Hi Jordan, The Related Accession functionality was something developed here at Yale (working with Hudson Molonglo).
When you select the "Part of" relationship type, I believe there is by default only one relator type, "Part" relationship. Admittedly this is a bit duplicative, and we have not added any additional relator types for part relationships. When you select the "Sibling" relationship, by default the only option is "Bound With." We use this in the case of early modern manuscripts which we accession at the title level, but which can often be bound together with other manuscripts into a single volume. We have also added an "in lot" relationship, which for us denotes two accession records that represent a single line item on an invoice and share the same purchase details, but for which we have decided to treat a distinct intellectual objects. That's the use case - subclassing sibling relationships - that lead us to add the relator types. Admittedly this is all a bit of a tangle and I might approach it differently now. For your purposes, I would leave the relator type for part relationships as it is, and if you use sibling relationships I'd create delete the bound with relator, and replace it with a simple "sibling" relator. That would ensure that the data is accurate and complete, in case down the road you want to add different relator types. And you could suppress the field from the interface knowing that the default values are being added. Hope this helps, Mike From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordon Steele Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 3:37 PM To: Archivesspace Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Use of the "Relator Type" subfield in the "Related Accessions" field Hi folks, We're discussing the utility of the "Relator Type" subfield in the "Related Accessions" field. By default, ASpace requires this subfield, but we are considering suppressing it because we can't think of a reason why we would want to use it. The default value, "bound with," suggests two accessions physically linked (like two accessions in one box), but we manage relationships like these via container management. To us, noting if a related accession is a sibling or part of relationship is enough. If you're a user of this subfield or consciously not one, comments are welcome! Best, Jordon Jordon Steele Hodson Curator of the University Archives Special Collections The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 3400 N Charles St Baltimore, MD 21218 410-516-5493 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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