Hi,
I'm in the process of retrospectively adding top containers to all of our
800,000+ archival objects. A large number of our collections are in volume
format, housed on shelves as is, not in boxes. I'm wondering how folks are
handling these types of "containers" in AS.
Just for an example,
Can they be identified as children/grandchildren under the instance field
in the resource as archival objects? I would be interested in hearing
feedback regarding this as well.
Andrea
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 9:53 AM Hilton, Adrien
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> I’m in the process of retrospectively
Hi Adrien,
How about: Volume 1.1-1.5; 2.1-2.5?
Best,
Paul
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 9:53 AM Hilton, Adrien
wrote:
> Hi,
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> I’m in the process of retrospectively adding top containers to all of our
> 800,000+ archival objects. A large number of our collections are in volume
> format, housed
Hi Adrien,
At New-York Historical Society, we would typically create a top container
for each standalone volume. We would do this in part because our finding
aids integrate with the patron request system (Aeon), making it
straightforward to request and page individual volumes. For the numbering,
Maureen,
My feedback assumes Adrien is thinking of these volumes purely as containers
and not as meaningful representations of the nature of what’s within them. So
just like there’s nothing inherently meaningful about calling something Box 1,
there’s nothing inherently meaningful about calling
I would prefer whatever enumeration had been used to label the pieces to avoid
confusion for the patron. For example, if the pieces are labeled v. 1-10 but
your finding aid has series 1, v. 1-5 and series 2, v. 1-5, the patron is
likely to be confused if they ask for series 2, v. 1 and get
I second (third?) the logic that the container indicator should exactly follow
the volume label on the spine. So container type=Volume, container
indicator=1-5 (1st series).
This may not work with your workflow, but two additional suggestions:
* Barcode each volume and add the
A different direction!
I've noticed that we often get in trouble when there's a conflation between
archival/bibliographic description and collection control, particularly
because those descriptors fundamentally serve different purposes and can
even change over time -- sometimes at cross purposes.
Hi all,
The University of South Carolina currently has an opening for a temporary
ArchivesSpace Specialist. The individual in this position will work directly
with the Archivist for Rare Books and Special Collections (me) to set standards
across special collections, develop workflow and
