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Documentary Heritage News
May 1, 2020May 2, 2021

Vol. 13, no. 35

Ressources / Resources

De l’État / From the State
Library of Parliament – Challenges Regarding Freedom of Expression and Access to Information During a Pandemic: International and Domestic Perspectives
http://hillnotes.ca/2020/04/27/challenges-regarding-freedom-of-expression-and-access-to-information-during-a-pandemic-international-and-domestic-perspectives/

Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec – Pandémie, vie privée et protection des renseignements personnels
http://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/documents/CAI_reflexionPRP-COVID-19_V2_2020-04-16.pdf

Dalhousie University – A Reliable Guide to Covid-19 Resources
http://blogs.dal.ca/libraries/2020/04/a-reliable-guide-to-covid-19-resources/

NARA – Department of Defense Joint Staff and Combatant Commands Records Management Programs Inspection Report
https://www.archives.gov/files/records-mgmt/pdf/dod-js-ccmds-inspection-report-2020.pdf

Archives d’État de Genève, Archives cantonales vaudoises, Archives de l’État de Fribourg, Archives de l’État de Neuchâtel (Suisse) – Archivage des données financières : rapport final
https://kost-ceco.ch/cms/17-036-arfin-2.html

De la communauté / From the community
Canadian Association of Research Libraries – Advancing Open: Views from Scholarly Communications Practitioners
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/release-of-advancing-open-report/

Portage – Version française des plans de gestion des données
http://portagenetwork.ca/fr/nouvelles/les-versions-francaises-de-nouveaux-modeles-de-pgd/

International Council on Archives – Annual Report 2019
http://www.ica.org/en/mission-aim-and-objectives/ica-annual-report-2019

International Council on Archives – Tandaya Adelaide Declaration
http://www.dropbox.com/sh/koz25alq7dnfdjm/AACx2wJylge1nsF4uRo3jlRFa?preview=Tandaya+Adelaide+Declaration_ENG.PDF

Research Data Alliance – Covid-19: Recommendations and Guidelines (for Comments)
http://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-covid-19-recommendations-and-guidelines-1st-release-open-comments-0

Advancing Art Libraries and Curated Web Archives: National Forum Report
http://archive-it.org/blog/post/aalcwa-national-forum-report/

Certification Plan for Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud Repositories
http://www.dariah.eu/2020/04/24/new-report-from-sshoc-on-support-for-repository-certification/

Digital Preservation Policy Toolkit
https://www.dpconline.org/our-work/policy-toolkit

Article – Does Handwriting Text Recognition Work for Damaged Archives?
https://readcoop.eu/handwritten-text-recognition-htr-for-damaged-archives/

Publications
Journal of Film Preservation, no. 120 (2020)
https://en.calameo.com/read/000918540f3cb696be436

I2D : Information, données et documents, 2020/1 (Numéro spécial : l’essor des sciences de l’information au Québec)
http://www.adbs.fr/groupes/adbs-site-internet/i2d-2020-ndeg-1-vient-de-287321

Archives Association of Ontario – Off the Record, vol. 36, no. 2 (2020)
https://aao-archivists.ca/News/8933152
ISO 30300:2020 – Information and Documentation – Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary
http://www.iso.org/standard/74291.html

Free eBook – Verification Handbook for Disinformation and Media Manipulation
http://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-3

Book – Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives (Third Edition)
http://www.alastore.ala.org/content/developing-and-maintaining-practical-archives-third-edition-how-do-it-manual-librarians

Book – The Operatic Archive: American Opera as History
http://www.routledge.com/product/isbn/9780367134327 

Book – Digital Humanities: an Introduction for Librarians
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=301294

Book – Digital Cultural Politics: from Policy to Practice
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030352332

Book – Monarchy, Print Culture, and Reverence in Early Modern England: Picturing Royal Subjects
http://www.routledge.com/product/isbn/9780367374594 

