| Description |
x, 212 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Archival fundamentals series. III ; 2 |
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Archival fundamentals series. III ; 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-204) and index. |
| Summary |
"Arrangement and description lie at the very heart of the archival endeavor. While all archival functions are crucial and interdependent, arrangement and description transform the potential value of materials into practical, usable value for researchers and others. In Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts, Dennis Meissner provides a solid foundation in the history, theory, and standards supporting arrangement and description. In addition, he clearly demonstrates the approaches, methods, and mechanics required to process archival collections. The processing landscape has changed considerably in the last decade: archivists focus more on the economics of processing, descriptive standards have matured and increased in number, new technologies and viewpoints have challenged long-standing assumptions, and evolving systems and software have changed the mechanics of metadata capture and serialization and our approaches to those fundamental processes. This is a must-read book for every archivist practicing today."--Page 4 of cover |
| Contents |
The context and significance of arrangement and description -- Principles of archival arrangement -- Principles of archival description -- Physical processing and arrangement -- Describing the materials -- Arranging and describing nontextual formats -- Emerging trends and theoretical shifts |
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Appendixes : Glossary of arrangement and description terminology -- Examples of institutional processing levels -- Finding aids examples -- Example of full finding aid encoded in EAD -- Example of MARC21 record -- Crosswalks between descriptive standards -- Recommend reading: achival arrangement and description. |
| Subject |
Archives -- Processing.
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Archives -- Administration.
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Cataloging of archival materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cataloging of manuscripts -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cataloging of archival materials.
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Cataloging of archival materials -- Standards.
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Cataloging of electronic information resources.
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Cataloging of manuscripts.
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Archives (DNLM)D001109 |
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Cataloging of archival materials. (OCoLC)fst01727821
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Archives (OCoLC)fst00814030
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Archives -- Processing
(OCoLC)fst00814075
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Cataloging of manuscripts (OCoLC)fst00848769
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Society of American Archivists, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781945246074 (paperback) |
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1945246073 (paperback) |
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9781945246098 (epub) |
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9781945246111 (pdf) |
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9780838946480 |
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0838946488 |
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9781945246234 (Adobe pdf) |
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194524609X (epub) |
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9781945246098 (epub) |
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