University Archives Manual
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Introduction
The University Archives Manual includes procedures, technical specifications, and other resources to guide the management and long-term preservation of the Archives Permanent Collection.
The Manual includes instructions on using AtoM, Archivematica, ArchivesSpace, BitCurator, Forensic Toolkit (FTK), SharePoint, and other web-based and desktop software used in the Archives.
Terms in the Manual are defined in the Dalhousie Libraries' Documentation Wiki Glossary.
Documentation
- General resources
- Section 2 - Accessioning
- Section 3 - Archival appraisal
- Section 4 - Archival arrangement
- Section 5 - Archival description
- Basic concepts in archival description
- Guiding principles for archival description
- Writing style guidelines for archival descriptions
- Metadata guidelines for archival descriptions
- Rules for Archival Description
- Controlled vocabularies
- Guidance on specific types of material
- Create finding aids in the Archives Catalogue
- Section 6 - Archival processing
- Section 7 - Archival storage
- Section 8 - Digitization
- Section 9 - Reference and Research Services
- Software manuals