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HST 3930 - Field Experience: Public History

A guide to resources recommended by the library for beginner archivists.

Preservation

Collection care and handling (Library of Congress)

Preservation (detailed yet clear guidelines from the North East Document Conservation Center)

Digitization

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Self-Guided Curriculum for Digitization
Modules that follow the digitization workflow process (planning, selecting content, copyright analysis, metadata, digital reformatting and file management, providing access)

For More Information

Society of American Archivists website (SAA)
The website of the national professional association contains many useful resources, including glossaries and free publications.

Assistant Professor, Archives and Special Collections Librarian

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Emily Ruth Benoit