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Documentary Heritage News
April 3, 2026

Vol. 19, no. 31

Ressources / Resources

De l’État / From the State

Government of Canada – 2026 Review of the Privacy Act: Policy Approaches
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/privacy-act-modernization-policy-approaches/2026-review-privacy-act-policy-approaches.html

Commission nationale informatique et liberté – Intimité des disparus, mémoire des vivants : quelle éthique pour les traces numériques ?
http://www.cnil.fr/sites/default/files/2026-03/air2025.pdf

California State University – What the Nation’s Largest Public University System Is Learning about Artificial Intelligence
http://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology/ai-empowered-csu/Pages/ai-survey.aspx

Bibliothèque de Genève (Suisse) – Fonds Jean Revillard : acquérir, inventorier, conserver, valoriser
http://www.bge-geneve.ch/sites/default/files/2026-03/BGE_Revillard-WEB.pdf

De la communauté / From the community

Guide to the Copyright and Related Rights Treaties Administered by World Intellectual Property Organization (Second Edition)
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-891-1-en-guide-to-the-copyright-and-related-rights-treaties-administered-by-wipo.pdf

Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland – Generally Recognised Standards for Archiving in the Public Interest
http://www.archives.org.uk/generally-recognised-standards

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia – What Role can Cultural and Community Structures and Institutions Play in Resilience to Misinformation and Disinformation?
https://humanities.org.au/power-of-the-humanities/galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-help-build-communities-resilient-to-misinformation/

National Information Standards Organization – Transfer Code of Practice (Version 5.0)
http://www.niso.org/press-releases/niso-publishes-revision-transfer-code-practice-version-50

How to Write a Data Availability Statement: a Brief Guide
http://zenodo.org/records/18882097

Making Museum Research more Visible: Open Access in the GLAM Sector
http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/making-museum-research-more-visible-open-access-in-the-glam-sector/

Beyond Data Feminism: Towards Ethical Data Work in the (Digital) Humanities
http://zfdg.de/wp_2026

Publications

The Electronic Library, vol. 44, no. 2 (2026)
http://www.emerald.com/el/issue/44/2

Documentation et bibliothèques, vol. 72, no. 1 (2026)
http://asted.org/le-numero-72-1-de-la-revue-documentation-et-bibliotheques/

Burlington Historical Society (Ontario) Gazette, vol. 22, no. 4 (2026)
http://burlingtonhistorical.ca/april-2026-gazette/

Book – Bilijk: a Documentary History of Kingsclear First Nation, 1783-1950
http://gooselane.com/products/bilijk

Book – Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures
http://www.dukeupress.edu/abolition-archives-feminist-futures

Book – Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition
http://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/ethiopian-bookbinding-tradition/?id=468

Book – Contested Heritage: Global Perspectives on Stakeholders’ (Dis)Harmony at Heritage Locales
http://routledge.com/product/isbn/9781041034117

Book – Genealogy Theology: Exploring Family Lines and Spiritual Legacies
http://www.eerdmans.com/9780802885289/genealogy-theology/

Book – Routledge Handbook of Dark Events: Celebrations, Heritage, and Customs of Death and the Macabre
http://routledge.com/product/isbn/9781032766706

Book – The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control
http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250363121/theinformationstate/

Book – Privacy’s Defender: my Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance
http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051248/privacys-defender/

Book – Healthcare Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection: Present and Future
http://routledge.com/product/isbn/9781032432748

Livre – Archives départementales : mode d’emploi (édition 2026)
http://www.archivesetculture.org/product-page/archives-d%C3%A9partementales-les-basiques-de-la-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogie

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events

How the City of Vancouver Archives Changed my Life! An evening with Michael Kluckner
April 28, 2026, Vancouver
http://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/vancouver-archives-changed-my-life-kluckner-event/

Muslims in Canada Archives – Into the Archives with Jamelie Hassan: Reflections on Muslim Place-making and Art-making in Canada
April 29, 2026, Toronto
http://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/events/archives-jamelie-hassan-reflections-muslim-place-making-and-art-making-canada

From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory
May 15-17, 2026, Halifax
http://arquives.ca/fmv2026/

Working with Medical and Mental Health Records
April 15, 2026
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-with-medical-and-mental-health-records-tickets-1985804765510

