11. resources
This section lists additional resources and guides including other archiving toolkits, and a reading list relevant to the wider research.
archiving toolkits
Community Archives Toolkit, Norfolk Records Office (includes cataloguing templates and spreadsheets)
Revisiting Collections Toolkit, Museums, Libraries, Archives Council and Collections Trust (this toolkit has since been ‘retired’ by the Collections Trust, but it includes some useful information for adding multiple voices into an archive catalogue)
The Scottish Community Archives Toolkit, Scottish Council on Archives (includes guides to copyright, data protection and GDPR)
Caring for Archives, The National Archives UK (includes a rapid response collecting guide)
Community Archives Heritage Group (includes multiple sets of guidance and points of advice and connection)
art practice toolkits
Document Your Culture, Emma Warren (a zine about documenting vanishing music venues, also available as a audiobook)
Tools for Sharing Power, Disrupt (a toolkit about care oriented community and collaborative practice)
data protection and copyright
Data protection laws cover how organisations and groups of people collect, store and destroy information about people (including people asking for their personal information to be removed from an archive and destroyed). While copyright protects a range of creative works such as books, letters, photographs, artworks, music, software, sound recordings and films. The laws vary by country, check with the National Archives for up-to-date information and guidance. Do not panic, but be proactive.
Archives and data protection law in the UK, The National Archives
Intellectual property: Copyright, www.gov.uk guidance
digital preservation
Community Archives Digital Preservation Toolkit, Digital Preservation Coalition (the DPC has a large number of toolkits and guides, start here)
British Library Endangered Archives Programme (includes digitisation and cataloguing templates, guides and instructional videos)
Preserving Digital Collections Guide, The National Archives UK (includes case studies and links to tools)
oral history
The Oral History Society (UK) has a plethora of information about conducting useful, ethical oral history interviews including: consent forms, sample questions, case studies, equipment lists, transcriptions, copyright and data protection. They also offer courses and training on archive management of oral histories and sound editing: ohs.org.uk/
The Oral History Society website also includes a page with links to multiple funding bodies and opportunities that support small communities, charities and archives.
glossary
There are a lot of terms in the toolkit that people might be encountering for the first time. The Society of American Archivists dictionary is a great tool for checking terminology and citations.