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Resources produced by CAHG

These resources and guidelines were produced by the Community Archives and Heritage Group.

Before approaching a funder
Key questions to ask your group
Cataloguing guidelines for community archives
These guidelines offer an approach to cataloguing which is realistic and user-friendly. If you follow these guidelines, the records kept by your community project will be consistent with existing widely-used professional catalogue standards.
Community archives and GDPR
On 25 May 2018, new data protection legislation will come into force that will affect all organisations, including community archives. Read our guidance.
Copyright, release forms and Data Protection
Advice on copyright, data protection and other Intellectual Property Rights
Digital preservation for community archives
The Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) has developed these guidelines for community archives. The aim is to provide a practical introduction to digital preservation.
Film and videotape and the community archive
These guidelines are designed to encourage you to look for moving image materials, and to look after those you already have.
GDPR: Basics for Community Archives
Slideshow presentation given at the 2018 Community Archives conference in Birmingham.
Getting Your Collections Online
How do you get your collections online? This webinar covers the use of various open-source solutions as well as proprietary software. The website is by Jack Latimer of CommunitySites.
Tips on digital preservation
From the Community Archives Conference 2009
What support do community archives need?
Summary of findings from a survey in 2007
Impact of community archives (15)
A 2007 report commissioned by the Community Archives Development Group (now CAHG). With case-studies and help-sheets.

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Conference
Our 2023 conference took place in July.
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