No Matter the Distance, It’s the Ride: Digital Accessibility as your Traveling Companion in Archival Work
April 22, 2026
https://connect.archivists.org/discussion/join-us-title-ii-for-archives-talk-1

The Power of OSINT: Intelligence from Publicly Available Data
April 23, 2026
http://www.eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/cyber-talks/upcoming-cybertalks/the-power-of-osint-intelligence-from-publicly-available-data/

Measure Twice, Move Once: Moving Museum or Archival Collections
April 29, 2026
http://collectionscarealliance.org/workshops-events/collections-care-macgyver-style-97g6r-kch68-ff3hc

International Council on Archives – The Digitisation of Sports Archives: Challenges and Current Developments
April 30, 2026
http://www.ica.org/event/ica-spo-webinar-the-digitisation-of-sports-archives-challenges-and-current-developments/

Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections; Conservation, Digitisation and Community Engagement with Contested Collections at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
May 18, 2026
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rluk-icil-sikh-heritage-in-colonial-collections-tickets-1986269154510

Society of American Archivists – Congressional Papers Section Annual Meeting
May 18, 2026
https://connect.archivists.org/discussion/registration-congressional-papers-section-annual-meeting-program-on-office-closing-518-1

International Archives Week 2026: Archives for Justice: Rights, Memory & Futures
June 8-12, 2026
https://www.ica.org/international-archives-week-2026-archives-for-justice-rights-memory-futures/

Efficiency by Design: Stories of Process Management in Libraries and Archives
June 24, 2026
https://www.nicheacademy.com/webinar-efficiency-by-design-stories-of-process-management-in-libraries-and-archives

Archives of Universities and Research Institutions for the Environment: Imagining Archives of the Natural World
September 8-10, 2026, Coimbra (Portugual)
http://cfe.uc.pt/agenda/conferencia-internacional-anual-ica-suv-2026-e-quinto-workshop-sobre-arquivos-cientificos/

Research Libraries UK 2026 Conference (Videos Available)
March 30, 2026
http://rlukconference.com/

Sur le web / On the web

Video – Discover Untold Transgender Histories from Imperial China’s Archives
http://polyu.ap.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=eeccff74-97af-4716-96ea-b3d7006ccb38

Baladodiffusion Archivistica – Valoriser le matrimoine aux archives départementales de l’Aude
https://shows.acast.com/archivistica/episodes/69ce7703f44b357ce91bd343

International Council on Archives – Questionnaire on the Impact of Climate Change on Archives
http://icarchives.limequery.org/528765?lang=en

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada

Safeguarding Canadian history by preserving residential school truths
http://kitchener.citynews.ca/video/2026/03/28/safeguarding-canadian-history-by-preserving-residential-school-truths/

Ottawa experts raise alarm over regressive government proposals for access-to-information law
http://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/ottawa-experts-raise-alarm-access-to-information-law-atip

Getting access to Royal Canadian Mounted Police native extremism files took four-year fight
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-access-1970s-spying-files-9.7143553

Apology not enough: Dene leaders want to see the RCMP spying files
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/apology-not-enough-dene-leaders-want-see-rcmp-spying-files-9.7145344

Alberta Genealogical Society protests planned cut
http://www.stalbertgazette.com/alberta-news/genealogical-society-protests-planned-cut-12020096

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act requests expose transparency issues across Manitoba institutions
http://www.winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/fippa-requests-expose-transparency-issues-across-manitoba-institutions/article_aee3c40c-9e0f-4198-b32f-e0f28087a67a.html

Nova Scotia sees surge in ancestral record requests following new bill
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bill-c-3-sparks-surge-in-nova-scotian-lineage-requests-9.7143002

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies scope of employer copyright ownership
https://www.dlapiper.com/en-kr/insights/publications/2026/04/ontario-court-of-appeal-clarifies-scope-of-employer-copyright-ownership

Freedom of Information changes would make Ontario the country’s most secretive government, advocates say
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foi-changes-ontario-secretive-government-advocates/

Preserving the Ethnic Press: Internet Archive Canada and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario Partner to Expand Access to Historical Newspapers
http://internetarchivecanada.org/2026/03/31/preserving-the-ethnic-press-internet-archive-canada-and-the-multicultural-historical-society-of-ontario-partner-to-expand-access-to-historical-newspapers/

