The following is a list of all the tasks you might do if you were fully processing a collection from start to finish.
Survey Collection/Accession
- Research content subject
- Create work plan or processing proposal
- Note groups / themes
- Note potential materials to weed
- Note potential materials to send back to donor
- Note oversize materials
- Note legacy media that will have to be reformatted
- Note preservation concerns
Pre-Processing
- Appraise records
- Transfer materials
- Create accession record
Processing
Description
Accession Record (required fields)
- Title
- Identifier
- Accession Date
- Content Description
- Disposition Note
- Provenance
- Acquisition Type
- Resource Type
- Restrictions Apply?
- Publish?
- Access Restrictions Note
- Use Restrictions?
- Use Restrictions Note
- Dates
- Extents
- Agent Links
- Related Resources
- Collection Management
- Events
Resource Record
- Abstract
- Appraisal
- Arrangement
- Biographical / Historical
- Conditions Governing Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Custodial History
- Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Physical Location
- Preferred Citation
- Processing Information
- Scope and Contents