Book – Natural Language Processing Using Python
http://nostarch.com/NLPPython

Book – Reconciliation, Transitional and Indigenous Justice
http://www.routledge.com/product/isbn/9780367442323 

Book – Reference and Information Services: an Introduction (Sixth Edition)
http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5976C 

Book – Applied Economic Analysis of Information and Risk
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811532993 

Book – Practical Genealogy : 50 Simple Steps to Research your Diverse Family History
http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/genealogy/26226906/#isbn=164611566X&idiq=37828241 

Livre – Les archives de la vigne et du vin : enjeux patrimoniaux, juridiques et culturels
http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=65167

Conférences et événements / Conferences and events
WARCnet Kickoff Meeting
May 4-6, 2020
http://cc.au.dk/en/warcnet/events/view/artikel/kickoff-meeting-2020/

AnArchivesIs: International Archives Week 2020 Online Launch 
May 6, 2020
http://www.ica.org/en/anarchivesis-iaw2020-online-launch-invitation

Webinar – Personal Digital Archiving
May 6 and 13, 2020
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/personal-digital-archiving-tickets-102994643752
Webinar – Dressing for Library Success: Electronic Resource Alignment for Early Career Librarians
May 13, 2020
http://webinars.wileyresearch.com/webinar/dressing-library-success-electronic-resource-alignment-early-career-librarians/

Association of College and Research Libraries – e-Learning Webcasts
May 14 – June 3, 2020
http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/19649

Patrimoine culturel : nouveaux risques, nouvelles réponses
11 et 12 novembre 2020, Paris
http://calenda.org/774874

Sur le web / On the web
Library and Archives Canada – Resources for Staying at Home
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/stay-connected/Pages/stay-home-resources.aspx

Royal BC Museum – Video: Documenting the Pandemic (with Genevieve Weber, BC Archives, and Emily Lonie, City of Coquitlam Archives)
https://youtu.be/3iBdCJHXHHA

LawBytes Podcast – Sam Trosow and Lisa Macklem on Copyright and Fair Dealing During a Pandemic
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2020/04/lawbytes-podcast-episode-48/

Baladodiffusion – L’ouverture des résultats de recherche, une question de santé publique (avec Vincent Larivière)
http://cridaq.uqam.ca/nouvelles/louverture-des-resultats-de-recherche-une-question-de-sante-publique/

Living Heritage Podcast – Dr. Laura Sanchini of the Canadian Museum of History
http://www.ichblog.ca/2020/04/living-heritage-podcast-ep172-laura.html

Video – Family Secrets Revealed in Free Archival Canadian Newspapers Online: Provincial Initiatives
https://documentary-heritage-news.com/2020/04/youtube-family-secrets-revealed-in-free.html

International Council on Archives Video – #AnArchiveIs #UneArchiveCest #UnArchivoEs
http://youtu.be/LnwaggNg-RI

International Federation of Film Archives – Affiliation History Database and Map
http://www.fiafnet.org/pages/History/FIAF-Institutions-History.html

International Federation for Public History – Mapping Public History Projects about Covid 19
http://ifph.hypotheses.org/3225

Society of American Archivists – New Dictionary of Archives Terminology 
http://www2.archivists.org/news/2020/new-dictionary-of-archives-terminology-launched

Video – Working from Home and Recordkeeping: Tips from Queensland State Archives
http://qsarchivesgrk.wpcomstaging.com/2020/04/28/video-working-from-home-and-recordkeeping-tips-from-qsa/

Video – GLAMs’ Strategy
http://youtu.be/QkiuUVpL3bE

Video – DevOps is Bigger than IT: Driving Digital Transformation in Libraries
http://vimeo.com/411241025

Video – ARKs in the Open: 3.2 billion Persistent Identifiers
http://vimeo.com/412227303

