Forget About the Backlog: Surfacing Accessions Using Archivists’ Toolkit
1. Forget About the Backlog:
Surfacing Accessions Using
Archivists’ Toolkit™
Audra Eagle Yun, MLIS, CA
University of California, Irvine
August 9, 2012
Society of American Archivists
Description Section Meeting
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3. “During the accessioning process, whenever possible, we
arrange and describe the materials, including the creation of
the finding aid, so that they are ready for research use and
never enter our backlog. In short, we apply processing
standards such as those recommended by Greene and
Meissner during the accessioning process.”
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18. Sources consulted
Council of University Librarians (CoUL) Systemwide Operations and Planning Advisory Group
(SOPAG) NGTS (Next-Generation Technical Services) Power of Three (POT) Group 3 charge.
http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/sopag/ngts_pot3_charge.pdf
Emory Finding Aids. http://findingaids.library.emory.edu/
Greene, Mark A. "Perspective - MPLP: It's Not Just for Processing Anymore." The American
Archivist. 73.1 (2010): 175.
Maier, S.B. “MPLP and the Catalog Record As a Finding Aid." Journal of Archival Organization. 9.1
(2011): 32-44.
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Consortial Survey Initiative.
www.pacsclsurvey.org/
Weideman, Christine. "Accessioning As Processing." The American Archivist. 69.2 (2006): 274-283.
Yale Finding Aid Database. http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/fedoragsearch/rest/
For information about our policies, including an Accessioning Manual, please visit
http://staffbeta.lib.uci.edu/departments/sca/policies-procedures-forms.php
