Research Guides

Archives and Special Collections

• Acronyms used by archivists and records administrators
  Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC)

• ArchivesUSA
  Chadwyck-Healey
• WorldCat
  OCLC
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
  Library of Congress
• Congressional Collections at Archival Institutions
  United States National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

• Ready,'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources
  Tulane University Libraries
• Special Collections & Archives: Related Links
  University of Houston Libraries
• ALIC, The Archives Library Information Center
  National Archives and Records Administration
• Internet Resources
  University of Massachusetts Amherst Library
• Related Online Resources
  University of Notre Dame Libraries
• Other Comprehensive Lists of Resources
  University of Virginia Library
• Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC)
• UNESCO Archives Portal
• Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
  University of Saskatchewan

• Cornell Copyright Information Center site
  Cornell University Library.
• Copyright & Fair Use
  Stanford University Libraries
• Crash Course in Copyright
  University of Texas System
• United States Copyright Office
  Library of Congress
• WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders
  University of Texas at Austin
• Intellectual Property and Copyright
  University of Virginia Library

• Moving Theory into Practice, Digital Imaging Tutorial
  Cornell University Library
• Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
  University of California Berkeley
• Related Links
  Indiana University Digital Library Program
• ExLibris Special Collections Directory
  ExLibris
• SunSITE Digital Collections
  University of California Berkeley
• American Memory, Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
  Library of Congress
• Making of America (MOA)
  Cornell University Library
• Making of America (MOA)
  University of Michigan
• Documenting the American South
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Encoded Archival Description (EAD), Official Web Site
  Library of Congress
• Encoded Archival Description Sites on the Web
  Library of Congress
• EAD Help Pages
  Society of American Archivists
• EAD Help Pages -- EAD Sites Annotated
  Society of American Archivists

• SAA Directory of Archival Education
  Society of American Archivists
• Resources for Archival & Records Management Studies
  Richard Cox, university of Pittsburgh
• Archival Education Menu
  Library of Congress
• Academy of Certified Archivists
• Education Programs offered by State Archives
  Council of State Historical Records Coordinators

• Electronic Records Project
  Indiana University Archives
• ECURE
  Arizona State University Archives
• STANFORD
  Stanford University Archives
• CERIS - State Electronic Records Resources
  National Association of Government Archives and Records
  Administrators (NAGARA)

• Digital Library and Archives
  Virginia Tech University
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations
  University of Virginia Library
• MIT Theses Online
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• NDLTD Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
• Submitting Your Dissertation or Master's Theses in Electronic Format
  UMI Dissertation Services
• West Virginia University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
  West Virginia University

• The Archivist's Daybook
  Society of Southwest Archivists

Exhibitions

• Library and Archival Exhibitions
  Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Fiction Links

• The Fictional World of Archives, Art Galleries and Museums
  David Mattison, British Columbia Archives

• Glossary of Archival Terms
  Simon Fraser University
• Archival Definitions
  William J. Maher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives
• Introduction to Archival Terminology
  National Archives and Records Administration

• Historic American Buildings Survey
  National Park Service
• House of Representatives Historical Highlights
  Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
• Library of Congress
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Historical Publications and Records Commission
  National Archives and Records Administration
• National Park Service
• Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration
  National Archives and Records Administration
• Senate Historical Office
  U.S. Senate
• Smithsonian Institution

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Historic American Buildings Survey
  National Park Service
• National Resister of Historic Places
  National Park Service
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• State Historic Preservation Office Web Sites Nationally
  North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office

• Reference Resources Relating to History
  Kansas University Libraries
• Web Links for American History
  Ferris State University
• Links for the History Profession
  Organization of American Histories
• Web Resources in Early American History
  Clements Library, University of Michigan
• WWW-VL History Central Catalogue
  World Wide Web Virtual Library

• Illinois Academic Archives
  Academic archives within the state
  • Augustana College
  • Bradley University
  • DePaul University
  • Governors State University
  • Knox College
  • Loyola University
  • Northern Illinois University Rare Books and Special Collections
  • Northern Illinois University Regional History Center
  • Northwestern University
  • Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
• Illinois History Resource Page
  Mark W. Sorenson, Illinois State Archives
• Other Chicago-Area Repositories
  University of Chicago Library
• Illinois State Archives
• Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system
  Illinois State Archives
• IllinoisLocal Records Act
• llinois State Records Act
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act
• Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
• Illinois State Historical Library
  Illinois Historic Preservation Society
• Illinois Division of Vital Records
  Illinois Division of Public Health
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• Illinois Association of Museums
• Illinois Alive! Regional Digital Library
  Alliance Library System

• Archives & Archivists listserve
  Miami University of Ohio
• E-mail lists
  Society of American Archivists

• Oral History Association
• Columbia University Oral History Office
  Columbia University

• Society of American Archivists
• Midwest Archives Conference (MAC)
• National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
• American Association of Museums (AAM)
• American Historical Association (AHA)
• National Council on Public History (NCPH)
• Organization of American Historians (OAH)

• A Simple Book Repair Manual online version
  Dartmouth College Library Preservation Services
• Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual
  Edited by Sherelyn Ogden. Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
• CoOL Conservation OnLine
  Stanford University Libraries Preservation Department
• Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
• Archival Preservation Menu
  National Union Catalog for Manuscript Collections
• Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
• Practitioners

• Your Old Books
  Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College & Research Libraries
• Be Your Books' Best Friend
  Newberry Library Conservation Department
• Rare Books on the Web
  Albert Masters
• Rare Books, Finding Used & OOP Books Online
  Kansas State University Library
• The Book Arts Web, Celebrating All the Book Arts
  Peter Verheyen, Syracuse University
• Other Sites of Interest
  Syracuse University Library
• Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing

• ARMA International

• Directory of Archives and Manuscripts Repositories in the St. Louis Area
  Association of St. Louis Area Archivists
• Repositories of Primary Sources
  University of Idaho
• Archives & Manuscript Collections Outside Columbia University
  Columbia University
• Independent Research Libraries Association
• State Archives & Historical Societies
  Ohio Historical Society
• EAN, European Archival Network
  Swiss Federal Archives
• Africa Research Central
  California State University, San Bernadino
• ARCHON
  Historical Manuscripts Commission, United Kingdom

• How Do I Search For and Find Archival Materials?
  University of Massachusetts Amherst Library
• Library Research Using Primary Sources
  University of California Berkeley Library

• State Archives and Records Management Programs
  Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC)

• A Geographic Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections
  University of Texas at San Antonio
• Links to Primary Source Materials in Women's History and Women's Studies
  University of Massachusetts Amherst Library
• Women's Studies (R)E-sources on the Web
  Duke University Library
• Sophia Smith Collection Links to Related Web Sites
  Smith College Libraries
• Digital Collections of Primary Sources
  Middle Tennessee State University Library