Rare Book School – Presswork: a Documentary
https://youtu.be/aEJPRV-V_WE

Material Memory Podcast – Sound and Meaning: Preserving Native American Voice and Song
http://material-memory.clir.org/2020/04/24/sound-and-meaning/

Baladodiffusion – Centre des archives du féminisme
http://radio-g.fr/internet/index.php?numarticle=1965&numrubrique=3&numsousrubrique=43&fbclid=IwAR1QIJrG1cPqeGUe4KVtejyjkQjrcAPnlEmSsSSekaSkUuBSmN5ResdTNfE

Petition – End Structural Racism in Britain’s Archives Sector
http://www.change.org/p/archvists-end-structural-racism-in-britain-s-archives-sector

Nouvelles du monde / News from the world

Canada
Faire entrer le Grand Confinement dans l’histoire
http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/577780/faire-entrer-le-grand-confinement-dans-l-histoire

National Heritage Digitization Strategy collaborates on successful funding proposal to improve access to archival documents of Moravian missionaries
http://nhds.ca/2020/04/29/national-heritage-digitization-strategy-collaborates-on-successful-funding-proposal-to-improve-access-to-archival-documents-of-moravian-missionaries/

Photojournalist Ted Grant put real Canadians in the National Archives
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-photojournalist-ted-grant-put-real-canadians-in-the-national-archives/

Participate in the Indexing of the Canadian WWI Personal Records
http://en.geneanet.org/genealogyblog/post/2020/04/participate-in-the-indexing-of-the-canadian-wwi-personal-records

Covid-19 Nefoundland and Labrador Oral History Project
http://www.ichblog.ca/p/oral-history.html

Legal Archives Society of Alberta – The 1932 Corona Hotel Fire
http://legalarchives.ca/the-1932-corona-hotel-fire/

BAnQ – Ton enquête généalogique
http://blogues.banq.qc.ca/instantanes/2020/04/30/ton-enquete-genealogique/

BAnQ – Caro Lamoureux : chanteuse lyrique et fleuriste
http://blogues.banq.qc.ca/instantanes/2020/04/29/caro-lamoureux-chanteuse-lyrique-et-fleuriste/

BAnQ – L’épidémie de variole de 1702-1703, une tragédie
http://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/04/26/photos-lepidemie-de-variole-de-1702-1703-une-tragedie

Ghost ships, dead pirates and phantoms: Memorial University of Newfoundland student tracks ghastly tales with interactive map
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ghost-ships-map-mun-1.5543555

Web Archiving Covid-19 at Concordia University
https://archivists.ca/Blog/8932862

University of Waterloo – Types of Photographs: Part 2
http://uwaterloo.ca/library/special-collections-archives/blog/post/types-photographs-part-2

The University of British Columbia Library Research Commons launches open-source geospatial data discovery tool
http://about.library.ubc.ca/2020/04/29/the-ubc-library-research-commons-launches-open-source-geospatial-data-discovery-tool/

University of British Columbia – Host your Next Virtual Meeting with Backgrounds from Open Collections
http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/carousel/host-your-next-virtual-meeting-with-backgrounds-from-open-collections/

McGill University Library – Fresh Perspectives: McGill’s Motherwell and Stella Tapestries
http://news.library.mcgill.ca/fresh-perspectives-mcgills-motherwell-and-stella-tapestries/

University of Alberta – The York Appeal and Fair Dealing Guidelines
https://blog.ualberta.ca/the-york-appeal-and-fair-dealing-guidelines-f6739fefe940

University of Toronto – Mystery and a Family History at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
http://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/revolving-door-blog-post/9012

University of Toronto – The Black Death and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library’s Manuscripts
https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/revolving-door-blog-post/9031

University of Calgary – Glenbow’s archival photographs
http://glenbow.ucalgary.ca/glenbows-archival-photographs/

How the Dalhousie University libraries stay open when they’re closed
http://www.dal.ca/news/2020/04/24/how-the-dal-libraries-stay-open-when-they-re-closed.html