Mapping Ontario Black Archives – Why I created Vintage Black Canada Seven Years Ago and why it Matters
http://mobaprojects.ca/vintage-black-canada/

Canada Foundation for Innovation support expands access to Canadiana, nation’s digital historical archive
http://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cfi-support-expands-access-canadiana-nations-digital-historical-archive

Queen’s University – History Students Mobilize LGBTQ Archives
http://www.queensu.ca/history/news-and-events/news/history-students-mobilize-lgbtq-archives

From Archives to Access: University of Toronto Scarborough’s Digitization Efforts
http://utsc.library.utoronto.ca/archives-access-u-t-scarboroughs-digitization-efforts

Toronto Metropolitan University research group working to preserve accounts of residential school survivors
http://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/03/28/tmu-research-group-working-to-preserve-accounts-of-residential-school-survivors/

Memorial University – Why this time machine of Confederation-era letters to Joey Smallwood still matters today
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dear-mr-smallwood-letters-atlantic-voice-9.7144181

University of Windsor exhibition reframes the Windsor–Detroit border through art, archives and student research
http://www.uwindsor.ca/news/2026-03-31/university-windsor-exhibition-reframes-windsor%E2%80%93detroit-border-through-art%E2%80%AFarchives%E2%80%AFand

University of British Columbia Digitization Center – Around the World with Canadian Pacific Railway Travel
http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/2026/04/01/around-the-world-with-canadian-pacific-railway-travel/

Concordia University – The Karl Polanyi Bibliographic Database of Scholarship and Digital Archive
http://economicsociology.org/2026/03/28/the-karl-polanyi-bibliographic-database-of-scholarship-and-digital-archive/

McGill University – Rediscovering Montreal with Gabor Szilasi’s Photographic Angle
https://news.library.mcgill.ca/rediscovering-montreal-with-gabor-szilasis-photographic-angle/

University of Alberta linguist collaborates with community to preserve endangered language
http://www.ualberta.ca/en/news/spotlights/2026/03-mar/uofa-linguist-collaborates-with-community-to-preserve-endangered-language.html

McMaster University Digital Archive temporarily offline
http://militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2026/03/22/mcmaster-digital-archive-temporarily-offline/

Muslim in Canada Archives – A Canadian Imam by Aaron W. Hughes
http://www.muslimsincanadaarchives.ca/en/posts/a-canadian-imam-by-aaron-hughes/

Centre d’histoire et d’archives du travail – Plan d’action 2026
http://archivesdutravail.quebec/chat-plan-daction-2026/

Toronto – Protecting and preserving Chinatown’s rich heritage and vibrant culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFV-e2OfUdY

Archival pictures show Vancouverites playing soccer more than a century ago
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/photos-archival-pictures-show-vancouverites-playing-soccer-more-than-a-century-ago-12064271

Whistler Museum and Archives Society – Broads on boards
http://whistlermuseum.org/2026/03/31/broads-on-boards/

History of the Pitt Meadows Heritage and Museum Society (British Columbia)
https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/muse-news/history-of-the-pitt-meadows-heritage-and-museum-society

April fool – Galt Museum & Archives (Alberta) Announces Opening of New Brewery Serving Beer Out of Local Decommissioned Coal Mine
https://www.galtmuseum.com/news/galt-museum-archives-announces-opening-of-new-brewery-serving-beer-out-of-local-decommissioned-coal-mine

Hudson (Quebec) to digitize its municipal archives
http://montrealgazette.com/news/off-island-gazette/hudson-to-digitize-its-municipal-archives/

Centre d’archives régionales du Séminaire de Nicolet – Débâcles à Nicolet avant l’aéroglisseur : fin 19e début 20e siècles
http://archivesseminairenicolet.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/debacles-a-nicolet-avant-laeroglisseur-fin-19e-debut-20e-siecles/

Société historique Pierre-de-Saurel – La valeur des archives
http://shps.qc.ca/la-valeur-des-archives/

Le Musée Pierre-Boucher cherche «des partenaires» pour survivre
http://www.lenouvelliste.ca/arts/art-local/2026/03/27/le-musee-pierre-boucher-cherche-des-partenaires-pour-survivre-6CJ745RD6ZC6HMCMOKU5PKBHPQ/

