Description
Arrange, describe, and make accessible archival collections by appraising, processing, and preserving physical and born-digital records. Create standards-compliant finding aids and metadata, and implement efficient workflows that support research and discovery.
- • Appraise and process incoming and backlog collections to archival standards and repository policies.
- • Arrange records and develop collection- and series-level organization schemes.
- • Create accession records and detailed finding aids following DACS; encode description in EAD.
- • Enter and maintain collection metadata in collection management systems (e.g., ArchivesSpace).
- • Rehouse, label, and stabilize materials; flag items needing conservation treatment.
- • Implement minimal or extensible processing approaches to increase timely access.
- • Review materials for privacy, copyright, and sensitive content; document and apply access restrictions.
- • Process born-digital records: capture media, create disk images, run fixity, and normalize files.
- • Prepare materials and metadata for digitization; coordinate file naming and quality control.
- • Identify and integrate accruals; reconcile inventories and transfer documentation.
- • Maintain processing plans, timelines, and metrics; report progress to supervisors.
- • Train and oversee students or volunteers assisting with processing tasks.
- • Research provenance and context to inform arrangement and description.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
