Join the Accessioning, Acquisitions, & Appraisal (AA&A) Section on Friday, February 16th for the first Triple A talk of 2024! Kate Dundon, Haian Abdirahman, and Jaime Henderson of the National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group will be joining us to discuss the working group, current status of the guidelines, and allow for a … Continue reading Register for February’s Accessioning, Acquisitions, and Appraisal meeting to hear from NBPAAWG
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January 2024 update from the National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group
“Accessioning is the basis of all archival stewardship. It is a suite of activities through which we appraise, transfer, stabilize, and document archival acquisitions. Accessioning provides pathways to access, informs future decisions, and promotes sustained resource commitment for the care of archival materials.” Definition of accessioning from the Best Practices for Archival Accessioning working group … Continue reading January 2024 update from the National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group
“Slow Burn: Building an Archival Accessioning Standard with Intentionality” by Meaghan O’Riordan and Rosemary K.J. Davis
NBPAAWG co-founders Meaghan O’Riordan and Rosemary K.J. Davis recently published a post for Descriptive Notes, a blog by the Description Section of the Society of American Archivists. Read their post "Slow Burn: Building an Archival Accessioning Standard with Intentionality" at this link.
Accessioning Best Practices Group awarded grant by IMLS to support a leaders’ summit, ongoing support of best practices work
IMLS grant LG-252288-OLS-22, awarded for fiscal year 2022 under the aegis of Yale University
National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group 