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Print Resources

All of the books below may be purchased through the Society of American Archivists, http://www.archivists.org/catalog

Carmicheal, David W. Organizing Archival Records: A Practical Method of Arrangement and Description for Small Archives. 2nd edition. Walnut Creek, Calif.: Altamira Press, 2004.

Dearstyne, Bruce W. Managing Historical Records Programs: A Guide for Historical Agencies. Walnut Creek Calif.: Altamira Press, 2000.

Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual. 2nd edition. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003.

Pugh, Mary Jo. Providing Reference Services for Archives and Manuscripts. Archival Fundamental Series II. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005.

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn and Diane Vogt-O'Connor. Photographs: Archival Care and Management. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2006.

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts. Archival Fundamentals Series. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1993, 2003.

Roe, Kathleen. Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts. Archival Fundamentals Series II. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005.

Yakel, Elizabeth. Starting an Archives. Lanham, Md.: Society of American Archivists and The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1994.

Web Resources

Northeast Document Conservation Center:

Preservation leaflets [www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php]

Assessing Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide [http://nedcc.org/oldnedccsite/selfsurvey/intro.htm]

Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access, edited by Maxine K. Sitts [http://nedcc.org/oldnedccsite/digital/dighome.htm]

American Association of State and Local History:

The Basics of Archives (Online course)[http://www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm.]

Library of Congress:

Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives and Museums

The Library of Congress and the Foundation Center, in a joint partnership, have recently compiled a new Web-based fundraising guide to help the preservation community save the nation's millions of at-risk artifacts for future generations. Available for free download at the Library of Congress website, [http://www.loc.gov/preserv/].