Guidelines & Help

Glossary

View the glossary to learn the meanings of commonly used terminology on this website.

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Contributor Guidelines

This section provides detailed information to help contributors get the most out of The Community Archive. Topics include guidelines on what to include, how to prepare data, how to log in, how to enter data into The Community Archive, and where to go for further reading and advice on archiving.

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Research Guidelines

The Community Archive offers some great features for researchers. This section includes tips and advice for researchers who want to use such features as searching by contributor, place or subject and how to add comments and tags.

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Using the System

Contributors can now create and edit their own data using the web-based Administration Area. This section provides more information on what contributors can do and how they can started.

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Own Something Interesting?

Do you think you have a collection or items that may be suitable for inclusion into The Community Archive? Find out what the criteria are, what's involved, and the benefits of becoming a contributor or depositing your items with an existing contributor.

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