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publications available for free download or purchase
The Canadian Council of Archives through its Committees and special contracts has released an array of publications. These publications assist archivists in their work by providing information on the latest development of archival standards, preservation and policy issues.
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Publications
Archival Enclosures
Cold Storage of Photographs at the City of Vancouver Archives
Basic Conservation of Archival Materials (Red Book)
Copyright Bulletins
10 items:
- Bulletin #1 - Copying for research under "fair dealing"
- Bulletin #2 - Copying for purposes other than research
- Bulletin #3 - Copying unpublished material
- Bulletin #4 - Copying donated infringing copies
- Bulletin #5 - Posthumous works
- Bulletin #6 - Putting copyright material on a website
- Bulletin #7 - How to get copyright permission
- Bulletin #8 - What does "public domain" mean?
- Bulletin #9 - Donor agreements
- Bulletin #10 - Changes to Copyright Law for a Archives as a result of Bill C-11
Digitization and Archive
Institutional Guidelines for Small Archives
Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
1 item:
Rules for Archival Description (by chapters)
Download individual chapters of Part I of RAD:
- Front Matter: Table of Contents; Committees and Working Groups; Foreword; Prefaces (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Statement of Principles (July 2008)
- General Introduction (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 1: General Rules for Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 2: Multiple Media Fonds (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 3: Textual Records (Revised Version – August 2001)
- Chapter 4: Graphic Materials (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 5: Cartographic Materials (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 6: Architectural and Technical Drawings (Revised Version – March 2008)
- Chapter 7: Moving Images (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 8: Sound Recordings (Revised Version – March 2008)
- Chapter 9: Records in Electronic Form (Revised Version – March 2008)
- Chapter 10: Records on Microform (Revised Version – August 2001)
- Chapter 11: Objects (December 2002)
- Chapter 12: Philatelic Records (March 2008)
Download individual chapters of Part II of RAD:
- Part II Introduction (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 21: Choice of Access Points (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 22: Headings for Persons (Revised Version – March 2008)
- Chapter 23: Geographical Names (Revised Version – May 2003)
- Chapter 24: Headings for Corporate Bodies (Revised Version – July 2008)
- Chapter 26: References (Revised Version – May 2003)
Download RAD Appendices
- Appendix A: Capitalization (Revised Version – 2001)
- Appendix B: Abbreviations (Revised Version – 1999-2000)
- Appendix C: Numerals (Revised Version – April 2004)
- Appendix D: Glossary (Revised Version – July 2008)
Download the Index (November 2007)
Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance