National Archives: Advice for Arts Archives
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International arts archive case studies
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Advice for managing records
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Digitisation tips and guidance
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Copyright
Scottish Council on Archives: Scottish Community Archives Toolkit
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First steps in dealing with an archive collection
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Cataloguing
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Legal matters
Archives and Records Association Guides
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Guides to all aspects of archiving
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Look especially at the Best Practice Guidelines and Toolkits Section
A Glossary of Archive Terms
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An extensive glossary of terms used in archives and museums
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This will be useful when communicating with other archive and museum services, to know what exactly to ask for.
National Irish Visual Arts Library Artist Library Toolkit
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A step-by-step guide to approaching your own archive
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A cataloguing template
DACS Guide to Preserving an Artist’s Legacy
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Steps to consider when archiving a body of work
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Further points of contact
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Digital archiving
Archive Materials Suppliers
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Suppliers of archive-standard acid free packaging including boxes, folders, photograph enclosures, etc.
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Some simple preventative conservation advice
Oral History Guides
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Advice on how to conduct and record interviews with the artist, friends, and family members who might have important memories to be preserved.
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An introduction to what Oral Histories are, and how to use them effectively
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Recommendations for tools and technologies to use
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Further links to workshops and seminars
Digitisation and digital skills
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Introductions to basic digitisation and digital preservation
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Examples of software that can be used
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The ethics of using (or avoiding) AI
Radical Approaches to Archiving
Based in Atlanta, USA, The Radical Archive Project (t.r.a.p) preserves the performance cultures, communities, and work of black artists.
Sources, digitises, and distributes out of copyright sound recordings.
An index of texts exploring 20th century approaches to radical archiving.
Radical archiving: a Wits-Exeter workshop by Nandini Chatterjee
Learning Unit - Activating Archives through radical methods: Intergenerational conversations
Radical archiving conference
