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This manual describes archival and manuscripts processing at Arizona State University. It introduces core concepts to processing; discusses appraisal, duplicates, discards, and scheduled records; walks through the physical processing of a collection, and includes information on the creation of a finding aid. The section on finding aids is written to be tool independent although it does include information on using ArchivesSpace for the elements being described. Screenshots included.
Manuscript and Archival Records Processing Manual
This manual, written for Oklahoma State University in 2014, covers basic creation of resource records; updating resource records; and adding notes, subjects, and agents in ArchivesSpace. It is 22 pages and includes screenshots.
Creating/Updating Finding Aids in ArchivesSpace
This manual, written for Oklahoma State University in 2014, covers basic creation of accession records and using ArchivesSpace to search resource records. It is 16 pages long and includes screenshots.
Using ArchivesSpace: A Quick Guide
This user guide is intended for institutions that are utilizing ArchivesSpace to create Resource and/or Digital Object records for contribution to the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere websites.
OAC/Calisphere Contributor User Guide to ArchivesSpace
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) Processing Manual describes archival processing at . It provides an overview to TUSC, including collections and their care, from both a historical and a current perspective. It documents the stages of processing, from acquisition, through accessioning and processing, and into post-processing reviews. Additionally, it details local practices regarding the creation of accession and resource records in ArchivesSpace. It is 93 pages, screenshots included. Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscious Description are intended to be used in conjunction with the TUSC Processing Manual when writing description and reviewing legacy resource records. The document contains information on various facets of inclusive and reparative description and internal standards for Tulane Libraries’ various repositories to use when creating new and/or remediating legacy description
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) Processing Manual
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) ArchivesSpace Reference Manual is intended to be used as a quick reference guide in conjunction with the TUSC Processing Manual. It contains information on required and optional fields, preferred verbiage for each descriptive element, and formatting instructions for accession records, resource records, agent records, and subject records in ArchivesSpace.
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) ArchivesSpace Reference Manual
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscious Description are intended to be used in conjunction with the TUSC Processing Manual when writing description and reviewing legacy resource records. The document contains information on various facets of inclusive and reparative description and internal standards for Tulane Libraries’ various repositories to use when creating new and/or remediating legacy description.
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscious Description
Submitted by: Samantha Schafer, Collection Management Archivist, May 2024
This LibGuide created by Special Collections staff at University at Buffalo contains in-depth sections for populating accesion records and resource records. It also contains detailed documentation for working with legacy EAD container lists and best practices for describing hybrid collection.
Processing and Description: ArchivesSpace
University of Missouri-Kansas City
This is public documentation of the Special Collections and Archives Division. It covers how and when to use specific fields for accession, resource, and agent records. It also includes workflows that cover use of the Load via Spreadsheet feature, a list of locally required fields for publication, and other local practices.
University of Nebraska Consortium of Libraries
These best practice documents were created to guide processors in their use of ArchivesSpace. They detail how to create resource records, agent records, location records, and subject records.
University of Nebraska Consortium of Libraries Resource Record Minimum Required and Desired Fields
This 7-page guide is a numbered list of the fields required when creating an ArchivesSpace resource record. For each listed field, it gives a brief description. The list is organized into the following sections: Basic Information, Dates, Finding Aid Data, and Notes. Screenshots included.
This is a guide written for archival processors at USC Libraries on creating MPLP collection-level finding aids in ArchivesSpace. It describes each component of a resource record and the requirements when entering data.
This 64 page guide includes step-by-step instructions for use for Virginia Tech Special Collections implementation of ArchivesSpace. It is designed for staff and student employees and is used in training and as a reference tool. It covers most sections except for reports, and container and location profiles (which we are not currently using). The manual is cross-referenced and includes examples, but does not have screenshots. It also includes appendices that are helpful for aligning resource record/finding aid content for submission to Virginia Heritage, our state-wide portal.
Virginia Tech ArchivesSpace Manual for Special Collections (v.1.7)
Submitted by Kira A. Dietz, Acquisitions and Processing Archivist, 2017 April 13.
Updated by Kira A. Dietz, Assistant Director, Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives, 2020 March 25.