Archives de la ville de Québec – Québec et les célébrités internationales
http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/patrimoine/blogue/2020/billet-celebrites-internationales.aspx

City of Ottawa Archives: A-OK
https://documentary-heritage-news.com/2020/04/city-of-ottawa-archives-ok.html

Museum and archives want to document Covid-19 history as it happens in Nanaimo
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/musuem-and-archives-want-to-document-covid-19-history-as-it-happens-in-nanaimo/

Sur la route des archives : Longueuil et la Société historique du Marigot
http://archivistesqc.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/marigot/

Centre d’archives régional des Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Des archives, c’est quoi? Parlons de négatifs…
http://www.centredarchivesdesiles.org/2020/04/des-archives-cest-quoi-parlons-de.html

Saskatchewan – Local museum requesting public’s assistance to archive Covid-19
http://battlefordsnow.com/2020/04/27/local-museum-requesting-publics-assistance-to-archive-covid-19/

South Peace Regional Archives (Alberta) look to carry legacy forward following passing of founder
http://everythinggp.com/2020/04/25/regional-archives-look-to-carry-legacy-forward-following-passing-of-founder/

Galt Museum and Archives (Alberta) – Tips and Tricks from the Archives: Recording Information on Digital Photographs
http://www.galtmuseum.com/articles/tips-and-tricks-from-the-archives-recording-information-on-digital-photographs

Scugog Shores Museum Village and Archives (Ontario) is Seeking the Public’s Help to Document the Covid-19 Pandemic
http://www.scugog.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=97446d07-ad4a-4b3a-a99d-f15b0e654a89#

Whistler Museum and Archives Society – Dick Fairhurst of Cypress Lodge
http://blog.whistlermuseum.org/2020/04/28/dick-fairhurst-of-cypress-lodge/

Oliver and District Heritage Society (British Columbia) – Online Learning Site and Virtual Tour Launches
http://www.oliverheritage.ca/news-blog/2020/4/29/odhs-creates-online-learning-site-and-virtual-tour

Société d’histoire de Drummond – Faisons l’histoire, ensemble et maintenant
http://histoiredrummond.com/faisons-lhistoire-ensemble-et-maintenant/

Canadian Urban Institute Examines Role of Libraries in Light of Covid-19
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/04/canadian-urban-institute-examines-role-libraries-light-covid-19

Demand for digital collections spikes at libraries across Canada
https://quillandquire.com/omni/demand-for-digital-collections-spikes-at-libraries-across-canada/

Keeping Cree language alive: Regina man offering free online lessons for children
http://globalnews.ca/news/6859148/regina-man-free-online-cree-lessons/

Finding ancestors: how to learn about your family tree while staying at home
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/regional-lifestyles/finding-ancestors-how-to-learn-about-your-family-tree-while-staying-at-home-441295/

Add Some Zest to your Zoom: Using Archival Photos as Backgrounds
http://www.thingsimfondsof.com/add-zest-zoom-using-archival-photos-backgrounds/

Afrique / Africa
Missing gold treasure: the void that is the South African jazz archive
https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-30-missing-gold-treasure-the-void-that-is-the-south-african-jazz-archive/

Why we need a South African jazz photography archive
https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-30-why-we-need-a-south-african-jazz-photography-archive/

Amériques / Americas
Over 650 Newly Digitized Navy Logbooks in the National Archives Catalog
http://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/30/over-650-newly-digitized-navy-logbooks-in-the-national-archives-catalog/

NARA – The Land of the Morning Calm: U.S. Army Films from the Korean War
http://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/30/the-land-of-the-morning-calm-u-s-army-films-from-the-korean-war/

NARA – Lighting the Way: RG 26 Lighthouse Plans & Maps Now Digitized
http://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/28/lighting-the-way-rg-26-lighthouse-plans-maps-now-digitized/

NARA – Gordon Gilkey: a Man for All Seasons
http://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/28/gordon-gilkey-a-man-for-all-seasons/

