Archives: Resources & Links

Links to websites and internet resources related to archives and records management.

• Archival Resources on the Internet
• Archives & Records Organizations
• College & University Archives
• Digital Archives
• Government Archives
• Historical Organizations
• Topics of Interest
  • Conservation
  • Copyright
  • Digital Imaging
  • Disaster Preparation, Response & Recovery
  • Electronic Records
  • Photographs & Visual Resources
  • Web Archives & Preservation

Archival Resources on the Internet

• Archives and Manuscript Collections (compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
• Records and Information Management Resource List (links to records management organizations, information, and other related websites)
• Repositories of Primary Sources (websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs and other primary sources; compiled by Terry Abraham, University of Idaho, Special Collections and Archives)

Archives and Records Organizations

• Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA)
• Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists
• Northwest Archivists (NWA)
• Society of American Archivists (SAA)
• Society of California Archivists
• Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists
• Society of Southwest Archivists

College and University Archives

• Lewis and Clark College, Archives
• Oregon State University, Archives
• Oregon State University, Libraries, Special Collections
• Southern Oregon University, Special Collections and Archives
• University of British Columbia, Special Collections and University Archives
• University of Idaho, Special Collections and Archives
• University of Montana, Archives
• University of Oregon, Archives
• University of Oregon, Special Collections
• University of Oregon, Visual Resources Collection
• University of Washington, Archives
• University of Washington, Special Collections
• Washington State University, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
• Western Oregon University, Archives
• Western Washington University, Archives & Records Center

Digital Archives

• Northwest Digital Archives
• Collaborative (Colorado) Digitization Program
• Library of Congress - American Memory
• Online Archive of California
• Online Archive of New Mexico
• Southern Oregon Digital Archives
• Washington State Digital Archives

Government Archives

• California State Archives
• Idaho State Archives
• Library of Congress
• Montana Historical Society and State (Archives)
• Multnomah County (Oregon) Records Program
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
• Oregon State Archives
• Washington State Archives

Historical Organizations & Museums

• California Historical Society
• Idaho State Historical Society
• Lane County (Oregon) Historical Society
• Montana Historical Society
• Oregon Historical Society
• Springfield (Oregon) Museum
• Washington State Historical Society

Topics of Interest:

Conservation

• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (website of conservation professionals)
• Conservation OnLine (conservation of library, archives, and museum materials; resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Conservation Department)
• Northeast Document Conservation Center (nonprofit, regional facility specializing in the preservation and conservation of paper-based materials, including books, manuscripts, photographs, and art on paper)
• SOLINET (useful information for preservation and conservation professionals compiled by the Southeastern Library Network)

Copyright

• Copyright & Art Issues (resources compiled by Christine L. Sundt, University of Oregon, Visual Resources Collection)
• Copyright and Intellectual Property (resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Conservation Department)

Digital Imaging

• Digital Imaging (resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Conservation Department)

Disaster Preparation, Response and Recovery

• Disaster Preparedness and Response (list of resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Preservation Department)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (the federal government's emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery)
• A Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management and Response: Paper-Based Material (selected reprints issued by Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress, and National Park Service)

Electronic Records

• Electronic Storage Media (resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Preservation Department)
• Electronic Records (resources compiled by Stanford University Libraries, Preservation Department)
• Electronic Records Management Site List (resources for electronic records management)

Photographs and Visual Resources

• Getty Research Institute (Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities)
• Visual Resources Association (VRA)
• Visual Resources Fundamentals (website for course taught by Christine L. Sundt, University of Oregon, Visual Resources Collection; includes www resources)

Web Preservation

• The Archival Context for Managing Web-based Records and Publications (presented by Elizabeth Uhlig at Northwest Archivists & Society of California Archivists conference, April 11, 2003)
• Archiving Web Resources. National Archives of Australia. Policy & guidelines (January, 2001) & guidelines (March 2001)
• Guidelines for Maintaining and Preserving Records of Web-Based Activities  Delaware Public Archives - managing website resource
• Managing Internet and Intranet Information for Long Term Access and Accountability - Implementation Guide. National Achives of Canada, IM Forum Internet and Intranet Working Group, 1999
• Web-based Record Keeping:  Risk Analyses and Policy Agendas for Records Management  Johanne Pelletier and Garron Wells presentation at Ecure - 2001