Introduction

• This section of the Archives Procedure Manual addresses accessioning new acquisitions, including donations and transfers of University administrative records.
  
  
• Accessioning produces accession records that form part of the case file for the fonds or collection.
  
  
• Accessioning is essential to the management and preservation of the Archives Permanent Collection.

Documentation

• Guiding principles for accessioning
• Accessioning workflow
• Add item to register of digital storage devices
• Metadata guidelines for accession records
• Metadata guidelines for agent records
• Metadata guidelines for deaccession records
• History of accessioning at Dalhousie