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The AABC Archivist's Toolkit: Introduction to Archives
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- General Resources
- What is an Archivist?
- Archival Theory and Principles
- Terminology
- Ethics
- Trauma Informed Archives Resources
- Publications
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GENERAL RESOURCES
Association of Canadian Archivists
Society of American Archivists
Archives Society of Alberta - Archives Tutorial
Library of Congress: Librarians and Archivists: Tools and Resources for Information Professionals
Canadian Council of Archives Toolkit
Archives Canada: Directory of Miscellaneous Resources
WHAT IS AN ARCHIVIST?
So you want to be an Archivist
What do Archivists do all day?
ARCHIVAL THEORY AND PRINCIPLES
The Spirit of Total Archives: Seeking a Sustainable Archival System
The Tyranny of the Medium: A Comment on "Total Archives"
What is Archival Theory and Why is it Important?
Archival Theory and Practice: Between Two Paradigms
The Place of Theory in Archival Practice
Archival Theory and the Dutch Manual
The Power of the Principle of Provenance
Theoretical Principles and Practical Problems of Respect des Fonds in Archival Science
TERMINOLOGY
Rules for Archival Description (RAD) - Appendix D. Glossary.
ASA Archives Terminology: select terms
SAA Dictionary of Archives Terminology (new online version as of April 2020)
AABC Appendix I: Glossary of Archival Terms, A Manual for Small Archives
ETHICS
SAA Code of Ethics for Archivists
TRAUMA INFORMED ARCHIVES RESOURCES
Archives and Records Association UK. (2017). Emotional Support Guides: https://www.archives.org.uk/what-we-do/emotional-support-guides.html
Laurent, N. & Hart, M. (2018). “Emotional Labor and Archival Practice - Reflection”. Journal of the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 15, pp.13-22: http://www.ncarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jsnca_vol15_laurent-hart-1.pdf
Sloan, K, Vanderfluit, J and Douglas, J (2019). “Not 'Just My Problem to Handle': Emerging Themes on Secondary Trauma and Archivists”. Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, Vol 6, Article 20: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol6/iss1/20/
Thorpe, K and Willis, C (2019). “Aboriginal Histories in Australia Government Archives: Working with Records of Trauma”. Acid Free: https://www.laacollective.org/work/aboriginal-histories-in-australia-government-archives/
Weber, G (2019). “Gratitude in the Archives”. Garland Magazine: https://garlandmag.com/article/gratitude-in-the-archives/
Australian Society of Archivists. (2020). A trauma-informed approach to managing archives: online course: https://www.archivists.org.au/events/event/a-trauma-informed-approach-to-managing-archives
Laurent, N. & Wright, K. (2020). “A trauma-informed approach to managing archives: a new online course”. Archives and Manuscripts, 48 (1), pp.80-87: https://doi.org/10.1080/01576895.2019.1705170, full text available https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/233959
Douglas, J et al, Hard Feelings: on the intimate and emotional dimensions of archival work (blog): https://blogs.ubc.ca/hardfeelings/
Laurent, N. & Hart, M. (2020). “Building a trauma-informed community of practice”. Education for Information, 37 (1), pp.1-6: https://doi.org/10.3233/efi-190363, full text available https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/265868
PUBLICATIONS
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Archives: Principles and Practices / by Laura Millar (Neil-Schuman Publishers Inc., 2010)
Understanding Archives and Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series II) / by James M. O'Toole and Richard J. Cox. (Society of American Archivists, 2006)
Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (Archival Fundamentals Series. II) / Richard Pearce-Moses. (Society of American Archivists, 2005)
Archival Theory, Records, and the Public/ by Trevor Livelton. (Scarecrow Press, January 2004)
Imagining Archives: Essays and Reflections by Hugh A. Taylor/ Terry Cook andGordon Dodds (eds.) (Scarecrow Press, Inc., Association of Canadian Archivists & Society of American Archivists, 2003)
Ethics and the Archival Profession: Introduction and Case Studies / Karen M. Benedict. (Society of American Archivists, 2003)
The ANLA Resource Binder for Small Archives. (Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives, 2002)
Managing Records as Evidence and Information / Richard J. Cox. (Quorum Books, 2001)
Keeping Archives/ Judith Ellis (ed), 2nd ed. (Melbourne: D. W. Thorpe and the Australian Society of Archivists, 1993)
Canadian Archival Studies and the Rediscovery of Provenance/ Tom Nesmith (ed.) (Association of Canadian Archivists, Society of American Archivists,
