Introduction to Archival Organization and Description : Access to Cultural Heritage

by Michael J. Fox; Peter L. Wilkerson; Suzanne R. Warren

• ISBN13: 9780892365456
• ISBN10: 0892365455
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

Archival collections offer unique challenges to their custodians. Though each collection is intimately tied to the people, era, and events that generated the collection, and thus needs to be organized and described individually, archivists recognize the imperative to standardize their procedures for consistency. This book provides an introduction to the common organizational and descriptive practices that have developed in response to the particular requirements of archival collections.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Archival Principles, Archival Practices	p. 1
Archival Documentation	p. 2
Archival Materials and Information	p. 5
Archival Analysis, Archival Description	p. 11
Gathering and Analyzing Archival Information	p. 12
Archival Description	p. 18
Standards for Archival Description	p. 26
Descriptive Standards for Finding Aids	p. 29
Putting It All Together: How an Archivist Works	p. 33
Archival Processing	p. 34
What's Ahead in Description and Access	p. 39
The Future	p. 40
Tutorial: An over-the-shoulder view of an archivist at work	p. 42
Glossary	p. 49
Acronyms	p. 52
Bibliography	p. 53
Web Resources	p. 56
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