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• - Glossary of terms used in archival management and preservation of historical records by Maygene F. Daniels, from US National Archives and Records Administration.
  
• - An overview of the archival profession.
  
• - A guide to creating, documenting and preserving digital resources derived from historical documents by Sean Townsend, Cressida Chappell, and Oscar Struijvé.
  
• - Links to education, professional resources, organizations, and standards.
  
• - Comparative study of various countries' archival theory and practice concerning information access. [Requires Adobe Acrobat]
  
• - Information about archival meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education and professional development events for archivists around the world.
  
• - Information from NARA about archival management and preservation of historical records.
  
• - Discusses the principles of organization, documentation and description used in archives.
  
• - Brief article covering the basics of the archival profession. Includes definitions of terms.
  
• - Essay arguing the importance of archival theory in educating archivists.
  
• - Provides a gateway for information on the preservation of documentary heritage in Europe.
  
• - An introduction to the preparation of fonds- and series-level descriptions using RAD, from the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists.