Lending Library

The CNSA office has a small lending library containing publications concerning a variety of archival topics available to all CNSA members. Publications available for loan are listed below. To borrow a book, please contact the CNSA Office. If you are in the Metro area, feel free to stop by and visit the library in person.

Association of Canadian Archivists Publications

• Hanson, S.D. The Monetary Appraisal of Archival Documents in Canada. ACA, 1992.
• Guidelines of the Development of Post-Appointment and Continuing Education and Training Programmes. ACA, 1992
• Education Programme and Plan. ACA, 1992.
• Ten Cate, Anne. Promoting Archives: A Handbook. ACA, 1992.
• Advanced Level Arrangement and Description Workshop. ACA, Feb. 1994.
• ACA 20th Annual Conference: Defining the Archivist's Role for the 21st Century. Regina, Sask. 12-17 June 1995.

Bureau of Canadian Archivists Publications

• Rules for Archival Description. Bureau of Canadian Archivists.
• Subject Indexing for Archives. Bureau of Canadian Archivists, Planning Committee of Descriptive Standards, 1992.
• Eastwood, Terry, ed. The Archival Fonds: From Theory to Practice. Bureau of Canadian Archivists, Planning Committee on Descriptive Standards, 1992.
• Black, Elizabeth. Authority Control for Archivists. Bureau of Canadian Archivists, Planning Committee on Descriptive Standards, 1991.

SAA Archival Fundamentals Series

• Bellardo, Lewis and Lynn Lady Bellardo. A Glossary for Archivists, Manuscripts Curators and Records Managers. SAA, 1992.
• Farr, Gail. Archives & Manuscripts: Exhibits. SAA, 1980.
• Gracy, David. Archives and Manuscripts: Appraisal and Accessioning. SAA, 1977.
• Ham, Gerald F. Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts. SAA, 1993.
• Inventories and Registers: a Handbook of Techniques and Examples. SAA, Chicago, 1976.
• O'Toole, James. Understanding Archives and Manuscripts. SAA, 1990.
• Miller, Frederic. Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts. SAA, 1990.
• Pugh, Mary Jo. Providing Reference Services for Archives and Manuscripts. SAA, 1992.
• Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts. SAA Archival Fundamental Series, SAA, 1993.
• Wilsted and Nolte. Managing Archival and Manuscript Repositories. SAA, 1990.

CNSA Publications

• CCA Needs Assessment Survey for Nova Scotia. Council of Nova Scotia Archives, 1988. Collins, Paul S. and Julie Morris. Genealogy: A New Relationship. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, May 1992.
• Duff, Wendy and Julie Morris (comp.) Nova Scotia Subject Headings Authority. Council of Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, 1986.
• Kinsman, Gordon B. Sources on Farming in Nova Scotia Archives. October, 1987.
• Murphy, Lynn. Nova Scotian Archives Core Survey. June 1988.
• Toward a Learning Culture. The Vision for Education and Training in Nova Scotia, Dept of Education.

Archives - General

• ARMA International and Society of American Archivists. Sample Forms for Archival & Records Management Programs. ARMA & SAA, 2001.
• The Canadian Archival System: A Report on the National Needs and Priorities of Archives. Canadian Council of Archives, August, 1989.
• Cox, Richard J. and David A. Wallace, eds. Archives and the Public Good: Accountability and Records in Modern Society. Quorum Books, 2002.
• Daniels, Maygene F. and Timothy Walch, eds. A Modern Archives Reader: Basic Readings on Archives Theory and Practice. NARA: Washington, 1984.
• Ellis, Judith, ed. Keeping Archives, 2nd ed. The Australian Society of Archivists, 1993.
• Finch, Elsie Freeman, ed. Advocating Archives: An Introduction to Public Relations for Archivists. SAA and Scarecrow Press: Metuchen, NJ:1994
• Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives. Neal-Schuman Pubs., 1997.
• A Manual for Small Archives. Association of British Columbian Archivists, 1988.
• Museums Alberta. Standard Practices for Museums, 2nd Ed. Museums Alberta, 2001.
• Pederson, Ann (ed.) Keeping Archives. Australian Society of Archivists, 1987.
• Plan 2000: The Manitoba Archival Community in the 1990s. Assoc. of Manitoba Archivists and the Manitoba Council of Archives, March 1991.
• Schellenberg, T.R. Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques. SAA, 1956, reprint 1996.
• Yakel, Elizabeth. Starting an Archives. SAA and Scarecrow Press: Metuchen, NJ:1994.

