A collection of guides to digitising almost every material including maps, 35mm slides, bound books and photographs.
How to run volunteer recruitment and where to find the volunteers you need
Guidance from PC Mag on preparing images, scanning resolution, post-processing etc.
Because volunteers aren't paid, it's vital to thank them. Here, you are given guidance on best practices.
Investing in Volunteers (IiV) is the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management.
Information from The Heritage Council Ireland about Local Authority community support grants scheme, grant amounts vary but usually up to €3000.
Concise advice on looking after different sorts of material such as digital records, documents, photographs, film and sound.
Guidance from The National Archives, UK about information management
Advice aboug finding a grant, from the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).
The Newport History Group provide give details on how they funded their new website.
Free online training course on digital preservation.
Guidance on collecting oral history and conducting ethical and legal interviews.
Advice and information on archiving and providing access to an oral history project.
Advice and guidance from the Oral History Society
A range of grants available with a specific focus on social justice.
A one-page overview of Creative Commons licenses and having a take-down policy
A guide from Norfolk Record Office about how to prolong the lifespan of your archive's collections, protecting them from damage, loss and destruction
Clear guidance about that provides an introduction to oral history recordings.
Oral history. What it is, what and who it is for, formats, how to interview and what sort of equipment to use.
A sample Constitution for a group in Ireland, representing the type of Constitution necessary to effectively form a Committee or a local Residents’ Association
Information about how to make your digital content available using a Creative Commons License
What you will need to think about when planning skills and training
A guide on how to manage, care and celebrate your heritage.
A playbook explaining how gov.uk use social media at GDS and best practice. A guide that can be adapted to your organisation.
A list of organisations and services available to support the archives and records sector.
