Resources
Here you can find the best available online advice and guidance for community archives.
In 2018, in response to a survey of our members, we collated all the community archive related training materials from many sources around the country into one easily accessible central online resource. You can browse this resource below.
Resources grouped by topic
Resources during coronavirus
In these times, local history groups and others may be looking for help and / or new ways to work, and engage. We offer some advice and potential resources that may be of use.Your organisation: objectives, people and buildings
Topics in this section will help you start up a community archive and decide what it is you wish to do. You'll also find guidance on managing volunteers, premises and finance.Help with finding funding
Guidance on organisations that provide funding and on raising money for projectsManaging your collections
What you need to know on how to best manage what you collect, how to create catalogues, plus technical guidance on how to preserve and display your collection.Making your collections accessible
Helping you think about who your audiences are or ought to be and how you can attract new ones, how you tell people about your group and its resources, how you publicise your collections and how you can measure how successful your activities have been.Resource lists
Here are some of the resource pages put together by other organisations, including local and national bodies.
Featured resources
Resources during coronavirus
In these times, local history groups and others may be looking for help and / or new ways to work, and engage. We offer some advice and potential resources that may be of use.Putting your community archive on the digital map
Whilst the country is in Lockdown people can’t visit their local museums and archives, however that shouldn’t stop people’s content from being seen and shared.Cataloguing guidelines for community archives
Second Edition (2017) of the Guidelines produced by the Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG). We have tried to make the guidance straightforward and user-friendly.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.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.
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News/announcements
Conference
The next Community Archives Conference will be in summer 2021. Meanwhile, check out our 2020 webinar series.
Awards
The 2020 CAHG award winners have been announced. Could you be a winner in 2021?
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