Useful links
University of Hull – Archives: The basics
Manchester Histories – Toolkit 4: Creating Your Own Archive
Society of American Archivists – Dictionary of Archives Terminology.
Norfolk Record Office – Community archives toolkit
Campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives – ‘Keeping it simple: Introductory archival guidance for voluntary small sector organisations, v1‘ (PDF, 128 KB)
The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program – Preserving Your Digital Memories (PDF, 1.8 MB)
University of Westminster – Managing your personal digital archive
Digital Preservation Coalition
Personal Digital Archiving (DOC, 427 KB)
The National Archives
Archive Service Accreditation, in particular the Accreditation glossary of terms (PDF, 195 KB)
Protecting archives and manuscripts against disasters (PDF, 53 KB)
Further contacts
The Institute of Conservation (ICON) – the professional membership body for the conservation profession, they offer a number of resources on conservation best practice.
Archives and Records Association – The professional membership organisation for Archivists, Records Managers and Archive Conservators in the UK and Ireland, and those working internationally. They have resources available on archive-related subjects.
Collections Trust – Helps to produce documentation standards for museums.
Business Archives Council – A group of business archives who seek to promote the preservation of business records of historical importance. They also supply advice and information on the administration and management of archives.
Charity and Voluntary Sector Archives – A collaborative, interdisciplinary project that promotes the preservation and use of the archives and records of charities, voluntary and community organisations.
Queer Heritage and Collections Network – A UK-wide Subject Specialist Network that provides training, networking and peer support to people working with LGBTQ+ collections and histories.