Professional Resources

ECPA, European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA)was established in 1994 by a group of scholars, librarians and archivists out of concern for the fate of millions of books and documents that are being threatened by acidification, embrittlement and decay. The ECPA aims to raise public awareness of this problem and to impress on users how critical the situation is. The ECPA wishes to act a...

The National Archives libraries are located in the National Archives Buildings in Washington, D.C. and in College Park, MD. Provides access to information on American history and government, archival administration, information management, and government documents to NARA staff, archives and records management professionals, and the general public.

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A guide to creating, documenting and preserving digital resources derived from historical documents, which is intended as a reference work for individuals and organisations involved with, or planning, the computerisation of historical source documents. It aims to recommend good practice and standards that are generic and relevant to a range of data creation situations, from student projects throug...