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