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Networking: Organizations and Professional Associations
Alaska
Native Knowledge Network, sponsored
by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
A portal for exchanging information related to Alaskan native knowledge systems
and broader cultural issues.
● Publications ● Online
Resources (Curriculum) ● Professional
standards (Guidelines for respecting cultural knowledge. Adopted 2000)
American
Association of Museums (AAM),.
Website frequently updated with news for museum professionals.
● Conference ● Publications ● Professional
standards (AAM Accreditation Program)
American
Association of State and Local History (AASLH) ,
●
Conference ● Publications ●
Online Resources ● Professional standards (Statement of Professional
Standards and Ethics, 2002) ● Workshops
American
Folklore Society (AFS) ,
. ● Conference ● Publications: Journal of
American Folklore, AFS News.
American
Historical Association (AHA),
●
Conference ● Online
Resources for graduate students,
history teachers and public historians ● Publications American
Historical Review, publication
series ● Professional standards. Statement on standards of
professional conduct. Rev. 2005.
American Library Association (ALA), ●
Conference ● Online discussion group ●
Publications: American Libraries,
large publication list of books and pamphlets for library professionals ●
Professional standards: Library Bill of Rights, links to standards and guidelines for library
specialties. ● Many special interest groups and regional affiliates.
American
Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS),
●
Conference ● Online discussion group: series of
special interest discussion groups sponsored by ASIS ● Publications: Annual
Review of Information Science and Technology, Journal of the American Society
for Information Science and Technology, ASIS&T Bulletin annual
conference proceedings ● Many special interest groups.
ARMA International (previously Association of Records Managers and Administrators, ●
Conference ● Publications: Journal
of Information Management, pamphlet
series ● Online Resources: online courses and seminars
Association
for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC),
● Conference ● Online discussion group ● Publications: ARSC
Journal, ARSC Newsletter, ARSC Bulletin, conference proceedings are available on CD.
Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), ●
Conference ● Online discussion group ●
Publications: The Moving Image, AMIA Newsletter ● Online Resources
Association
of Personal Historians (APH),
● Conference ●
Online Resources ● Regional chapters
Center
for Digital Storytelling, A nonprofit organization devoted to using digital
technology for telling stories.
●
Online Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials
Center
for History and New Media (CHNM), Sponsored by George Mason University,
the Center supports projects which use digital technology to bring history to a
wide audience.
●
Online Resources: free digital tools (such as a survey builder and timeline
builder)
Center
for Internet and Society, (CIS), Sponsored by Stanford University Law School, the CIS offers cutting edge
thinking on legal and ethical issues in the Internet Age.
●
Conference ● Special
interest blogs, RSS available ● Newsletter
Council
of State Archivists (COSA). National organization comprising representatives of (U.S.) state archives.
● Conference
● Publications ● Online Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials
Council
on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Independent,
non-profit organization devoted to increasing public access to information in
all formats through research, publications and educational programs.
●
Publications: scholarly reports on information technology issues. Publications
available online ● Workshops & Institutes
Conservation
online (CoOL). A web portal for conservation
specialists, sponsored by Stanford University. Frequently updated.
●
Online Resources ●
Professional standards
Creative
Commons. Nonprofit
organization offering a flexible copyright option for creative work. This is an
option that lies between full copyright and public domain.
●
Online discussion group ●
Online Resources
Getty
Research Institute. Sponsors initiatives on digitization and metadata for cultural objects.
● Online discussion group ●
Publications ● Online Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials
H-NET
(Humanities and Social Sciences Online). Network of scholars and teachers who use
the web to distribute information to a wide audience.
● Online discussion groups: supports a
large number of moderated discussion groups in particular topics in the
sciences and humanities, including H-ORALHIST (oral history), H-MUSEUM (museum
studies) and H-PUBLIC (public history) ● Publications: online book reviews.
Heritage
Preservation. Non-profit
organization dedicated to preserving our heritage.
●
Publications: large catalog of print and online reports and curriculum
materials, including Heritage Health Index, a comprehensive survey to assess the condition and preservation
needs of the institutionÕs historical collections in the United States.
Image Permanence Institute.
Hosted by College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of
Technology. Devoted to scientific research in the preservation of recorded
information.
●
Publications ● Workshops
Independent
Media Arts Preservation (IMAP). Non-profit service, education, and
advocacy organization committed to the preservation of non-commercial electronic
media.
