Definition

Materials physically and legally transferred, donated, or voluntarily sent to the University Archives as unit at a single time; an acquisition.

Related terms 

Accessioning

Acquisition

Dalhousie Libraries documentation

See Section 2 - Accessioning of the University Archives Manual for detailed information on accessioning:

• Guiding principles for accessioning
• History of accessioning at Dalhousie
• Accessioning workflow
• Create and edit accession records in ArchivesSpace
• Metadata guidelines for accession records
• Register of digital storage devices