Archives - Management and Planning

• Alliance of Libraries, Archives and Records Management. Towards a Strategy for Human Resource Development in Libraries, Archives and Records Management. December 1994.
• Archives Advisory Service, Assoc. of Manitoba Archives Archives: What to do when the Filing Cabinet is Full.
• Archives Nationales du Quebec. Network of Partners Keeping the Collective Memory of Quebec Alive. XIIth International Congress on Archives, Montreal, 1992.
• Archives of Ontario. Manual of Archival Policy and Procedure for Collections Management and Development Branch. Archives of Ontario, 1991.
• Archives of Ontario. Standard Terminology List. Task Force on Intellectual Controls, Publication No. 1, February 1988.
• ARMA International and Society of American Archivists. Sample Forms for Archival & Records Management Programs. ARMA & SAA, 2001.
• Business Archives Section of the SAA. Choosing the Right Repository. SAA, November, 1992.
• Cox, Richard. Managing Institutional Archives: Foundation Principles and Practices. Greenwood Library Management Collection, 1992.
• Dearnstyne, Bruce W. The Archival Enterprise: Modern Archival Principles, Practices and Management Techniques. American Library Association, 1992.
• Guidelines for Developing an Acquisition Policy. Canadian Council of Archives, March 1990.
• Mims, Julian L. Records Management: A Practical Guide for Cities and Counties. ICMA, 1996.
• MacNiel, Heather. Without Consent: The Ethics of Disclosing Personal Information in Public Archives. SAA and Scarecrow Press, 1992.
• Managing Local Government Records: A Manual for Local Government Officials in New York State. The University of the State of New York, the State Education Dept., State Archives, 1985.
• McCarthy, Paul ed.,Archives Assessment and Planning Workbook. SAA, 1989.
• National Information Standards Organization. Environmental Conditions for Exhibiting LIbrary and Archival Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.79-2001. NISO Press, 2001.
• New York Document Conservation Authority Council. Our Memory at Risk: Preserving New York's Unique Research Resources. 1988.
• Newman, John and Walter Jones. Moving Archives: The Experiences of Eleven Archivists. Scarecrow Press, 2002.
• Penn, Ira A., Gail Pennix and Jim Coulson. Records Management Handbook. 2nd ed., 1994.
• The Preservation and Administration of Private Archives: a RAMP Study. UNESCO, Paris, 1991.
• Smart, John Smart (ed.). Legislation and Mandates (Manual of Readings). Winter, 1995 Algonquin College, 1995.
• Student Assistants in Archival Repositories: a Handbook for Managers. SAA, 1992.
• Thomas, Roberta. ANLA Guide for Organizing Archives. Assoc. of Newfoundland and Labrador Archivists, Education Committee, St. John's, NFLD, 1994.

Appraisal / Provenance / Descriptive Standards

• Boles, Frank. Archival Appraisal. Neil Shuman Publishers, New York, 1991.
• Cook, Terry and Tom Nesmith (eds.). Canadian Archival Studies and the Rediscovery of Provenance. ACA, SAA and Scarecrow, 1993.
• Cox, Richard. Documenting Localities: A Practical Model for American Archivists and Manuscript Curators. SAA, 1996.
• McKemmish, Sue and Frank Upward. Archival Documents: Providing Accountability through Record Keeping. Ancora Press, Melbourne, 1993.
• Durance, Cynthia J. Interpretation of the Concepts of the Fonds, Collection and Item in the Description of Archival Holdings: A Position Paper. Archives and Government Records Branch, National Archives of Canada, November 1993. Debates and Discourses: Selected Australian Writings on Archival Theory, 1951-1990. Australian Society of Archivists, 1995.
• The Principle of Provenance. First Stockholm Conference on Archival Theory and the Principle of Provenance, 2-3 Sept., 1993.
• Towards Descriptive Standards: Report and recommendations of the Canadian working group on Archival Descriptive Standards. Bureau of Canadian Archivists, 1986.
• Principles and Guidelines for the Description of Records in the University of Toronto Archives. January, 1988.

