Creating a meaningful title for an archival folder is a critical skill for any archivist or records manager. The purpose of the title is to allow users to quickly identify the content of the folder without having to look at…
Before transferring any folders, take a closer look at the current filing arrangement. Folders in an archive box might be organized by date, project code, division, sender, or some other method that isn’t clear at first glance. Filing sequences may…
Fonds, series, file, and item. What do they mean? Let’s talk about these four archival levels that help organize collections. A bunch of papers in a box might seem to be one single block of records, but you soon learn…
When you open a box and find various records, such as meeting notes, invoices, photos, letters and reports, it might be tempting to organize them by topic or date. Instead, the first question usually asked by archivists is “Who created…