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HONR 3900: Suggested Readings on Archives

This page includes a selection of resources for the class City as Text: Augusta Fall 2013 as taught by Dr. LeeAnn Caldwell and Dr. Jim Garvey

Using Primary Sources

Click on this link to access this publication from the Society of American Archivists. View or download the pdf. file for reading.

http://www2.archivists.org/usingarchives

Exploring Archives Issues

Working in the archives [electronic resource] : practical research methods for rhetoric and composition / Alexis E. Ramsey ... [et al.].

Location:

eBooks on EBSCOhost [GALILEO]

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PE1405.U6 W67 2010eb

"Online Resources (netLibrary)"

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No Information Available

Linked Resources:

An electronic book accessible through GALILEO; click here

Northeast Document Conservation Center Technical Leaflet-

Care of Photographs

http://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/5.-photographs/5.3-care-of-photographs

 

·        Archival Arrangement-Five Different Operations at Five Different Levels by Oliver W. Holmes, National Historical Publications Commission, National Archives Website

  

·        http://www.lyrasis.org/Products-and-Services/Preservation-Services/Resources-and-Publications/Handling-Books-in-General-Collections.aspx

 

·        Northeast Document Conservation Center Technical Leaflet-

Removal of Damaging Fasteners from Historic Documents

 

Collection Care Videos British Library http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/videos/index.html

 

Baker, Cathleen A and Silverman, Randy. (2005)  Misconceptions about white gloves.  International Preservation News 37 December 4-16

http://archive.ifla.org/VI/4/news/ipnn37.pdf

 

Archives Careers

Links to Archives Careers and Education.

An excellent overview can be found in the article, So you want to be an archivist: an overview of the archival profession.  The Society of American Archivists Available Online http://www2.archivists.org/profession

 Another excellent article is Education Special:  Archival Education in the Southeast.  SGA Newsletter. Vol. 39 Issue 2 Summer 2007 Available Online  (January 2008) http://soga.org/Resources/Documents/SGANewsletter/SGANewsletterVolume39Issue2.pdf

Since the publication of this article Clayton State University has added a masters degree in Archival Studies.  Look here for more information. http://www.clayton.edu/mas

Archives Associations

Society of American Archivists http://www2.archivists.org/

Society of Georgia Archivists http://soga.org/

South Carolina Archivists Association http://www.scarchivists.org/