| Variant title |
Arranging and describing archives and manuscripts |
| Series |
Archival fundamentals series. II
Archival fundamentals series. II. ^A984501
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| Contents |
1. Overview -- The nature of archives and manuscripts -- Archival repositories and their clientele -- The function of arrangement and description -- The relationship of arrangement and description to other archival functions -- 2. Core concepts and principles of arrangement and description -- Defining basic terms -- Core principles guiding the practice of arrangement and description -- What "entity" should be described? -- The relationship of archival descriptive practice to libraries and museums -- When are archival arrangement and description practices appropriate? -- The relationship of the arrangement and description function to the institutional context and users -- 3. The context of arrangement and description -- Development of archival practice -- The movement toward standardizing archival arrangement and description -- 4. The practice of arrangement and description -- Overview -- Accessioning archival records -- Establishing the context in which records were created -- Arrangemnt of archival records -- Physically processing the records -- Description of records -- Developing access tools -- Professional standards for archival arrangement and description -- Conclusion, future directions, and issues -- Glossary -- Appendix A. Describing archives : a content standard statement of principles --Appendix B. Arrangement scenarios -- Appendix C. Examples of arrangement patterns -- Appendix D. Finding aids for sample records -- Appendix E. Examples of bibliographic description. |
| Abstract |
Intended to provide the basic foundation for modern archival practice and theory. |
| Local note | Little-472819--305131067941/ |
| Local note | Little-340454--305131047644 |
| Local note | Little-340454--305131047644 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-110) and index. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Special Collections Reference copy purchased from Amazon, 4/4/18 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Roe, Kathleen, 1950- Arranging & describing archives & manuscripts. Chicago : Society of American Archivists, ©2005 |
| LCCN | 2005049036 |
| ISBN | 193166613X |
| ISBN | 9781931666138 |
