Professional Resources

Archives & Social Studies: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Digital, free, and peer-reviewed journal on archival science, focused on an interdisciplinary use of theory and practice, in order to find answers to the information science problems.
http://socialstudies.cartagena.es

Archives and Preservation Resources
Information from NARA about archival management and preservation of historical records.
http://www.archives.gov/

Archivist's Daybook
Information about archival meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education and professional development events for archivists around the world.
http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/Daybook.html

Basic Rules for Archival Description
An introduction to the preparation of fonds- and series-level descriptions using RAD, from the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists.
http://lib74123.usask.ca/scaa/rad/

Digitising History
A guide to creating, documenting and preserving digital resources derived from historical documents by Sean Townsend, Cressida Chappell, and Oscar Struijvé.
http://hds.essex.ac.uk/g2gp/digitising_history/

European Preservation Information Center
Provides a gateway for information on the preservation of documentary heritage in Europe.
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/

International Archival Resources on the Internet
Links to education, professional resources, organizations, and standards.
http://www.archivescanada.ca/car/car_e.asp?l=e&a=dir&id=65

Introduction to Archival Terminology
Glossary of terms used in archival management and preservation of historical records by Maygene F. Daniels, from US National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/alic/reference_desk/archives_resources/archival_terminology.html

Latin American Archival Theory and Practice During the 1970s and 1980s
Comparative study of various countries' archival theory and practice concerning information access. [Requires Adobe Acrobat] [PDF]
http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/fulltext/LandC_34_3_MaymiSurgranes.pdf

So You Want to be an Archivist
An overview of the archival profession.
http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/arprof.asp