Kofler, Birgit
Legal questions facing audiovisual archives / prepared by Birgit
Kofler [for the] General Information Programme and UNISIST –
Paris : UNESCO, 1991. – ii, 71 p.; 30 cm. - (PGI-91/WS/5)

Online at:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0008/000886/088674e.pdf

http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-25042003-181526/publico/tesaAnaCelia.pdf
(700 + pages)
Título Original Tipologia documental como parâmetro para gestão de documentos de arquivo: um manual para o município de Campo Belo (MG).
Autor Rodrigues, Ana Celia
E-mail anyrodrigues@yahoo.com.br
Unidade Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas
Área de Concentração História Social

Data da Defesa 03/02/2003

Título em Inglês Documentary tipology as parameter for management of archive documents: a manual for the Campo Belo (MG).
Palavras-chave em Inglês archival science
archives organization
local public archives
records administration
types of documents

Resumo em Inglês
A study about the possibilities of the application of the contemporary diplomatics principles for the elaboration of a records administration instrument- a manual of documental types - using the Campo Belo's public archive as laboratory and discussing the evolution and organization of local government in Brazil, and presenting how the contemporary diplomatics’s methods and theories can be used for the construction of those instruments. A presentation of a manual of documental types belonging to Campo Belo's public archive that contains: general schedule of Prefeitura Municipal, the list of documental types, equivalence schedule and the analysis of each documental type of every local government agency.

Jan Banning (NL) is the winner in the category Portraits / Stories of the "World Press Photo" Contest:

http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/contest/story.jsp?category=183&prize=208&wid=33667

Have fun with it!

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/records/erik/index.html

The website has been updated and now has 3000 entries:

http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

I highly recommend the following paper!

Title: Unpublished Materials, New Technologies, and Copyright: Facilitating Scholarly Use
Authors: Hirtle, Peter B.
Keywords: manuscripts copyright archives
Issue Date: 2001
Publisher: Copyright Society of the USA
Citation: Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA 49:1 (Fall, 2001)
Abstract: The paper is divided into three parts. The first part explores why, at least with regard to the use of unpublished materials, current interpretations of copyright law have become an impediment to creative endeavors rather than an encouragement to them. Two factors are at work. The first factor is that copyright law imposes on unpublished materials a set of rules and viewpoints meant to govern published material. The second factor that has made the use of unpublished material more problematic is the rise of the Internet and the ease with which people can uncover potential infringing acts. Technology has not changed the law, but it has affected how people interpret the law ? with potentially disastrous results as far as unpublished material is concerned. The second part of the paper considers one possible solution advanced by the Copyright Office to address the problem of what they call ?orphan works? ? works whose copyright owner cannot be located. The last part of the paper considers...
Description: Presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference On The Impact Of Technological Change On The Creation, Dissemination, And Protections Of Intellectual Property, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, OH. March 8-10, 2001.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/58

Title: Archives or Assets?
Authors: Hirtle, Peter B.
Issue Date: 24-Nov-2003
Abstract: This paper discusses the nature of ownership of archival holdings, with special emphasis placed on issues of intellectual property, and the implications such ownership may have on the exploitation of those works. In order to respect the public?s interest in archival materials, licensing schemes must be skillfully crafted. If archives are careful not to compromise their own fundamental values when seeking to generate revenue, and if they respect the public?s interest in public domain material, they will be able to avoid much of the criticism that many museums have received over their jealous attempts to monopolize and control their collections.
Description: Hirtle presented an abbreviated version of this address as his presidential address at the opening plenary session of the 67th annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2003.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/52

ABCNews has an interesting piece:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/preservation010709a.html

Will Digital Era mean End of History?

Excerpt:
"We've got laws and policies working against our cultural heritage," says Kahle, the Internet archivist. "In this world where the copyright term lasts more than 100 years, which is far longer than the durability of electronic media — floppies, disk drives — how do libraries perform their traditional roles of preservation and access?"

In the past, Kahle and others argue, far-flung libraries could save copies of published material for posterity, and give the historical record a better chance of living into the future. But now, they say, publishers sometimes assert their copyrights, licensing access to their collections online but forbidding local storage of electronic matter. Some say that leaves the publisher, and nobody else, responsible for saving the historical record of their publications.

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 11:44:13 -0500
Reply-To: Maarja Krusten <KrustenM@GAO.GOV>
Sender: Archives & Archivists <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
From: Maarja Krusten <KrustenM@GAO.GOV>
Subject: Followup info: Closing of the Russian State Historical Archives

Hello, all. I did not receive a reply from my friend who is active in international archives matters. However, I have obtained some fragmentary info on the closing of the Russian State Historical Archives, which may shed some light on some of the issues covered by Dr. Graf's original posting. Apparently the questions are two-fold: (1) closing of the Russian archives in its present location and (2) future access to materials in the Russian archives. The first issue relates to real estate values in the neighborhood in St. Petersburg where the Russian archives is located now. Apparently it is a good neighborhood with good real estate values and properties are coveted are by developers. Some parties of interest believe that the building now housing the archives is better suited for a hotel or some other money making venture. Some observers wonder whether a campaign centered on hanging on to that particular building for the archives has much chance of succeeding. Some European archivists have pointed out on their e-mail Lists that in some countries where buildings have been sold to private developers, decisions on future use have centered solely on cost issues. In some European countries, these factors have led to closing of museums and cultural institutions. It is unclear whether the committee for Russian archives and the directors of the state archives have exhausted all avenues for acquiring a suitable building to relocate the archives. Whether this all will lead to dismantling of the archives, or decreased access to its holdings, I do not know. I lack information on that aspect of the question. Anyway, that's all I know! Maarja Krusten

See also:
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11574

President Vladimir Putin’s administration has confirmed that it will move the offices of government agencies into four historic buildings in central St Petersburg this year in defiance of a ruling by Russia’s Supreme Arbitration Court. The current tenants will be evicted.

At the end of 2002 Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov signed a decree handing over the administration of four historic buildings in and near St Isaac’s Square to the Presidential Property Department (PPD) so that it could relocate federal agencies from Moscow, “and provide effective State control over the use of unique historical monuments in St Petersburg.”

The tenants that are being moved out include the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, home to the world’s oldest and second-largest plant gene bank and the Russian State Historical Archives, located in a huge 19th-century building on the English Embankment that was once the headquarters of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The government’s plan has been met with strong protest from employees, city politicians, and human-rights activists who took their case to the Supreme Arbitration Court. In October, the court ruled in favour of the Vavilov Institute but President Putin has dismissed this decision. The irony is that the government intends to move the Supreme Arbitration Court itself from Moscow into the building now housing the Vavilov Institute.

Another case filed by local historians who use the State archives and say their rights have been violated, is expected to be heard by the Supreme Arbitration Court this year according to Alexei Kovalyev a City Communist politician leading the fight.

Even if the court were to rule in favour of the historians, the decision would be unlikely to sway the increasingly autocratic Putin who is expected to forge ahead with the plan regardless.

“The building now holding the archives will be a centre for local offices of federal agencies,” said Viktor Khrekov, press officer for the PPD.

The government says that current tenants will be given accommodation elsewhere and, according to Mr Khrekov, construction is beginning on a new building for the State archives.

http://radio.weblogs.com/0110772/2004/02/06.html#a1447

Seb's Open Research lists the following lists:

http://www.blogalization.info/conspiracy/ScholarsWhoBlog

http://huminf.uib.no/%7Ejill/txt/researchblogs.html

http://www.phdweblogs.net/index.php

http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/%7Epaquetse/cgi-bin/om.cgi?Research_Blogs

Jagiellonian University archives
Web Address (URL): http://www.archiwum.uj.edu.pl/english/index.html
Alternative Title : Archiwum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Description : The Web Site "Jagiellonian University archives (Archiwum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego)" is in both Polish and English. The university (founded in 1364) has a tremendous collection of manuscripts, printed sources, first editions and rare books. Since Cracow was Poland's capital until 1596, there is also a rich collection of parliamentary and court records. The site provides information about the accessibility and locations of the collections. Along with a basic introduction to the archives, there is a good outline history and description of the holdings. A useful bibliography lists the archive's publications, and an exhibition section has video clips of treasures of the collections. This is one of the foremost archival collections in Poland, and is of interest to those working on Polish history or Polish Studies.

From HUMBUL

The "Exhibition" is a collection of 10 video clips (very large avi-files, 26-145 MB).