Afrique / Africa

Et si la réforme du service public togolais dépendait aussi des archives de l’administration ?
http://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2391188784715127&id=100014720861781&rdid=MMZ0YkH6HxNNqkzA#

Stakeholders warn over 50,000 Nigerian films could face extinction as NFC, DAAD, NFVCB, CBAAC push for urgent archival reforms
http://thesun.ng/stakeholders-warn-over-50000-nigerian-films-could-face-extinction-as-nfc-daad-nfvcb-cbaac-push-for-urgent-archival-reforms/

Amériques / Americas

New Major National Archives Exhibition Explores Origins and Inspiration for the Declaration of Independence
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2026/nr26-2

Trump does not have to turn over presidential records, Justice Department says
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-says-trump-not-turn-presidential-records-rcna266434

Did Marco Rubio Violate Federal Law by Overstaying His National Archivist Stint? This Senator Thinks So.
http://archive.ph/kRroR

What to know about Trump’s future presidential library, which he says may be a hotel
http://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768094/trump-presidential-library-renderings-miami

Library of Congress – Lost on the ice: the 1897 hot-air balloon attempt to reach the North Pole
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/03/lost-on-the-ice-the-1897-hot-air-balloon-attempt-to-reach-the-north-pole/

Library of Congress – The United State’s First Military Manual
http://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/04/01/the-u-s-s-first-military-manual/

Library of Congress – Thalia Lightstone: Reflections on Being a Librarian-in-Residence
https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2026/04/lightstone-reflections/

Court Rules Li Rui Collection to Remain at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
http://www.hoover.org/press/court-rules-li-rui-collection-remain-hoover-institution-stanford-university

From activist to archivist: University of Oregon project documents Vietnam-era movement
http://dailyemerald.com/183188/news/from-activist-to-archivist-uo-project-documents-vietnam-era-movement/

University of California Santa Cruz – Long days, snacks, and scan-a-thons: student archivists stepped up to save a treasure trove of Okinawan-American memories
https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/03/long-days-snacks-and-scan-a-thons-student-archivists-stepped-up-to-save-a-treasure-trove-of-okinawan-american-memories/

Adventures with Batman and Robin: Developing Digital Processing Workstations from Scratch for the Patrick J. Leahy Papers at the University of Vermont
http://cprerc.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/adventures-with-batman-and-robin-developing-digital-processing-workstations-from-scratch-for-the-patrick-j-leahy-papers-at-the-university-of-vermont/

World’s Largest Punk Record Collection Finds New Home at Middle Tennessee State University
http://www.wgnsradio.com/article/98589/worlds-largest-punk-record-collection-finds-new-home-at-mtsu

New Study Claims the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript May Have Been Written Using a Cipher, Giving New Hope that it will Someday Be Deciphered
http://twistedsifter.com/2026/03/new-study-claims-the-mysterious-voynich-manuscript-may-have-been-written-using-a-cipher-giving-new-hope-that-it-will-someday-be-deciphered/

Video Game History Foundation – Our first expansion pack! New materials in our development collections
http://gamehistory.org/our-first-expansion-pack-new-materials-in-our-development-collections/

Apple Has Archives that Even Tim Cook Didn’t Know About. We Went Inside
http://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-has-archives-that-even-tim-cook-didnt-know-about-we-went-inside-ab9ac0c5

‘Music at risk’: New archive seeks to preserve Minnesota-made music online
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/04/01/music-at-risk-new-archive-seeks-to-preserve-minnesota-made-music-online

Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific

Viral ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Meme Immortalised by Australia’s National Film Archive
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/viral-succulent-chinese-meal-meme-immortalised-by-australias-national-film-archive-11291797

A life’s work in the archives preserved priceless information for Western Australians
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/archivists-life-work-celebrated-western-australia/106504878

South Korea – Yanghwajin Archives Digitizes Edith’s Handprint, 1910s Missionary Photos
https://www.chosun.com/english/travel-food-en/2026/04/02/GBCPZTNAFNEBTDBFWEZIBTDX3Y/

India – We are digitising and preserving ancient manuscripts to safeguard our heritage for future generations: Prime Minister Modi
http://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/we-are-digitising-and-preserving-ancient-manuscripts-to-safeguard-our-heritage-for-future-generations-pm-modi20260331123856/