NARA – Legendary Archivist Lauded as “Michael Jordan or Tom Brady of his profession”
https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2020/nr-20-53

Library of Congress – Copyright Office Launches Recordation System Pilot
http://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2020/04/copyright-office-launches-recordation-system-pilot/

Library of Congress – Papers of Three Presidents Digitized; Now Online
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/04/papers-of-three-presidents-digitized-now-online/

Library of Congress – Innovator Brian Foo Incorporates Citizen DJs into Design Process
http://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2020/04/innovator-brian-foo-incorporates-citizen-djs-into-design-process/

Library of Congress Launches Open-Source Hip-Hop Sampling Tool
http://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/ibrary-of-congress-open-source-hip-hop-dj-citizen/

National Library of Medicine – Virtual Learning Resources for Scientists at All Career Stages and of All Ages
http://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2020/04/28/virtual-learning-resources-for-scientists-at-all-career-stages-and-of-all-ages/

Museum of Chinese in America Launches Oneworld Covid-19 Collection
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/news/museum-chinese-america-launches-oneworld-covid-19-collection

Georgia Loses Legal Code Copyright Clash at Supreme Court
http://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/georgia-loses-legal-code-copyright-clash-at-supreme-court

The Texas General Land Office Archives in the Times of Covid-19
http://medium.com/save-texas-history/the-glo-archives-in-the-times-of-covid-19-ae9389e6bfd7

Rhode Island State historical societies seek items to document life during coronavirus
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200425/state-historical-societies-seek-items-to-document-life-during-coronavirus

North Carolina historians asking for help to remember pandemic
http://wcti12.com/news/state-news/n-carolina-historians-asking-for-help-to-remember-pandemic

Yale University Archives documents the Covid-19 crisis as it unfolds
http://news.yale.edu/2020/04/24/university-archives-documents-covid-19-crisis-it-unfolds

California State University San Marcos library launches Covid-19 community memory archive
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/north-county-community-news/story/2020-04-24/csusm-library-launches-covid-19-community-memory-archive

University of Texas – America’s First Curated Collection of Flash Fiction Artifacts
http://www.smokelong.com/americas-first-curated-collection-of-flash-fiction-artifacts/

University of Nebraska Omaha Libraries Archives & Special Collections Joins Community Effort to Document the Pandemic
http://www.unomaha.edu/news/2020/04/archives-special-collections-documenting-pandemic.php

University at Buffalo – Archives recording student memories of Covid-19 for future scholars
http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2020/04/archives-covid-history.html

Southeast Missouri State University’s Special Collections and Archives Documenting COVID-19 Pandemic in New Digital Collection
http://news.semo.edu/southeasts-special-collections-and-archives-documenting-covid-19-pandemic-in-new-digital-collection/

University of Central Missouri – McClure Archives and University Museum Seeks COVID-19 Impact Submissions
http://www.ucmo.edu/news/university-news/posts/2020-04-27-mcclure-archives-and-university-museum-seeks-covid-19-impact-submissions.php

University of North Carolina – Covid-19 Documentation Goes Viral
http://academicarchivist.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/covid-19-documentation-goes-viral/

Suffolk University – Archives calls on students to submit COVID-19 content
https://thesuffolkjournal.com/29370/news/archives-calls-on-students-to-submit-covid-19-content/

Archives department to document Kenyon College’s Covid-19 experience
http://kenyoncollegian.com/features/2020/04/archives-dept-to-document-kenyons-covid-19-experience/

Living Openly: University of Cincinnati students bring LGBTQ history out of archives
http://www.newsrecord.org/news/living-openly-uc-students-bring-lgbtq-history-out-of-archives/article_24eafb26-8733-11ea-94a2-639c87796a0d.html

What’s your Set-up?: Processing Digital Records at University of Albany (part 2)
http://saaers.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/whats-your-set-up-processing-digital-records-at-ualbany-part-2/

Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Starts Covid-19 Archive
http://www.jewishexponent.com/2020/04/26/yivo-institute-starts-covid-19-archive/

Native languages face new threat from COVID-19, but Indigenous programs adapt
http://www.sfreporter.com/news/coverstories/2020/04/22/natives-voices-vs-virus/

This is how bad things are for museums: they now have a green light to sell off their art
https://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/entry/4210/this-is-how-bad-things-are-for-museums-they-now-have-a-green-light-to-sell-off-their-art

Detroit – Online platform creates a real-time arts archive of Covid-19 quarantine
http://www.michiganradio.org/post/online-platform-creates-real-time-arts-archive-covid-19-quarantine

The race to save the first draft of coronavirus history from internet oblivion
http://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/21/999946/coronavirus-instagram-tumblr-journal-diary/

New York City archive paying tribute to thousands of famous and everyday women
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-women-stories-records-archives-20200426-2jlf77jqqzbwbpgcd3y6xm7hgy-story.html

Archiving for our Futures: don’t Shoot Portland on Preserving Cultural Memory in Service of Social Justice
http://medium.com/community-archives/archiving-for-our-futures-how-preservation-sustains-social-change-508190d504f2

Save those photos and signs! New Orleans museum looking for artifacts of coronavirus shutdown
http://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_188b899a-8585-11ea-8e39-1792beebfcce.html

The Campaign that Saved the Oldest Black Bookstore in America
http://zora.medium.com/the-campaign-that-saved-the-oldest-black-bookstore-in-america-c8c2ac57cdf8

The close of Records and Information Management month
https://saarmrt.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/the-close-of-rim-month/

Dispatches from a Distance: Disrupting Toxicity at the Workplace
http://saaers.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/dispatches-from-a-distance-disrupting-toxicity-at-the-workplace/

Archives + Audiences: Andretta Schellinger, Historian and Author
http://archivesaware.archivists.org/2020/04/28/archives-audiences-andretta-schellinger-historian-and-author/

Asie-Pacifique / Asia-Pacific
Archives New Zealand – Unclaimed Anzac Scrolls now available online
http://archives.govt.nz/discover-our-stories/unclaimed-anzac-scrolls-now-available-online

National Library of New Zealand – Remembering the Anzacs, then and now
http://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/remembering-the-anzacs-then-and-now

Why rehoming 600,000 books from the National Library of New Zealand is so important
http://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/why-rehoming-600-000-books-from-the-national-library-is-so-important

New Zealand – Archives of 1918 show familiar pandemic instructions, and some questionable medical advice
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121190158/archives-of-1918-show-familiar-pandemic-instructions-and-some-questionable-medical-advice

Vietnam – Une galerie d’archives précieuses sur la souveraineté à Dà Nang
http://fr.vietnamplus.vn/une-galerie-darchives-precieuses-sur-la-souverainete-a-da-nang/136597.vnp

China police detain three linked to censored coronavirus archive
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-rights/china-police-detain-three-linked-to-censored-coronavirus-archive-idUSKCN2291FP

National Digital Library of India Gives Open Access to All
http://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/national-digital-library-of-india-gives-open-access-to-all

Tracing the origins of a manuscript that became the cornerstone of Islamic law in British India
http://scroll.in/article/959731/tracing-the-origins-of-a-manuscript-that-became-the-cornerstone-of-islamic-law-in-british-india

Indian World War I Fighter Pilot’s Story Emerges as War Graves Commission Digitise Archives
http://in.news.yahoo.com/indian-world-war-fighter-pilots-040700095.html

Europe / Europa
Europeana – Exploring cultural heritage through oral history
http://pro.europeana.eu/post/exploring-cultural-heritage-through-oral-history

Europeana – Flowers to fight diseases: how Beda Hallberg battled a pandemic with Mayflowers
http://blog.europeana.eu/2020/04/flowers-to-fight-diseases-how-beda-hallberg-battled-a-pandemic-with-mayflowers/

