Resources

This is an ever-growing list of resources for archiving and preservation. 

*Remember* that the guidelines in these resources are for best-case scenarios! The way you archive is dependent on your time, money and the nature of what you're preserving– and that's okay! 

Archiving Basics

Archives for the People Worksheet Updated.pdf
HANDOUT-The-Home-Archivist-Preserving-Family-Records-Like-a-Pro.pdf
Rules for Archival Description_Complete_July2008.pdf

Archiving Photographs, Scrapbooks, Books, and Paper


marac_technical_leaflet_14.pdf
How to Flatten Paper.pdf
AAAAVProcessingGuidelines2019.pdf
Audio Visual Assessment
TPLCommunityArchivesToolkit.pdf
Digital-Readiness-Toolkit-October-2023.pdf
Assessing the Affective Impact of Community Archives: A Toolkit.pdf

Film Preservation

specialcollections_film-preservation-manual.pdf
NYCTOH_Handbook.pdf
OralHistory.pdf
nypapOralHistoryAndPreservation1.pdf
oralbook1.pdf

Object Conservation

Other Organizations and Books

This is a list of other organizations and books that offer resources or focus on the same kind of work.

Other Organizations

Books

Web Archiving