Primarily Library-Minded Links

 

 

Librarians' Internet Index

• Awesome source of a plethora of information out of the US. And they have a very convenient mailing list as well!

 

 

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Primarily Archival-Minded Links

 

 

Paleography: Reading Old Handwriting, 1500-1800: A Practical Online Tutorial

• "Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800."
• Practice documents include wills, petitions, estate inventories, and fun material such as "Recipe for mince pies. Early 17th century."
• From the National Archives (Surrey, United Kingdom) in partnership with University College London.
• Yippee!

 

 

Repositories of Primary Sources

• A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar (or the curious future archivist!)

 

 

 

First Screening: Computer Poems, bpNichol 1984

• A site devoted to the preservation of bpNichol's visual poems that were originally released on 5.25" floppies. The poems themselves are fascinating in light of computer technology today: both innocent and visionary. The site, created by archivists, writers and techno geeks, explores some of the issues of digital preservation, emulation, and recreation.

 

 

 

Understanding Society through Records

• As they say on this website: Have you ever thought of records as the glue that holds a society together? Why not take some time to explore this website and discover why records and recordkeeping are so important?

 

 

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Archival Blogs...some lovely potential additions for your Bloglines, Google Reader, etc.

 

 

 

Archives Blogs

• "A syndicated collection of blogs by and for archivists"
• About as close to one-stop-shopping as you're going to get with archival blogs!
• I've just linked the English version, but please note for you polyglots out there that there are other languages to choose from on the right hand side

 

 

 

Archival Bloglist

• The name really does say it all!

 

 

 

Archivemati.ca

• Peter Van Garderen's blog about his Ph D research and consulting work in the field of digital archives.
• Currently enrolled as a doctoral candidate at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Peter is studying the enabling technologies and practices that can enhance the access and use of digital archives
• SLAIS graduate and one-time IT sessional, now also a part-time digital archives consultant
• (Question that often comes to mind with other over-achieving archivists: when does he find time to sleep?)

 

 

Reading Archives

• Archival educator Richard J. Cox's blog

 

 

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Library Blogs

 

 

The Internet Public Library's list of library blogs

 

 

 

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Hodge Podge

 

 

SLAIS Libraray and Archival Resources

• Tons of site suggestions available through the SLAIS resource page at UBC Library

 

 

 

British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association

• FIPA is a non-profit society dedicated to advancing freedom of information and privacy rights in Canada
• Website provides a large selection of links to FIPA stories in the news and tons more information

 

 

 

Library and Archives Canada

• Site contains digital collections, research aids, and virtual exhibitions on aboriginal peoples, exploration, genealogy, sports, and other topics.
• Links to catalogs of the Library's archival and published materials, and a learning center for teachers and students.
• Check out their special section called Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries, and Trickery.

 

 

 

The Library of Congress

• The de facto national library of the USA and research arm of the US Congress
• One of the largest and most important (!) libraries in the world and includes the largest rare books collection in North America

 

 

 

The British Library

• National library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's most significant research libraries

 

 

 

Bookcrossing

• Free Your Books! Bookcrossing is a site that allows you to tag and track where your books go, whether you lend them to a friend who lends them to a friend, or whether you leave them out in "the wild" for someone to discover, read and pass on.

 

 

 

UBC Library Catalogue Searching

• Ellen George, our kindly subject specialist librarian for SLAIS, has put together a lovely page on how to achieve more successful searches on UBC catalogue. Thanks Ellen!