![]() ![]() Before beginning any kind of physical arrangement, check again to see if you have created a directory listing of the original file order. This should be guided by your descriptions and the material’s original arrangement. It might also be necessary to perform some physical arrangement to support the context of the materials and clarify relationships between items, for example physically arranging files into series. These decisions should be informed by the context and nature of the collection and will change based on the functions of the materials being arranged. Other archivists create separate series for different formats. Some archivists choose to keep the fonds integrated, with series containing both physical and digital materials. A difficulty you will likely encounter is how to approach the intellectual arrangement of a hybrid fonds. The content, context, and scope of the entire collection should influence the final intellectual arrangement. Determining Intellectual and Physical ArrangementĪfter conducting contextual research, you will want to decide how you will be conducting the intellectual arrangement of the materials. Digitized files will also have important contextual information tied to who digitized them, when they were digitized, and what software was used, which should be included alongside descriptions of their content. If you have files that were created using a specific kind of legacy software, then that context will likewise inform your description. If you are working with a collection of web pages harvested through the use of an API, then you should research how that process was performed so your description will be more accurate. This can be broken down further depending on the formats of the files you are working with and how they were created. You may also want to note how many individual files make up the fonds. ![]() For example, in your description you will need to note the size of the materials – how many megabytes or gigabytes or terabytes that they consist of. When working with digital materials, researching that context may require different techniques than you would use with physical items. Conducting Relevant Contextual Research/DocumentationĪrchival description not only draws on the content of the material being described but the context of its creation. Similarly, access considerations (discussed below) would also take into account physical arrangements of files into SIPs, AIPs and DIPs. However, knowing that Archivematica workflows also include inserting structured rights and descriptive metadata means that performing description beforehand would make organizing this information easier. Arrangement and description can take place prior to or following preservation processing with Archivematica. Your descriptions and arrangements will need to be built around the unique properties of born-digital materials, and provide future archivists and researchers with the tools and information they will need to access and understand them. When describing digital fonds these steps are largely the same, however instead of going through physical folders to examine connections and context, you will be using the information you have discovered through the identification of file formats, extracted metadata, and associated software. This involves determining appropriate levels of description, establishing intellectual arrangement, and creating finding aids. Redacting Personally Identifiable InformationĪrrangement and description is the stage where the materials are brought under intellectual and physical control for the purposes of providing future access.Creating Appropriate Levels of Description.Determining Intellectual and Physical Arrangement.Conducting Relevant Contextual Research/Documentation. ![]()
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