Advice and guidance from the Oral History Society
Guidance on collecting oral history and conducting ethical and legal interviews.Â
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
An overview of the types of personal data held by community archives
This comprehensive and practical 37-page guide includes free and low-budget approaches to digital preservation.
A guide from Norfolk Record Office about how to prolong the lifespan of your archive's collections, protecting them from damage, loss and destruction
Introduction to types of risk and simple means of protection. With other sources of advice.
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.
These tools and guidance have been developed by The National Archives to help organisations and groups to Review and develop their collections, Identify gaps and risks, Safeguard their collections and Consider short and long term needs for preservation and access.
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.
This Succession Planning Guide is designed for community archives and heritage groups wanting to future-proof their group membership, websites, and social media accounts
A list of organisations and services available to support the archives and records sector.
Cloud storage is becoming increasingly affordable. These recommendations come from PC Mag and is updated annually.
An Annual Community Archive Scheme giving 1 or 2 volunteer groups per year free membership to digitally preserve a specified collection.