Europeana – #MuseumJigsaw: puzzle over beautiful artworks
http://blog.europeana.eu/2020/04/museumjigsaw-puzzle-over-beautiful-artworks/

National Archives of Finland – Director General of the National Archives in Helsingin Sanomat: Genocide investigation launched in Russia causes confusion
http://arkisto.fi/news/2618/3728/Director-General-of-the-National-Archives-in-Helsingin-Sanomat-Genocide-investigation-launched-in-Russia-causes-confusion/d,ajankohtaista-en

The oldest map of Croatia yet has been found in Venice’s State Archives
http://www.timeout.com/croatia/news/the-oldest-map-of-croatia-yet-has-been-found-in-venices-state-archives-042620

Unesco and Malmö City Archives join forces to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom
http://indiaeducationdiary.in/unesco-and-malmo-city-archives-join-forces-to-promote-freedom-of-expression-and-artistic-freedom/

Winter School for Audio-Visual Archiving 2020
http://www.dpconline.org/blog/winter-school-blog-ivan

Suisse – Pour une mémoire ordinaire de l’extraordinaire
http://www.heidi.news/sante/pour-une-memoire-ordinaire-de-l-extraordinaire

Bibliothèque nationale de France – L’Affaire Vidocq
https://gallica.bnf.fr/blog/30042020/laffaire-vidocq

Bibliothèque nationale de France – Gallica Challenge : recréez chez vous vos documents préférés
https://gallica.bnf.fr/blog/30042020/gallica-challenge-recreez-chez-vous-vos-documents-preferes

Newly digitised Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) records now publicly available
http://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/news-and-features/20200422-newly-digitised-dail-eireann-records-now-publicly-available/

National Archives of Ireland – Behind the Scenes: Conservation of a 1916 Flag
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/article/behind-scenes-conservation-1916-flag/

Gaelic Athletic Association Opens up Vast Digital Archives of Past Matches
http://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/04/14/gaa-opens-up-vast-digital-archive-of-past-matches/

University archives show Dundee’s textile industry was more than just jute
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/university-archives-show-dundees-textile-industry-was-more-than-just-jute/

UK Parliamentary Archives – The Wax Seal of Approval
https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/2020/04/30/the-wax-seal-of-approval/

UK Parliamentary Archives – Hansard and the Second World War
https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/2020/04/29/hansard-ww2/

UK National Archives – Letters of Note: Preparing the Prize Papers for digitisation
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/letters-of-note-preparing-the-prize-papers-for-digitisation/

UK National Archives – The Applications of Probability to Cryptography (Part 1)
http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/the-applications-of-probability-to-cryptography-part-1/

British Library – A Single Digital Presence for UK libraries: the project and the platform
http://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2020/04/a-single-digital-presence-for-uk-libraries-the-project-and-the-platform.html

British Library – The Brexit Collection in the UK Web Archive
http://blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/2020/04/the-brexit-collection-in-the-uk-web-archive.html

British Library – Harnessing the Crowd: Coronavirus Topical Collection at the UK Web Archive
http://blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/2020/04/harnessing-the-crowd-coronavirus-topical-collection-at-the-uk-web-archive.html

British Library – Will Intellectual Property provide the cure for Covid-19?
http://blogs.bl.uk/business/2020/04/will-intellectual-property-provide-the-cure-for-covid-19.html

Another big list of where to find British Library maps online
http://blogs.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/2020/04/another-big-list-of-where-to-find-british-library-maps-online.html

British Library – Inspiring stories from our community of entrepreneurs
https://blogs.bl.uk/business/2020/04/inspiring-stories-from-our-community-of-entrepreneurs.html

British Library – Got a research query? Ask a librarian
https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2020/04/got-a-research-query-ask-a-librarian-.html

