Archivists' Toolkit

Brooklyn Historical Society

This guide instructs users on setting up a new instance of AT, discusses how to create accession records and enter accessions data, creating name and subject records, using an assessment records module, and creating resource records. It discusses how to link records and how to export resource records into EAD and MARC XML files. It also instructs users on importing a box-folder inventory into a resource record using an XML editor. No screenshots.

Archivists' Toolkit Manual

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

This is a general guide to processing archival collections at LACMA and many of the sections are repository-specific or do not relate to Archivists’ Toolkit (though that information may prove useful to other institutions for various reasons). Relevant sections include how to accession material using the AT, content and structure standards for finding aids, descriptive practices for digital media, and managing EAD finding aids.

Policies, Standards, and Procedures of the Archives of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Oklahoma State University

This manual, written for Oklahoma State University in 2014, is a brief guide to creating finding aids in Archivists’ Toolkit. It is 13 pages long and includes screenshots.

Archivists' Toolkit

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art

This is a detailed guide on how to describe audiovisual material in Archivists’ Toolkit, including what technical specs to include in metadata. It is organized into three sections: collection-level description, series-level description, and folder/item-level description and discusses what information is required or preferable at each of these levels of processing. Screenshots included.

Describing AV in AT Resource Records

This manual provides detailed instruction on creating resource records, name records and subject records in the AT. It thoroughly describes the basics of description, including which fields and notes are required at each level of processing, offers helpful hints, and instructions on how to use Rapid Data Entry. It is 47 pages with screenshots included.

Creating Resource Records in Archivists' Toolkit

The Museum of Flight

This manual discusses how to create accession and resource records in the Archivists’ Toolkit. It focuses on creating collection level records but does include a section on creating multi-level records. It assumes that the processor is using Describing Archives: A Content Standard. It is geared to anyone doing archival processing. Screenshots included.

Guidelines for Creating Finding Aids Using Archivists' Toolkit

University of California, Riverside

This manual was designed for use in the UCR Library's Special Collections & University Archives. It covers resource record creation in AT at the collection, series, and file levels. Subjects, names, and reports in AT are briefly covered as well. Modification of exported EAD files from AT using Oxygen XML is also discussed along with how these files are prepped for ingest into the Online Archive of California (OAC). No screenshots.

Procedures for Creating/Publishing EAD/MARC records using the Archivists' Toolkit

University of Southern California

This manual accompanies USC’s “Instructions for Entering Finding Aid Data in Archivists’ Toolkit Resource Records” document.  It focuses on creating name authorities and subject headings in Archivists’ Toolkit. Screenshots included.

Metadata for names and controlled access terms in AT

This manual accompanies USC’s “Metadata for names and controlled access terms in AT” document.  It discusses how to create a finding aid in Archivists’ Toolkit with detailed instructions illustrating AT functionality and entering information into the finding aid elements. Screenshots included.

Instructions for Entering Finding Aid Data in Archivists’ Toolkit Resource Records