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ePublications

ePublications are edited monographs, case studies, and formal papers that have gone through a review process. These professional publications are available online free of charge.  

Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research (2011)
This guide outlines the functions and procedures of archives, and is designed both for first-time archives users and scholars who have already conducted research in archives. The content covers how archives function, how to identify appropriate archives for your research, and how to access historical materials and research at an archives. Repositories and their collecting scopes and practices may differ, but the principles in this guide should assist you in accomplishing your research goals at any archival institution.

HathiTrust 
SAA has granted full-view permission for 82 out-of-print publications in the HathiTrust. The oldest item is August Sueflow’s A Preliminary Guide to Church Record Repositories (1969). Highlights among the released publications include the Basic Manual Series, the original Archival Fundamentals Series, important SAA planning reports (e.g., Planning for the Archival Profession, 1986; Image of Archivists, 1984; and Evaluation of Archival Institutions 1982), Steve Hensen’s Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts (1989), three glossaries of archival terms spanning a 30-year-period (Evans 1973; Bellardo 1992; Pearce-Moses 2005), and the 1996 reprint of T. R. Schellenberg’s archival classic Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques. Beyond books, also included is a full run of the SAA Newsletter/Archival Outlook from 1979 to 1998 and Volumes 1 through 62 (1938 to 1999) of the American Archivist, plus a two-volume compilation index for the first 30 volumes of the journal.

Archives and Manuscripts: Law (1985)
This still-useful publication by Gary Peterson and Trudy Huskamp Peterson presents legal questions confronted by archivists and discusses reasonable means for analyzing and resolving legal issues. A companion to the newer Navigating Legal Issues in Archives.

Campus Case Studies
Reports by university archivists on working solutions for born-digital records.

Encoded Archival Description: Tag Library (Version 2002)
An essential tool for archivists, librarians, and allied professionals. A narrative overview explains the major components of the EAD structure. It lists and defines elements and attributes and indicates their relationship to one another. Tagged examples illustrate the use of each element.

Documentation Planning for the U.S. Health Care System (1994)
Joan D. Krizack provides a systematic method for devising documentation plans presented in the context of the U.S. health care system that also can be adapted to other types of institutions. Winner of SAA’s 1995 Waldo Gifford Leland Award.

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (2005)
Richard Pearce-Moses has done an outstanding job on this glossary, which contains more than 2,000 defined entries and more than 600 lead-in terms, and nearly 700 citations from some 280 sources.

The Interactive Archivist: Case Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience (2009)
Edited by J. Gordon Daines III and Cory L. Nimer. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking sites, and a host of other Web 2.0 technologies have revolutionized the way that students and scholars access information. This innovative e-publication introduces archivists to practical solutions for integrating Web 2.0 technologies into their everyday work. Featuring case studies by archivists discussing actual implementations of Web 2.0 technologies it is sure to foster an ongoing dialogue about the best ways to meet patron needs. This e-publication is available at http://interactivearchivist.archivists.org/.

A Manual of Archive Administration, Including the Problems of War Archives and Archive Making (1922)
A digital version of this archival classic by Sir Hilary Jenkinson is available courtesy of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques (1956)
A classic collection of writings by Theodore R. Schellenberg that provide the very basis of theory and practice for the American archival profession. New introduction by former North Carolina State Archivist H.G. Jones added in 2003.

Standards for Archival Description: A Handbook (1994)
Compiled by Victoria Irons Walch with contributions by Marion Matters, this publication describes technical standards, conventions, and guidelines used by archivists in describing holdings and repositories.

Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives (2009)
Compiled and edited by Kate Bowers, this thesaurus consists of a set of 1,300 terms compiled from a variety of sources and for use by any college or university archives in the United States for describing its holdings.