Europe / Europa

Historical Archives of the European Union – Online exhibition celebrates the European University Institute at 50
http://www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=online-exhibition-celebrates-the-european-university-institute-at-50

Porohy launches open archive in Prague to preserve three decades of Ukrainian discourse
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/porohy_launches_open/

Herní historie association – We digitized journals of the Prague Hi-Fi club
https://herniarchiv.cz/en/blog/84-zpravodaje-hifi-klub/

Disentangling and Presenting Person Data in the Online Collection Wiedergutmachung for National Socialist Injustice
http://blog.ehri-project.eu/2026/03/30/person-data-online-collection-wiedergutmachung/

La ruée des Allemands sur des archives du parti nazi nouvellement mises en ligne
http://www.lalibre.be/international/europe/2026/03/27/la-ruee-des-allemands-sur-des-archives-nationales-socialistes-nouvellement-mises-en-ligne-XVQB4Z274ZD2XJUAFAYYZ443Q4/

Le Standard d’échange de données fête ses 20 printemps
http://francearchives.gouv.fr/fr/actualite/1145182626

French archives of Spaniards who fled Franco’s dictatorship are now available online
http://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/01/french-archives-of-spaniards-who-fled-franco-s-dictatorship-now-available-online_6752001_4.html

National Museums Northern Ireland – Cutting-edge designs of unsinkable Titanic to be made public for first time
http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckge1jvv4z2o

Ireland – Celebrating Women’s Voices: Exploring the Voices Project Knowledge Graph
http://voicesproject.ie/impact/celebrating-womens-voices-exploring-the-voices-project-knowledge-graph/

UK National Archives – Introducing export templates: Customise DROID exports without external tools
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digital/customise-droid-exports-without-external-tools/

UK National Archives highlights Islamic Relief’s history and governance
http://islamic-relief.org/news/uk-national-archives-highlights-islamic-reliefs-history-and-governance/

BBC archive changes mean research impossible
http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2d85v3pnpo

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/28/cambridge-university-botany-course-charles-darwin-john-stevens-henslow

University of Sheffield – Preserving our past: digitising the School of Clinical Dentistry archive
http://sheffield.ac.uk/dentalschool/news/preserving-our-past-digitising-school-clinical-dentistry-archive

History students design new Liverpool John Moores University Irish Centre Digital Archive
http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2026/3/30/history-students-design-new-liverpool-irish-centre-digital-archive

Durham University – Unearthing new collections for the history of Catholicism
http://catholicarchivesociety.org/2026/04/01/unearthing-new-collections-for-the-history-of-catholicism/

Meet the keepers of Black photography’s archives
http://www.1854.photography/2026/03/meet-the-keepers-of-black-photography-archives/

Accessibility and Archives: a celebration of Jean Stone MBE (1933-2019)
http://www.archives.org.uk/diversity-allies-blog/accessibility-and-archives-a-celebration-of-jean-stone-mbe-1933-2019

Moyen-Orient / Middle East

National Library of Israel – Did We Borrow the Passover Seder From the Persians?
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/nowruz_passover/

National Library of Israel – Survivor, Olympian, Scientist: Shaul Ladany’s Long Walk
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/shaul_ladany/

National Library of Israel reveals Iranian Haggadah with Persian poem
http://worldisraelnews.com/national-library-of-israel-reveals-iranian-haggadah-with-persian-poem/

Turkiye’s written memory: National Library
http://www.reutersconnect.com/item/turkiyes-written-memory-national-library/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMUFOQURMMDAwUjRJOTRI

Türkiye receives first official repatriation of artifacts from Canada
http://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkiye-receives-1st-official-repatriation-of-artifacts-from-canada/news/amp

International

United Nations Library Digitizes 1980 Women’s Conference Documents
https://www.un.org/en/library/un-library-digitizes-1980-women%E2%80%99s-conference-documents

Digital dark times: salaries in digital preservation
http://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/digital-dark-times-salaries-in-digital-preservation/

How newsrooms are bringing their archives to life
http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-newsrooms-are-bringing-their-archives-life

New functionality to override retention in Microsoft 365
http://andrewwarland.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/new-functionality-to-override-retention-in-microsoft-365/

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