Module 3: Designing Descriptive and Access Systems
Module 3: Designing Descriptive and Access Systems
by Daniel A. Santamaria
Society of American Archivists, 2013 eISBN: 978-1-931666-56-5
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE, a new, open-ended series of modules by the Society of American Archivists, features authoritative treatments written and edited by top-level professionals that fill significant gaps in archival literature.
Module 3 in the series, DESIGNING DESCRIPTIVE AND ACCESS SYSTEMS, provides implementation advice regarding the wide range of tools and software that support specific needs in arranging, describing,and providing access to analog and digital archival materials.
TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE includes two other modules: STANDARDS FOR ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION and PROCESSING DIGITAL RECORDS AND MANUSCRIPTS. Each module can be purchased separately, or you can purchase the bundle, ARCHIVAL ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION, which features all three modules.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Daniel A. Santamaria is assistant university archivist for technical services at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, where he oversees all technical services operations, including accessioning, processing, and descriptive practices.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface to Trends in Archives Practice Archival Arrangement and Description by Chrisopher J. Prom and Thomas J. Frusciano
Module 3: Designing Descriptive and Access Systems Introduction Pre-custodial and Pre-accessioning Work Accessioning Archival Materials Describing Archival Materials Creating New Data Catalog Records Finding Aids Encoded Archival Description Archival Collection Management Systems Locally Developed Databases and Tools Webforms Text and XML Editors Other Descriptive Data and Outputs Encoded Archival Context—Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF) Digital Object Metadata Managing Legacy Data Reducing Backlogs and Managing Collections Delivering Descriptive Data and Providing Patron Access EAD Delivery Mechanisms Discovery Layers Non-EAD Finding Aid Delivery Catablogs and Content Management Systems Digital Objects/Digitization User Contributions : Patron-initiated Digitization, Description, and Crowdsourcing
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