ONLINE RESOURCES

CANB YouTube Channel
You can now find recordings of CANB webinars on our YouTube channel!

 

Accessioning
Canadian Archival Accession Information Standard (Canadian Council of Archives)

ArchivesCANB
Guide to ArchivesCANB (Council of Archives New Brunswick) -- to be added soon
 

Access, Awareness and Advocacy​

• Archives Unboxed & Revealed: A Guide to Understanding Archives (Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Directory)

• Society of American Archivists Basic Manual Series. Archives and Manuscripts: Exhibits (G.F. Casterline, Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1980)

• Resources (Canadian Council of Archives)

• Tools for Archivists (Council of Nova Scotia Archives)

• Checking your Pulse: How to Track and Apply User Statistics (Jim Mattson and Erik Holland, Minnesota Historical Society, 2009)

• Coffre à outils (Réseau des services d'archives du Québec) --French only

• Small Scale, Big Change: the Impact of Social Media (APEx)

• The AABC's Archivists Toolkit (Archives Association of British Columbia)

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Appraisal

• Directory of Practising NAAB Appraisers (National Archival Appraisal Board)

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Arrangement and description

• Rules for Archival Description (including choice of access points, headings for persons, geographical names and corporate bodies) (Canadian Council of Archives)

• Graphics Atlas (useful for identifying photographic processes) (Image Permanence Institute)

• ISAD(g) (International Council of Archives)

• Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (useful for applying a standardized vocabulary to graphic materials being described) (Library of Congress)

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Copyright

• Guidelines for the Use of Copyrighted Materials (Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2013)

• Canadian Copyright Act (Government of Canada)

• Copyright and Museums (Société des Musées Québec, 2014)

• Quick reference guide to copyright, University of Ottawa

• Developing Intellectual Property Policies: A How-To Guide for Museums, (Diane M. Zorich, Government of Canada, 2017)​

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Digital Preservation

• Caring for CDs and DVDs (London: National Preservation Office, 2008)

• Digital Preservation Toolkit (Canadian Heritage Information Network)

• Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects IASA-TC04 (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, 2009)

• Preservation Management of Digital Materials: The handbook (M. Jones and N. Beagrie, London, Resource and the British Library, 2016)

• Levels of Digital Preservation (National Digital Stewardship Alliance)

• AV Digitization and Digital Preservation TechWatch Report, no. 2 (Presto Centre)

• File Formats for Preservation (Malcolm Todd, Digital Preservation Coalition, 2009)

• Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound (Richard Wright, Digital Preservation Coalition, 2012)

• Michael Parry - Developing a Digital Preservation Framework (Video) (National Digital Forum)

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General

Preserving Communities: A Guide to Archiving for Community Organizations (Halifax Municipal Archives)

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Oral History

Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling Toolbox (Concordia University)

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Preservation and Conservation

• Canadian Conservation Institute Notes

  • 2/1 Ultraviolet Filters​

  • 3/1 Preventing Infestations: Control Strategies and Detection Methods 

  • 3/2 Detecting Infestations: Facility Inspection Procedure and Checklist 

  • 11/1 Making Protective Enclosures for Books and Paper Artifacts

  • 11/2 Storing Works on Paper

  • 11/6 Removing Paper Artifacts from Their Frames

  • 11/7 Basic Care of Books

  • 14/1 Emergency Preparedness for Cultural Institutions: Introduction

  • 14/2 Emergency Preparedness for Cultural Institutions: Identifying and Reducing Hazards

  • 16/1 Care of Encased Photographic Images 

  • 16/2 Care of Black-and-White Photographic Glass Plate Negatives

  • 16/3 Care of Black-and-White Photographic Negatives on Film

  • 16/4 Care of Black-and-White Photographic Prints

  • 16/5 Care of Colour Photographic Materials

• Basic Conservation of Archival Materials (Canadian Council of Archives, 2003)

• Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Cultural Heritage Institutions (Northeast Document Conservation Centre)

• Shelving for Archival Storage – Key Issues (International Council on Archives, 2004)

• A Guide to the Archival Care of Architectural Records, 19th-20th Centuries (Paris: International Council on Archives, 2000)

• Emergency Planning for Records and Archives Services (International Council on Archives)

• Lingua Franca: A Common Language for Conservators of Photographic Material (Library and Archives Canada, 2018)

• Standards in the museum care of photographic collections (London: Museums and Galleries Commission, 1996)

• Preservation Leaflets (Northeast Document Conservation Centre)

• Custom Protective Enclosures (Northeast Document Conservation Centre)

• Preservation of photographic material (Collections Trust, British Library Preservation Advisory Centre, 2009)

• Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper (Northeast Document Conservation Centre, 2012)

• Benchmarks in Collections Care for Museums Libraries and Archives A Self-Assessment Checklist (Collections Trust, London, Resource, 2011)

• Risk management for heritage collections (Government of Canada)

• Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs  (M. Roosa and A. Robb, Paris: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions - Preservation and Conservation, 2004)

• Protecting archives and manuscripts against disasters (The National Archives (UK), 2004)

• Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling A Guide for Libraries and Archives (The Commission on Preservation and Access, 1995)

 

Reconciliation Toolkit for Non-Indigenous Archives in Canada

Archives Advisory Services Working Group (Canadian Council of Archives)