archives au centre des intérêts nationaux
Amériques / Americas
Report from the IFLA Brazil Preservation and Conservation Centre: a view on the conservation and restoration of the National Library collection
What an FBI Office Break-In & WikiLeaks Reveal about Government Surveillance of Muhammad Ali
Millions of firearms records languish at National Tracing Center
Computer Crash Wipes out Years of Air Force Investigation Records
The Library of Congress Needs your Help to Identify these Silent Movies
Celebrating Diversity at the National Archives
Records management: look beyond the NARA mandates
NARA – U.S. Digital Registry
National Archives Foundation scores Hamilton coup for its gala
The Smithsonian Works to Preserve Videogame History with Pioneers Archive Initiative
U.S. Holocaust Museum gets a treasured Auschwitz manuscript by Primo Levi
Society of American Archivists – Effective Media Relations for your Archives
Arkansas – State history agencies prepare for changes
Oklahoma Department of Corrections record keeping system decades out-of-date
Utah – State archaeology records go digital
Donation helps preserve and digitize South Georgia Archives
Tulsa minister Carlton Pearson donates personal archive to Harvard to support research on evangelical Christianity
Harvard Scientists Create Hard Drives that Are Alive
University of Texas – Ransom Center Acquires Archive of Indian Author Raja Rao
Climate antagonist in University of Arizona library story: humidity control part of storage plan
Ohio State University – James Thurber’s Forgotten Manuscript
Poe, Dickens and Drexel University: the Epic Story of the University’s Former Literary Collection
Digital Public Humanities: Reflections on Teaching a Graduate-Level Course in Digital Humanities and Public History
The Getty Research Portal Grows with a New Design and More Than 100,000 Digitized Volumes
In search of New York’s Dominican Legacy
Alexander Hamilton on Wall Street: founding father’s church displays a rare find
Gordie Howe lawsuit upheld by U.S. court before his death: hockey Hall of Famer, company receiving $3M US for destroyed videos, CDs, DVDs
Naples collector’s grassroots archive tells tale of American art history
“Stairway to Heaven” a ripoff? What copyright law doesn’t acknowledge about the creative process
Darwin manuscript page sells for $250,000
General Mills Archives: When the Lone Ranger and Gracie Allen Pitched their Sponsors’ Products
The emerging ethical standards for studying corporate data
Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific
Australia – Wurundjeri people shattered after artwork they describe as their Bible sells at auction
Australia – Archivist comes forward with details about boys’ home records thought to be missing
Australia – Policeman concerned he was never told about St Albans boys’ home archives
Australia – Schoolboy’s 16th-century scribbles offer rare insight into National Library’s medieval manuscript
State Records of New South Wales (Australia) – Student Perspectives: the Changing Role of Records Managers
Archives New Zealand – The Importance of Checksums
New Zealand – Medieval manuscript and Massey University collection go online in digitisation project
New Zealand – Dunedin City Council Archives and the public domain
Netaji’s grandniece to donate private documents to National Archives of India
India – Persian documents in the Rajasthan State Archives: recent digitisation and publication projects
India – 5000 palm leaf manuscripts lying unattended in South Odisha Cultural Study Centre archives
Europe / Europa
European Union Cuts Red Tape on Authenticity of Public Documents
Le droit à l’oubli aux portes du registre du commerce et des sociétés
Ymagis launches crowdfunding platform to restore classic films
Estonia Is Demonstrating how Government Should Work in a Digital World
Czech historians launch world-unique online museum of gulag
Romanian National Film Archives Assesses Restructuring
National Archives of Finland takes first steps towards Handwritten Text Recognition
Finland takes leading role in the openness of academic journal pricing
There’s a Huge UFO Archive Hiding in these Swedish Apartment Cellars
Malta – Royal Air Force veteran needs help for digital archive
Malta – Government says no to most “Times of Malta” requests for information
Suisse – La sécurité des données médicales, un vrai casse-tête
Suisse – Bibliothèque nationale : 12 millions de pages en ligne
France – Branle-bas de combat aux Archives nationales
France – 13 Novembre, le programme de recherche inédit sur la mémoire des attentats
Les inestimés Alexandre Grothendieck Papers
Archives de Sade aux enchères: le divin marquis ne fait pas recette
Les archives de l’écrivain martiniquais Edouard Glissant entrent à la Bibliothèque nationale de France
Une pétition pour sauver les archives de Maurice Ravel
Ce que l’affaire Ravel révèle du droit d’auteur
Enchères : la bibliothèque personnelle de Pierre Bergé désormais dispersée
George Sand : dix-huit mille lettres!
http://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/la-compagnie-des-auteurs/george-sand-44-dix-huit-mille-lettres
French Museum Faces Cultural Catastrophe After Storage Vault Floods
http://hyperallergic.com/303952/french-museum-faces-cultural-catastrophe-after-storage-vault-floods/
Ireland – Central Bank ordered to review refusal of access to records
Map: The 18th century territories of Scotland’s clans
Scotland – Dundee’s Italian influence: archive reveals history as local tradition ends
Discover the “Holy Grail” at the National Library of Wales
Why the British Government abandoned apps
UK National Archives – Identifying digital file formats: a collaborative effort
UK National Archives – Digging, damage and display: wartime archaeology in Libya
UK National Archives – Meeting Grace O’Malley, Ireland’s pirate queen
Fitting square pegs into round holes: why a traditional hierarchical arrangement wouldn’t work for the Tavistock Institute archive
Clementine’s treasured wartime letter to a young Barbara Taylor Bradford is handed over to Churchill Archive
Moyen-Orient / Middle East
Israel State Archives – Scanning archival files appears feasable
1,000 years old manuscripts written by ancient silk road family found in Afghanistan
Preserving Iraq’s national archives needs Iranian cooperation
Anti-ISIS Hacktivists Are Attacking the Internet Archive
International
Father of the Internet Worries our Digital History Is Disappearing
When Classical Musicians Go Digital
Are your Books Secretly Worth Millions?
How User-Friendly Are Museum Image Rights?
Current Game Preservation is Not Enough
History is being locked away. Google’s museum is changing that
Multichannel text processing
Magnetic Media Formats Chart
R Hero Saves Backup City with Archivist and GitHub
The Kindness of Letting the Internet Forget
3-D Digital Modeling Can Preserve Endangered Historic Sites Forever
Which cruise ship library is right for you?
Maps have north at the top, but it could’ve been different
Meet Lidar: the amazing laser technology that’s helping archaeologists discover lost citie
Hackers Using Social Engineering Attacks to Bypass 2-Step Verification (2SV)