Monday, September 28, 2015

Accession forms: representative samples

Accession forms: representative samples Compiled by Brett Carnell, July 2004 http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tp/Accession%20Form%20Samples.pdf

Monday, September 21, 2015

Archival appraisal: what to keep and what to destroy?

Archival appraisal: what to keep and what to destroy?
Download from: http://aabc.ca/resources/archivists-toolkit/acquisition/
Listed under “Appraisal”, 2nd from bottom of section

Monday, September 14, 2015

Acquiring, appraising and accessioning

Acquiring
  • Donations
    • Be proactive, but avoid accepting items inappropriate to your archives policy
    • Always complete a deed of gift form
      • Name of the donor
      • Name of the recipient archives
      • Description of the material
      • Conditions of deposit or access restrictions (if any)
      • A statement including transfer of ownership (and copyright)
      • Date of the acquisition
      • Signatures of both the archivist and the donor
Deed of gift forms
Sample deed of gift forms:
Council of Nova Scotia Archives http://www.councilofnsarchives.ca/node/228

White Rock Museum Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20041121124212/http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/wrdeedofgift.pdf

University of Victoria Libraries  http://www.uvic.ca/library/use/policies/col/howdoi/Arc_SC_Gift.pdf

Deed of gifts
Society of American Archivists. A Guide to Deeds of Gift  http://www2.archivists.org/publications/brochures/deeds-of-gift

Acquiring

Monday, September 7, 2015

The Archivist’s code: fundamental archival principles

Archives Association of Ontario. The Archivist’s code: fundamental archival principles. http://aao-archivists.ca/resources/document-downloads/cat_view/32-advisors-notebook?start=10 (scroll down the page to download the file; needs Adobe Reader)