The Descriptive Notes editorial team is pleased to announce the publication of a new post in our Accessioning Description series.
In "What Do You Know? Collaborating with Donors on Description During Accessioning," Melissa Lawton outlines the accessioning-as-processing approach utilized by Northern Arizona University's Cline Library, emphasizing how she connects with donors and records creators to obtain descriptive information that is incorporated directly into finding aids.
Read it here: https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/what-do-you-know-collaborating-with-donors-on-description-during-accessioning/
Descriptive Notes is the blog of SAA's Description Section, featuring discussions relating to issues of archival description. We would like to hear from you about your case studies, projects, collaborations, and any conversations that would be of interest to readers. We are currently soliciting pieces for a new series on Cataloging Description. Cataloging, controlled access/search terms, and controlled vocabularies are an important part of access in the archives. In our new series, Descriptive Notes wants to explore the different workflows, choices, and vocabularies used by archivists as they describe their collections.
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Katherine Madison
Lead Editor, Descriptive Notes
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