Resources

Links in these categories provide general and specific information about most aspects of archives management.

Archives Basics

• Preserving and Sharing Community Histories Online, a series eight tutorial videos intended to boost the capacity of community and institutional archivists in North Carolina and provide collection stewards a jump-start or review in archives management.
• Archives and Records Management Resources, National Archives
• The Care and Handling of Family Papers, Photographs, and Essential Records, State Historical Records Advisory Board
• Digital Records, State Archives of North Carolina
• Insuring the Future of Our Past: A Brief Guide to Selecting or Starting an Archival Program, State Historical Records Advisory Board
• Manual of Basic Archival Practices, State Historical Records Advisory Board
• Records Management, Smithsonian Institution

Grants and Funding Sources

• The Foundation Center
• Grants.gov
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Historical Publications and Records Commission
• State Library of North Carolina, LSTA grants

Preservation

• American Institute for Conservation
• Conservation Online
• Getty Conservation Institute
• Library of Congress, Digital Preservation
• Library of Congress, Emergency Management
• National Archives, Preservation
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
• Northern States Conservation Center
• North Carolina Preservation Consortium
• State Archives of North Carolina, Preservation

Support for this site was provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission