Works in Progress Webinar Articulating Accessioning
Channel: OCLC Research
Date: 2018-11-12

Archival accessioning is a foundational part of a collection management program, but perhaps the most un-examined part of archival practice. The recent OCLC Research position paper Research and Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections recognizes this, and states “in light of the lack of baseline physical, intellectual, and administrative control in our backlogs, a clear reconceptualization of goals for and approach to accessioning is in order.” In this webinar, Accessioning Archivists Rachel Searcy from NYU Libraries and Rosemary Davis from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library will draw on their experience to articulate the role and goals of accessioning work and discuss building accessioning programs at their intuitions.