Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information
PO3; PV 1, 3: Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information: LI818
Artifact: Finding Aid
The purpose of this course is to introduce, examine and understand core concepts and methods of arranging and describing archives and manuscripts. The course seeks to introduce students to basic theoretical issues and archival principles as well as to provide practical application of these principles. This assignment drew on many relevant theories related to archival practice, including those of Terry Eastwood’s theory of archival records and Terry Cook’s theory on providing access to archival records. I made arrangements with the repository of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary-US-Ontario Province in Lake Oswego, Oregon to arrange and describe one of their unprocessed collections. In producing this finding aid I drew on many teachings from archive theory, including provenance, where all records within the collection should belong to only one individual or agency, and original order, where records are kept, as much as possible, within the order which their creator placed them. I used archival arrangement principles and practices learned in LI809 Introduction to Archives and LI818 Archival Arrangement and Description to prepare a written finding aid for the Astoria Collection. I recorded my decision making processes during the organization of the finding aid and provided a written report explaining those decisions. This artifact demonstrates that I can prepare and implement a plan to identify and explain the structure, context and content of archival records and materials to promote their accessibility, arrange and prepare a written finding aid for an archival collection, and explain the distinctions and relationships between physical and intellectual control of archival records and materials.
PO3; PV 1, 3: Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information: LI873
Artifact: Finding Aids
The Archives Practicum, LI873, provides students with advanced professional experience in a library or information center. Students engage in professional activities; apply theories, principles, and skills learned in professional courses; and discuss problems and relevant topics associated with professional practice. My practicum took theory from passed archival classes, particularly LI809 and LI818, and turned them into practical experience. While arranging and describing archival collections I applied theories of provenance, or respect de fonds, the relationship between the records and the organizations or individuals that created them, and original order, respecting the order in which the creator kept the records. In this course I created finding aids using EAD software and the content management system, Archivists’ Toolkit. Throughout the semester I completed a total of eleven finding aids which were posted on the Northwest Digital Archives website, http://nwda-db.orbiscascade.org. The examples I have included here are the Guide to the Kathrin Cawein Collection, Guide to the Seabury Mastic Papers, and the Guide to the Pacific University Early Manuscript Serials. For this project I worked at the Pacific Archives at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Under the supervision of Eva Guggemos, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, I learned techniques used in the field within six domains of archival practice, and how to create finding aid data in Archivist’s Toolkit. Through this hands-on project I gained practical professional experiences and skills through supervised field experience in the areas of arrangement and description, reference and access services, preservation, and outreach. I became familiar with the mission, organization, policies and procedures, and resources of the Pacific University Archives, and learned professional practices through contact with individual professional archivists.
Artifact: Finding Aid
The purpose of this course is to introduce, examine and understand core concepts and methods of arranging and describing archives and manuscripts. The course seeks to introduce students to basic theoretical issues and archival principles as well as to provide practical application of these principles. This assignment drew on many relevant theories related to archival practice, including those of Terry Eastwood’s theory of archival records and Terry Cook’s theory on providing access to archival records. I made arrangements with the repository of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary-US-Ontario Province in Lake Oswego, Oregon to arrange and describe one of their unprocessed collections. In producing this finding aid I drew on many teachings from archive theory, including provenance, where all records within the collection should belong to only one individual or agency, and original order, where records are kept, as much as possible, within the order which their creator placed them. I used archival arrangement principles and practices learned in LI809 Introduction to Archives and LI818 Archival Arrangement and Description to prepare a written finding aid for the Astoria Collection. I recorded my decision making processes during the organization of the finding aid and provided a written report explaining those decisions. This artifact demonstrates that I can prepare and implement a plan to identify and explain the structure, context and content of archival records and materials to promote their accessibility, arrange and prepare a written finding aid for an archival collection, and explain the distinctions and relationships between physical and intellectual control of archival records and materials.
PO3; PV 1, 3: Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information: LI873
Artifact: Finding Aids
The Archives Practicum, LI873, provides students with advanced professional experience in a library or information center. Students engage in professional activities; apply theories, principles, and skills learned in professional courses; and discuss problems and relevant topics associated with professional practice. My practicum took theory from passed archival classes, particularly LI809 and LI818, and turned them into practical experience. While arranging and describing archival collections I applied theories of provenance, or respect de fonds, the relationship between the records and the organizations or individuals that created them, and original order, respecting the order in which the creator kept the records. In this course I created finding aids using EAD software and the content management system, Archivists’ Toolkit. Throughout the semester I completed a total of eleven finding aids which were posted on the Northwest Digital Archives website, http://nwda-db.orbiscascade.org. The examples I have included here are the Guide to the Kathrin Cawein Collection, Guide to the Seabury Mastic Papers, and the Guide to the Pacific University Early Manuscript Serials. For this project I worked at the Pacific Archives at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Under the supervision of Eva Guggemos, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, I learned techniques used in the field within six domains of archival practice, and how to create finding aid data in Archivist’s Toolkit. Through this hands-on project I gained practical professional experiences and skills through supervised field experience in the areas of arrangement and description, reference and access services, preservation, and outreach. I became familiar with the mission, organization, policies and procedures, and resources of the Pacific University Archives, and learned professional practices through contact with individual professional archivists.
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guide_to_the_kathrin_cawein_collection.pdf | |
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guide_to_the_seabury_mastick_papers.pdf | |
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guide_to_the_pacific_university_early_manuscript_serials.pdf | |
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