Archival Processing

This form is used to describe new collections or additions to existing collections, as well as to apply a rating to the material to aid in establishing processing priorities.

This form contains all of the information needed to assemble a finalized finding aid. Use this form to make sure you have all the parts assembled to create a thorough finding aid.

The sheets in this file are helpful for keeping track of processing activities. One worksheet tracks time spent on various activities. There are also sheets to note preservation concerns or items that should be digitized. These should be used whenever possible, and especially by student workers.

This worksheet will help processors write better scope and contents notes for the collections. There is also an entry for the arrangement note.

This form will aid you in the initial steps of surveying a collection and forming a preliminary processing plan. This is especially helpful for larger collections, but processing of any collection can be aided by proper planning.

This spreadsheet is to be used in conjunction with the "Load via Spreadsheet" option (aka the Harvard plugin), available as of ArchivesSpace 2.5.

Use this file to import changes to a collection inventory without causing changes to the collection level information. (Right-click to download)

This excel file can be used to more easily format EAD code for XML archival description files

This simple time sheet can be used for tracking processing times. An online tool for tracking time can be found at http://www.yast.com.