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Introductory Resources: Archives and Archival Practice

The History of Archives: The State of the Discipline
The History of Archives: The State of the Discipline (2015) by Elizabeth Yale; Source: Book History, Vol. 18 (2015), pp. 332-359
Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956377
An Introduction to Radical Empathy in Archival Practice
An Introduction to Radical Empathy in Archival Practice by Elvia Arroyo-Ramírez, Jasmine Jones, Shannon O’Neill, and Holly Smith; Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies: Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): Radical Empathy in Archival Practice (found at: https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/issue/view/10)

What are archives?
From the International Council of Archives website at: https://www.ica.org/en/what-archive
What's an Archivist?
Description of archivist work from National Archives website at: https://www.archives.gov/about/info/whats-an-archivist.html

Basic Archives Processing Manual for Student Student Employees and Volunteers
"Basic Archives Processing Manual for Student Employees and Volunteers" (2010).
Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications. 65 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tlas_pub/65

DHPSNY Webinars on Collections Care Series of Webinars produced by the DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE AND PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR NEW YORK; website: https://dhpsny.org/webinars#Recordings
Why Pencils Only? DHPSNY blog regarding why pencils are used in Archives

Handling Archival Documents And Manuscripts National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on handling archival documents and security; see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation
Caring For Photographs - General Guidelines National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on caring for photographs; see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation
What makes a book rare National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on rare books; see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation
Use And Handling Of Rare Books National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on handling and using rare books; see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation
Care and Security of Rare Books National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on rare book care and security see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation
Removing Original Fasteners from Historic Documents National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram on removing fasteners from documents; see: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation

SCA Digitization Guidelines and Standards
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Digitization Guidelines and Standards
5/11/2020 revision

The Art of Scanning
Royster, Paul, "The Art of Scanning" (2011). Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information. 67. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ir_information/67

Berea College Special Collections and Archives Database
Search the SCA database for materials and collections
Explore the Digital Collections of SCA
Explore digital collections documenting Berea College and the Southern Appalachian Region.
Berea Sound Archives
Finding traditional music performances and much more.
American Periodicals Database
This database contains periodicals published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals. Berea College login required.

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