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Archival processing

Archival processing is the act of surveying, arranging, describing, and performing basic preservation activities on the recorded material of an individual, family, or organization after they are permanently transferred to an archive. A person engaging in this activity is known as an archival processor, archival technician, or archivist.

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Collection surveying

Arrangement

Description

Preservation activities

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Archival processing

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples32
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Archival processing

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related to Preservation activities · 9
Archival processing → Archival, Dennis Meissner, Greene, Less Process, Mark, More Product, Revamping Traditional Archival Processing, Their, There
related to Collection surveying · 4
Archival processing → Collection, If, In, The
related to Levels of description · 3
Archival processing → Beyond, More, Some
is a · 1
Archival processing → act of surveying

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archival collection materials description processing finding arrangement archives records standards survey describing material organization aids may also fonds preservation archivists

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Archival processingis aact of surveying0.90text
insertionsinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
deletionsinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
rearranging.According to the principle of original orderinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
the originator's arrangement of the materials holds valueinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
because it reflects how they originally usedinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
accessed the collectioninstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
as well as how the records relate to each otherinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
which can both inform the initial purpose of the recordsinstance ofthe provenance of an item includes all those who came after the creator and any changes they make to the collection0.80text
removing staplesinstance ofPreservation activitiesArchival processing often includes basic preservation practices0.80text
paperclipsinstance ofPreservation activitiesArchival processing often includes basic preservation practices0.80text
placing materials in acid-free foldersinstance ofPreservation activitiesArchival processing often includes basic preservation practices0.80text

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