Coronavirus: British Library to archive Radio 4’s Covid Chronicles for posterity
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52487414

The films that made us: British Film Institute to archive best coronavirus videos
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/28/the-films-that-made-us-bfi-to-archive-best-coronavirus-videos

British Museum Revamps Collection Online
http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/British-Museum-Revamps-Collection-Online-20200428

Historic original manuscripts from Antarctic explorer George Murray Levick join the Natural History Museum’s collection
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office/press-releases/historic-original-manuscripts-from-antarctic-explorer-george-mur.html

Timeline of the history of the Society of the Sacred Heart: Barbara Vesey Provincial Archivist
http://aralearning.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/timeline-of-the-history-of-the-society-of-the-sacred-heart-barbara-vesey-provincial-archivist/

Untold stories of northern illegal raves revealed in archive
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-52412160

Moyen-Orient / Middle East
National Library of Israel – From Ottoman Palestine to Death’s Door in New York: the Story of Israel’s National Anthem
http://blog.nli.org.il/en/hoi_hatikvah/?

National Library of Israel – The Last Voice: the Story of Hadassah Lempel
http://blog.nli.org.il/en/hoi-hadassah-lempel/

Israel Film Archive is going digital and releasing its collection online
http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/israel-film-archive-is-going-digital-and-releasing-its-collection-online-626008

Unique digital archive of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution now online
http://phys.org/news/2020-04-unique-digital-archive-egyptian-revolution.html

Egyptian National Library & Archives organizes Ramadan competition for children
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/85039/Egyptian-National-Library-Archives-organizes-Ramadan-competition-for-children

Iran’s national museum unveils part of Samanid-era Quran manuscript
http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/447285/Iran-s-national-museum-unveils-part-of-Samanid-era-Quran-manuscript

International
Leading library, archives, and museum organisations call on World Intellectual Property Organization to help safeguard cultural heritage
http://www.ifla.org/node/93046

International Committee of the Red Cross – Archives and library collections still accessible online during Covid-19 lockdown
http://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/archives-and-library-collections-still-accessible-online-during-covid-19-lockdown/

International Committee of the Red Cross – The long trip of an Italian prisoner of war
https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/the-long-trip-of-an-italian-prisoner-of-war/

International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works – The Poison Book Project
http://www.iiconservation.org/content/poison-book-project

OCLC – Time Estimation for Processing Born-Digital Collections
http://hangingtogether.org/?p=7911

If these WARCs Could Talk: Learning from Archived Web & Social Media Covid-19 Collections
http://www.dpconline.org/blog/series-wa-coronavirus-sdthomson-4

Digital Preservation Coalition – The Greatest Hits: Vol 4: Stop, Collaborate and Listen
http://www.dpconline.org/blog/greatest-hits-vol-4-stop-collaborate-listen

Faire l’histoire des Fake news au temps du Coronavirus
http://devhist.hypotheses.org/3830

Why is going digital a problem for records management?
http://andrewwarland.wordpress.com/2020/04/22/why-is-going-digital-a-problem-for-records-management/

Archives and Records Management: then and Now
http://lucidea.com/blog/archives-and-records-management-then-and-now/

Archival Collection Policies: Writing the Best One for your Needs
http://www.margotnote.com/blog/2020/04/27/collection-policies

Teaching with Digital Archives in the First-Year Writing Classroom
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/teaching-digital-archives-first-year-writing-classroom

Museum collections as data: comparing collection stats across four datasets in four days
http://medium.com/@canning.erin/museum-collections-as-data-comparing-collection-stats-across-four-datasets-in-four-days-32b98aa2b9c0

Error! The text copied from the PDF could not be pasted correctly
http://www.pdfa.org/error-the-text-copied-from-the-pdf-could-not-be-pasted-correctly/

How humans have reacted to pandemics through history: a visual guide
http://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2020/apr/29/how-humans-have-reacted-to-pandemics-through-history-a-visual-guide

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