Extensible Processing for Archives and Special Collections: Reducing Processing Backlogs - Couverture souple

Santamaria, Daniel A.

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ISBN 10 : 0838912575 ISBN 13 : 9780838912577

Editeur : Association of College & Research Libraries, 2014

Synopsis

A 2010 OCLC report found that an internet-accessible finding aid existed for only 44 percent of archival collections. Undescribed collections are essentially hidden from users, and much of the blame can be assigned to the strain of processing backlogs. Extensible processing offers an alternative, allowing collection managers to first establish a baseline level of access to all holdings, then conduct additional processing based on user demand and ongoing assessment. Adhering to archival principles and standards, this flexible approach emphasizes decision-making and prioritization.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel A. Santamaria is director of digital collections and archives at Tufts University, USA. He previously served as head of technical services at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University from 2005 to 2014. At Princeton he led projects related to digitization, description, and discovery that have received national recognition, including the Society of American Archivists’ 2013 Coker Award for innovative developments in archival description. He previously worked at the New York Public Library and both the Special Collections Library and the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. He holds an MSI from the University of Michigan’s School of Information and a BA in History from Wesleyan University. He is the author of Designing Descriptive and Access Systems, a module within the Society of American Archivists’ Trends in Archival Practice series. He also developed and teaches SAA’s “Implementing More Product, Less Process” workshop and teaches advanced archival description in the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Association of College & Research Libraries
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0838912575
• ISBN 13: 9780838912577
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
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• Personne responsable: non disponible