Conservation / Preservation / Disaster

• Basic Conservation of Archival Materials. CCA, 1990.
• Bignell, Margaret. An Introduction to Disaster Planning and Prevention for Small Archives. Ontario Association of Archives, 1993.
• Byers, Fred R. Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs. Council on Library and Information Resources: Washington DC, 2003.
• Eastman Kodak. The Book of Film Care. Eastman Kodak Co., 1992.
• Guide to the Preservation of Essential Records. Document EPC 12/87, Emergency Planning Canada.
• Iraci, Joe. Disaster Recovery of Modern Information Carriers: Compact Discs, Magnetic Tapes, and Magnetic Disks. Technical Bulletin #25. Canadian Conservation Institute, 2002.
• Lavédrine, Bertrand with Jean-Paul Gandolfo and Sibylle Monod. Sharon Grevet, trans. A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections. Getty Conservation Institute: Los Angeles, 2003.
• Marrelli, Nancy. Implementing Preservation Management: A How-to Manual for Archives. RAQ, 1996.
• The Preservation Strategy for Archives in Canada. Preservation Committee, Canadian Council of Archives, March, 1994.
• Swartzburg, Susan Garretson and Holly Bussey with Frank Garretson. Libraries and Archives: Design and Renovation with a Preservation Perspective. Scarecrow, 1998.
• Wellheiser, Joanna and Jude Scott with the assistance of John Barton. An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries and Records Centres, 2nd Edition. Scarecrow, and Canadian Archives Foundation, 2002.

Copyright

• Dryden, Jean. Demystifying Copyright: A Researcher's Guide to Copyright in Canadian Libraries and Archvies. CLA, 2001.
• Harris, Lesley Ellen. Canadian Copyright Law, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1995.
• Noel, Wanda. Staff Guide to Copyright: National Archives of Canada. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, 1992.
• Understanding Copyright: A Practical Guide for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Social Science Federation of Canada, 1990.

University Archives

• Retention of Records: A guide for retention and disposal of student records. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 1987.
• Kass, Joan, Helen Samuels and Barbara Trippel Simmons. Appraising the Records of Modern Science and Technology: A Guide. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
• Mahar, William J. The Management of College and University Archives. SAA and Scarecrow Press, 1992.
• Samuels, Helen. Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities. Society of American Archivists and Scarecrow Press, 1992.
• Tatem, Jill and Jeffrey Rollinson. Thesaurus of University Terms. SAA, 1986.

Religious Archives

• O'Toole, James. Basic Standards for Diocesan Archives: A Guide for Bishops, Chancellors and Archivists. Chicago, Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists, 1991.
• Guidelines for Record Keeping in the United Church of Canada. The Committee on Archives and History of the United Church of Canada, Sept. 1992.
• Analysis of the Collection Documentations for Musee des Augustines de l'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec. Canadian Heritage Info Network, Augustinian Nun's Museum, Quebec City, 1991.

Other Archives

• Craig, Barbara. Medical Archives: What They are and How to Keep them. Associated Medical Services Inc. and Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine.
• Schrock, Nancy Carlson and Mary Campbell Cooper. Records in Architectural Offices. Massachusetts Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records, 1992.
• Murphy, Tony (comp.) Sources for Military Research at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. April, 1994.
• Bearman, David, ed. Hands On Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums. Selected Papers from the Third International Conference on Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums. San Diego: 1995.
• Bearman, David, ed. Multimedia Computing and Museums. Selected Papers form the Third International Conference on Hypermdia and Interactivity in Museums. San Diego: 1995.
• Deiss, William A. Museum Archives: An Introduction. SAA:Chicago, 1984 Steiner,
• Eva Moseley. Women, Information, and the Future: Collecting and Sharing Resources Worldwide, 1995.
• What's Cooking in Women's History: An Introductory Guide to Preserving Archival Records About Women. Northern Alberta Women's Archives Association.

