Archival Science

You can use the Search engine to find works on archival science, document management, and the different types of archives or archives in a particular country or region. Use the filters offered by the search engine to refine the results by type of document (journals, databases, etc.) or availability in digital form, among others.

Examples of subject searches:

Arxius (Archives)
Arxius - Revistes (Archives - Journals)
Arxivística (Archival Science)
Arxivística - Diccionaris (Archival Science - Dictionaries)
Arxivística - Revistes (Archival Science - Journals)
Gestió de la informació (Information management)
Gestió documental (Document management)
Informació - Sistemes d'emmagatzematge i recuperació (Information - Storage and retrieval systems)

To find documents about a specific archive, type the name of archive file in the subject field of the advanced search, for example, Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya.

• Multidisciplinary databases. You can search for topics of interest in the multidisciplinary databases of the Communication Subject Guide.
• E-LIS e-prints in library and information science. Open access subject repository specializing in library science, archival science and documentation.

• Generalitat de Catalunya. National Archive of Catalonia
• Generalitat de Catalunya. Central Administrative Archives
• Generalitat de Catalunya. Archives of Catalonia List of archives, including different types of ownership, public administrations, private and ecclesiastical archives.
• Generalitat de Catalunya. Online Archives of Catalonia. Portal to access the documentary collections and digital objects held by the National Archive of Catalonia, the Network of Regional Archives, and various municipal and private archives.
• Generalitat de Catalunya. Catalan Archives System (SAC)The Sistema d’Arxius de Catalunya is the set of administrative bodies and archives that, through rules and procedures, guarantee the proper management, conservation, protection and dissemination of the documentation of Catalonia, as well as access to this documentation.
• Generalitat de Catalunya. Network of Regional Archives

• Ministerio de Cultura. Archivos y centros.
• Ministerio de Cultura. Archivos en las CCAA
• Ministerio de Cultura. Centro de Información Documental de Archivos (CIDA). 
• Ministerio de Cultura. PARES, Portal de Archivos Españoles. A platform for the dissemination of Spain’s historical documentary heritage. It features descriptive records and digitised images from the documentary collections held by the National Archives. The content is continuously expanding as the process of describing and digitising documents progresses.
• Ministerio de Cultura. Censo-guía de Archivos de España y de Iberoamérica. A list of archives in Spain and Latin America. Searches can be conducted by the name of the archive, the documentary collection, and the authorities responsible for producing the documentation.
• Ministerio de Cultura. MetaPARES. MetaPARES is a repository of publications referenced in public archives managed by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. These publications include research works such as dissertations, theses, journal articles, and more.
• Ministerio de Cultura. Red de Bibliotecas de los Archivos Estatales (REBAE). A collective catalogue of the holdings of the specialised libraries of the National Archives and the Centro de Información Documental de Archivos (CIDA).

• Archives Portal Europe
  Online gateway to the archival heritage of and from Europe. It currently contains information on some 7,000 archival institutions, of which more than a thousand actively contribute content, and has more than 280 million descriptive units.

• International Council of Archives
• Unesco. Unesco Archives

• Ministerio de Cultura. Archivos. Normativa-Legislación. Compilation of Spanish regulations, including those from autonomous communities. It also encompasses international regulations, such as UNE-ISO, UNESCO, the European Union, and Latin America.
• Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament. Archives and Documentary Heritage Code
• Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament. Cultural Law Code. 

• Government of Catalonia. Archives and Document Management. Legislation of Catalonia
• Government of Catalonia. Archives and Document Management. Regulations on Document Management
• Government of Catalonia. Catalonia Archives System (SAC). Archives and Document Management Plan

• TFM collection presented at the Superior School of Archival and Document Management and published in the Digital Document Repository (DDD) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

• Bibliography
  • Ministerio de Cultura. Bibliografía para opositores. Archivística.
  • List of terms and bibliographical references found in the collective catalogue REBAE (Red de Bibliotecas de los Archivos Estatales).
  • International Council of Archives. Online Resource Centre.
• Guides and Links collection
  • Associació de Professionals de l'Arxivística i Gestió Documental de Catalunya. Links of interest. Collection of links to national and international archives, directories, companies in the sector, outstanding websites and portals of archivists and document professionals.
  • Universitat d'Alacant. Archival Science TG. Thematic guide elaborated by the Library of the UA. It offers a selection of databases, specialised resources, information on associations and activities in the sector, reference sources, as well as books and journals.
• Journals
  • Flaix d'arxius. This journal is targeted at the professional community of archives and records management in Catalonia, as well as other related sectors. Promoted by the Subdirecció General d'Arxius i Gestió Documental, this initiative is part of the Pla d'Arxius i Gestió Documental. Its aim is to provide up-to-date information on projects, resources and lines of work available to professionals in the sector, with the aim of supporting their activity and promoting the diffusion of knowledge in this field.
  • Lligall. ISSN 1130-5398. Publication of the Associació de Professionals de l'Arxivística i Gestió Documental de Catalunya, started in 1988, brings together the main debates and contributions on archival theory and practice in the country.

The Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives holds a collection of archival journals and bulletin archives, kindly donated by the Superior School of Archival and Document Management (ESAGED), affiliated with the UAB under a collaboration agreement. These materials are stored in one of Library's storage rooms.