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Here you can find the best available online advice and guidance for community archives.
All the resources are grouped by topic and there is also a list of featured resources.
Resources grouped by topic
- Topics in this section will help you start up and run a community archive group. You'll find guidance on managing volunteers and seeking funding.
- What you need to know to create an archival collection. Topics include scanning photos, cataloguing, getting your collection online and preserving your archive into the future.
- Once you have created a community archive collection, how can you make best use of it? These resources cover promoting your archive on social media, engaging audiences and creating educational material.
- A list of funding sources for community heritage projects in the UK and Ireland. If you know of any other funders, let us know.
- Guidance on copyright, data protection and licensing the use of the material in your collection.
- CAHG is collecting inspirational case-studies of community heritage projects.
- Here are some of the resource pages put together by other organisations, including local and national bodies.
Featured resources
- A four-part course for beginners on how to film on your mobile phone.
- This Succession Planning Guide is designed for community archives and heritage groups wanting to future-proof their group membership, websites, and social media accounts.
- 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.
- How long does copyright last? This accessible flowchart from the National Archives is ideal for quick reference.
- 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.
- 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.