Electronic Media and Automation

• Canadian Heritage Information Network. Producing Online Heritage Projects. CHIN, 2002.
• Conceptual problems posed by electronic records: a RAMP study. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1990.
• Connection Community Content: The Challenge of the Information Highway. Final Report of the Information Highway Advisory Council. September, 1995
• Council on Library and Information Resources and Library of Congress. Building a National Strategy for Digital Preservation: Issues in Digital Media Archiving. CLIR, April 2002.
• Dollar, Charles M. Archival Theory and Information Technologies: the Impact of Information Technologies on Archival Principles and Methods. Oddo Bucci ed., University of Macerata, 1992.
• Dollar, Charles M. Authentic Electronic Records: Strategies for Long-Term Access. Cohasset Assoc., 2002.
• Harrison, Donald Fisher ed. Automation in Archives: A Collection of Essays from the Fall 1990 Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, 1993.
• Hedstrom, Margaret L. Archives and Manuscripts: Machine-Readable Records. SAA Basic Manual Series: Chicago, 1984.
• The Impact of Computerization on Archival Finding Aids: a RAMP Study. UNESCO, Paris, 1991.
• Kenney, Anne R. And Stephen Chapman. Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives. Cornell University, 1996.
• Kesner, Richard. Information Systems: A Strategic Approach to Planning and Implementation. American Library Association, 1988.
• Kesner, Richard, and Lisa Weber. Automating the Archives: A Beginner's Guide. 1991.
• Manual for the Mini-Micro Version of the UNESCO CDS/ISIS Software. 1986.
• Matters, Marion ed. Automated Records and Techniques in Archives: A Resource Directory. SAA, 1990.
• Saffady, William. Managing Electronic Records. Prairie Village, ARMA International, 1992.
• A Strategic Plan for Managing and Preserving Electronic Records in New York State Government. University of the State of New York, Aug. 1988.

Sound and Moving Images

• Beyond the Printed Word: Newsreel and Broadcast Reporting in Canada. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, 1988.
• Boyle, Dierdre. Video Preservation: Securing the Future of the Past. Media Alliance: NewYork, 1993.
• Cavanagh, Tom and Mary Nolan. Recommended Practice for the Care, Handling and Storage of CBC A/V Magnetic Media. CBC, March, 1994.
• Footage 89: North American Film and Video Sources. Prelinger Assoc. Inc., 1989.
• Kula, Sam. Appraising Moving Images: Assessing the Archival and Monetary Value of Film and Video Records. Scarecrow Press: Lanham MD, 2002.
• Stielow, Frederick J. The Management of Oral History and Sound Archives. Greenwood Press, 1986.
• Ward, Alan. A Manual of Sound Archive Administration. Gower, 1990.

Photographs, Maps and Architectural Plans

• Ehrenberg, Ralph E. Archives and Manuscripts: Maps and Architectural Drawings. SAA Basic Manual Series.
• Larsgaard, Mary Lynette. Map Librarianship: An Introduction, 3rd ed. Libraries Unlimited Inc.: Englewood CO, 1998.
• National Archives of Canada. Managing Photographic Records in the Government of Canada.1993.
• National Gallery of Canada. Glossary of Photographic Media. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1994.
• Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn, Gerald J. Munoff and Margery S. Long. Archives and Manuscripts: Administration of Photographic Collections. SAA Basic Manual Series: Chicago, 1984.

Needs Assessment

• Stunden, Nancy. Minimum Standards for Archives: A Self-Study. Assoc. for Manitoba Archives, Sept 1992. (3 copies)
• The Past is Present: A needs assessment and planning study for archives in Manitoba. Manitoba Council of Archives, 1988.
• Needs Assessment Survey Report. British Columbia Archives Council, March, 1988.
• Brief to the Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism on the Requirements of Archival Preservation in Alberta. January, 1990.
• Russell, Linda. Report of the Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives. Assoc. of Newfoundland and Labrador Archivists, 1986.

Training / Education

• Bressor, Julie P. Caring for Historical Records: Workshop Curriculum and Resource Materials. New England Archivists, 1990.
• Education Survey. Ontario Association of Archivists, Nov. 1987.
• Pardo, Thomas C. Basic Archival Workshops: A Handbook for the Workshop Organizer. SAA, 1982.
• Peterson, Trudy Huskamp. Basic Archival Workshop Exercises. SAA, 1982.
• Pushing Out Along New Lines: Educating Archivists for the 21st Century. Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Spring 1992.

Other Resources

Journals:

• Archivaria
• The American Archivist
• Archival Issues: Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference. Vol 19, No. 1, 1994 to current issue.

Newsletters:

• Archives Association of B.C. Archives (AABC Newsletter)
• Association for Manitoba Archives (Communique)
• Council for New Brunswick Archives (CANB Gazette)
• Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archivists (ANLA Bulletin) Saskatchewan Archivists Society (Checklist)
• Alberta Society of Archivists (ASA Newsletter)
• Federation of N.S. Heritage Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia (The Octopus)

Videos:

• The Archival Trail. Ontario Council of Archives, 1990.
• Paperworks: Stabilizing Archival Collections. American Association for State and Local History.