Main entry:

Meissner, Dennis, author.

Title & Author:

Arranging and describing archives and manuscripts / Dennis Meissner.

Publication:

Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019]
©2019

Description:

x, 212 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Archival fundamentals series. III ; 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-204) and index.
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
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.

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

ISBN:

9781945246074 (paperback)
1945246073 (paperback)
(epub)
9781945246098
(pdf)
9781945246111
9780838946480
0838946488
(Adobe pdf)
9781945246234
194524609X (epub)
9781945246098 (epub)

Subject:

Archives Processing.
Archives Administration.
Cataloging of archival materials Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Cataloging of manuscripts Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Cataloging of archival materials.
Cataloging of archival materials Standards.
Cataloging of electronic information resources.
Cataloging of manuscripts.
Archives
Catalogage Archives.
Archivistique.
Catalogage Archives Normes.
Catalogage Sources d'information électroniques.
Catalogage Manuscrits.
Archives Gestion.
Catalogage Archives Guides, manuels, etc.
Catalogage Manuscrits Guides, manuels, etc.
archival processing.
Archivierung
Archivalien
Archiv

Form/genre:

Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Guides et manuels.

Added entries:

Society of American Archivists, issuing body.
Society of American Archivists issuing body.
Archival fundamentals series. III ; 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305672
Call No.: BIB 251583
Status: Available