Professional Organizations

The Society of American Archivists
SAA presents information on meetings, education, organization, and education. Also included is the SAA Code of Ethics, the ALA-SAA Joint Statement on Access to Original Research Materials, and a directory of North American archival organizations.

New England Archivists
Includes information on how to join, a contact list of board members and committee chairs, newsletter deadlines and policies, the spring meeting program, links to archival repositories on the Internet in New England (by state) and links to archival directories on the Internet.

Academy of Certified Archivists
Includes information on the history of the Academy; information on how to apply to take the ACA exam; a copy of the role delineation, upon which the exam is based; the names, addresses and e-mail addresses (where applicable) of our leadership; information on certification maintenance and the recertification process; and a list of newly-certified members

Listservs and Professional Communication

Archives and Archivists Listserv
To subscribe, send an electronic mail message to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu with the following text in the body of the message: SUB ARCHIVES your_first_name your_last_name. Moderated by Robert F. Schmidt.

Library E-Mail Lists and Newsgroups: Archives, Preservation, and Special Collections
Includes information on listservs for archives, cataloging, conservation, electronic text, imaging, information science, rare books, records management, and visual materials. From the University of Texas Austin student chapter of the Society of American Archivists.

Other Sites and Resources of Interest

Canadian Archival Resources
Includes hyperlinks to information about archival education in Canada, Canadian archival societies, and genealogy, in addition to links to individual archives. Maintained by Cheryl Avery and Steve Billinton.

Library and Archives Canada
According to the site, The National Library of Canada is "a federal cultural agency responsible for collecting and preserving Canada's published heritage so that it's available for present and future generations of Canadians." The National Library and Archives of Canada: This new agency will see the convergence of the rich collections and recognized expertise of the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada.

Copyright and Fair Use Information, Stanford University
Includes links that provide users with access to an array of primary materials concerning fair use and copyright (e.g., statutes, federal opinions, regulations, and treaty texts) and to current legislation, legal cases, and issues. Current links also take users to basic copyright information; National Information Infrastructure bills, testimonies and position papers; specifics of the Michigan Document Service case; and library-specific data, as well as a wealth of related information including an overview of copyright law. By Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources, in collaboration with the Council on Library Resources and FindLaw Internet Legal Resources.

Archivists Daybook
Very useful list of workshops, conferences and funding deadlines for archivists, from the Society of Southwest Archivists

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
According to the site, NARA's mission is to "ensure[s], for the citizen and the public servant, for the President and for the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence. NARA has several excellent databases, two of which are:

• The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries. 124,000 digital images can be searched in ARC; and

• The Microfilm Publications Catalog is a searchable web database of NARA's almost 3,400 numbered microfilm publications.

National Coalition for History (NCH)
NCH is the official electronic voice of the National Coalition for History, a Washington D.C. based non-profit educational organization. The history coalition seeks to provide leadership in history-related advocacy, serves as the profession's national voice in the promotion of history, and acts as a clearinghouse of news and information of interest to history-related professionals.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
NHPRC is the Federal agency that promotes the preservation and publication of American historical records. This site provides, among other things, up-to-date information on the Commission, its staff and programs, guidelines and application forms for prospective applicants, information about funded projects, work of the Council of State Historical Records Coordinators, links to archives and documentary editing projects, and copies of publications.

The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections of the Library of Congress (NUCMC)
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections is a free-of-charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress.

Ready, Net, Go!
This service is an archival "meta index," or index of archival indexes. That is, from here you are referred to the major indexes, lists, and databases of archival resources. From there, you can link to almost every archives and archival resource in the "metaverse." (from site)

Repositories of Primary Sources
List of over 2200 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources. Provides listings for: Western United States and Canada; Eastern United States and Canada; Mexico, Central America, and South America; Europe; Asia and the Pacific; and Africa and the Near East. Maintained by Terry Abraham, University of Idaho.

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