Resources

View the full list of recorded webinars.

• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) – This website provides a wide variety of resources from emergency preparedness, finding a conservator, publications, and information on how to store and care for collections.
• Canadian Conservation Institute.
• Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) Resources.
• FAIC Connecting to Collections Care.
• Library of Congress (LOC). Preservation Home.
• New York State Archives (NYSA) – Provides a variety of guidelines and resources including preservation and strategies for theft prevention and response.
• Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Preservation Leaflets.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Preservation Self-Assessment Program  (PSAP). 

• DHPSNY Dialogues - Resources from the programming series aimed at providing a framework and facilitation to explore the roles of antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice to inform the policies, practices, and systems of New York’s collecting organizations.
• A Guide to Choosing a CMS. DHPSNY technical bulletin also available in Spanish, Una guia para escoger un sistema CMS.
• A Guide to Processing Plans. DHPSNY technical bulletin also available in Spanish, Una guía para los planes deprocesamiento.
• A Guide to Conducting a Basic Inventory. DHPSNY technical bulletin also available in Spanish, Una guia a la realizacion de un inventario basico.
• Community Archiving Happy Hour group. Community and Personal Archiving Resources.
• Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative - Showcases finding aids and guides from collections across NYS.
• New York Heritage - Showcases digital collections from organizations across NYS.
• New York State Archives (NYSA) – Provides a variety of guidelines and resources on archives management, records management, and education.
• Society of American Archivists (SAA) – This website provides a wealth of information on archival topics, standards, education, and other archival, international, and regional associations. Other useful pages include the glossary of archival terms, grant information, and guides to writing policies.
• The Sustainable Heritage Network (SHN) – “An answer to the pressing need for comprehensive workshops, online tutorials, and web resources dedicated to the lifecycle of digital stewardship… The SHN is part of a network of individuals, communities, and institutions who work together to provide each other with digital tools and preservation assistance. We call this: Collaborative Stewardship.”

The following organizations provide support to collecting institutions in specific regions throughout New York State. Empire State Library Network is comprised of nine regional library resource councils, each providing a range of support services that include continuing education, digitization services, access to electronic resources, services to the health care community, consulting, information technologies, and advocacy. ESLN provides similar services to the entire state, such as continuing education and discounted electronic resources.

• Capital District Library Council
• Central New York Library Resources Council
• Long Island Library Resources Council
• Metropolitan New York Library Resources Council
• Northern New York Library Network
• Rochester Regional Library Council
• South Central Regional Library Council
• Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
• Western New York Library Resources Council

The following are additional regional organizations providing support to New York collecting institutions.

• Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York
• Alliance for Response NYC
• Capital Area Archivists of New York (CAA)
• Museum Association of New York (MANY)
• New York Archives Conference (NYAC)
• New York Library Association (NYLA)

• New York State Library, Discretionary Grant Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials.
• New York State Archives, Documentary Heritage Program Grants.
• Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN)
• New York State Council on the Arts.
• New York State Parks Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Preservation Assistance.
• Preservation League of NYS.