● Online Resources ●
Workshops & Tutorials
Institute
of Museum and Library Services. Independent federal grant making agency
which administers Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants to
libraries and museums. The website serves as a portal for resources useful to
libraries and museums. ● Conferences ● Publications: Primary
source newsletter, others
available online and in print ● Online Resources ● Workshops &
Tutorials
International
Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA).
International association devoted to sound archiving.
●
Conference ● Publications: IASA Journal, guidelines and best practices for cataloging
sound recordings, preservation of digital audio and others ● Online
Resources ● Professional standards
International
Council on Archives (ICA). International
association devoted preservation and use of archives. Regional chapters and
special interest groups.
● Conference ● Online discussion group ● Publications ●
Online Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials ● Professional
standards
International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
●
Conference ● Online
discussion group: sponsors 50 special interest online discussion groups ●
Publications: IFLA Journal, International Cataloging and Bibliographic
Control Journal, numerous
reports, conference proceedings, newsletters and best practices ● Online
Resources ● Professional standards
International
Oral History Association (IOHA).
●
Conference ● Online discussion group ●
Publications: Words and silences (journal), IOHA Newsletter
International
Organization for Standardization (ISO). An international,
non-governmental organization devoted to establishing and enforcing standards.
●
Online discussion group: e-mail newsletter ● Publications ● Online
Resources ● Professional standards
Library
of Congress. US national library website
serves as a portal for the LibraryÕs catalog, American Memory Project, Veterans
Oral History Project and information on digital preservation.
● Publications ● Online
Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials ● Professional standards
MATRIX,
The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online.
Sponsored by Michigan State University, this center supports the use of digital
technology for projects in the humanities and social sciences. Historical
Voices, serves as a model for best practices for a digital
repository.
●
Online Resources ● Best practices.
National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Search
NARAÕs online catalog, as well as tools for preservation, and various technical
bulletins. The website also serves as a portal to an areas of interest to
archivists and records managers
● Conference ● Publications
● Online Resources ● Workshops: Modern Archives Institute ●
Professional standards
National
Council on Public History (NCPH).
●
Conference ● Online
discussion group: H-PUBLIC ● Publications: Public historian, Public
history news, and other pamphlets
and videos
National
Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH).
This nonprofit coalition of arts, humanities and social science organizations
created to assure leadership into a digital environment.
● Email announcement list: NINCH-Announce
● Online Resources
Northeast
Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Non-profit organization
devoted to the conservation of paper artifacts.
●
Conference ● Publications available online ● Online
Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials
OCLC
(Online Computer Library Center). A non-profit computer library and research organization, most
known for WorldCat, its international online union catalog, available to the
public in most libraries. Announced merger with RLG in Spring 2006.
●
Online discussion group: various lists based on special interests ●
Publications ● Online Resources ● Workshops: sponsors institutes,
workshops, webcasts, and individual consulting ● Professional standards
for bibliographic description
Online
AudioVisual Catalogers (OLAC).
Network for audio-visual catalogers
●
Conference ● Online discussion group ●
Publications ● Online Resources
Oral
History Association (OHA),
● Conference ● Online discussion group: H-ORALHIST ● Publications: Oral
history review, OHA Newsletter,
pamphlet series including Oral history & the law ● Online Resources ● Professional
standards: Evaluation guidelines,
Rev. 2000. Check also state and regional associations.
Organization
of American Historians (OAH),
●
Conference ● Publications: Journal
of American History, OAH Newsletter,
curriculum resources, and others. Also has regional affiliates.
Program
for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC).
International committee designed to expand access to library collections by
providing useful, timely, and
cost-effective cataloging that meets mutually-accepted standards of libraries
around the world. Taking over some of the responsibilities previously held by
the Library of Congress.
●
Committee meeting at American Library Association meeting ● Often discussed on Autocat ● Online Resources ●
Professional standards.
Research
Libraries Group (RLG). International non-profit
organization that supporting services to cultural institutions. Announced
merger with OCLC in Spring 2006.
● Conference ● Online discussion group: many discussion groups on specific
topics ● Publications ● Online Resources ● Best practices.
Society
of American Archivists (SAA).
●
Conference ● Online discussion group ●
Publications: American Archivist,
books and pamphlets ● Online Resources ● Workshops & Tutorials
● Professional standards: Code of ethics for archivists. Rev. 2005. Check also state and regional
societies.
United
States Copyright Office.
● Publications ● Online Resources ●
Revised
March 13, 2007
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