Audiovisual, Digital & Electronic Records
AudioVisual Preservation Solutions. An NYC-based consulting firm that provides individualized solutions for collections of moving image and sound regardless of size, variety of formats, or budget range. http://www.avpreserve.com/ (917) 475-9630
“Conventions for Naming Electronic Files/Folders at MSU.” University Archives & Historical Collections of Michigan State University. http://archives.msu.edu/documents/NamingElectronicFiles_v01.pdf
“Naming Conventions for Electronic Files and Folders.” York University, 2007. Adapted from the University of Edinburgh Records Management Section’s Standard Naming Conventions for Electronic Records: http://www.yorku.ca/ipo/ToolsTipsDocs/TipSheet6NamingConventionsEFilesFolders.pdf
Document Conservation & Preservation
Northeast Document Conservation Center. http://www.nedcc.org/home.php
Finding Aids
Downtown Collection Finding Aids. Fales Library & Special Collection, NYU. http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/findingaidsdtwn.html
Finding Aids for the Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota. https://www.lib.umn.edu/scrbm/paa/finding-aids
General Reference
Don’t Throw it Away! Documenting and Preserving Organizational History by Sandra Florand Young, with revisions by Douglas Bicknese and Julia Hendry. Special Collections Department, The University Library, and Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, College of Architecture and the Arts, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006. A basic guide to managing organizational records and archives; not theatre-specific, but provides practical advice applicable to organizations large and small: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/pdf/DTIA.pdf
A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology by Richard Pearce-Moses, Society of American Archivists. Searchable online: http://www2.archivists.org/glossary
SAA Archival Fundamentals, Series II. Check out the bibliography.
“Webography: Archiving Theater Materials” by Jessica Green. Examples of theater collections, theater history resources, and grant-seeking information. http://americantheatrearchiveproject.org/sites/default/files/resources/webography_theaterarchives.pdf
Oral Histories
Principles and Best Practices for Oral History. Oral History Association, 2009L. http://www.oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University Libraries. Resources for designing and constructing oral history projects. http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/ccoh/education/resources.html
Records Management
ARMA International. Non-profit association for records and information management. http://www.arma.org/
Bill Saffady, Long Island University. Records management consultant.
Shredding
Cintas Paper Shredding & Document Shredding of New York, NY. (516) 777-0933. http://www.cintas.com/DocumentManagement/
On-Site Shredding. (800) 340-7632. http://onsiteshredding.com/
Supplies (acid-free boxes, acid-free folders, archival photo supplies, etc.)
Conservation Resources. http://www.conservationresources.com
Gaylord Bros. http://www.gaylord.com/
Hollinger Metal Edge. http://www.hollingermetaledge.com/
University Products. http://www.universityproducts.com/
Light Impressions. http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/
Paige Company (record storage boxes). http://www.paigecompany.com/