Providing Access to Archival Collections
Archival finding aids are the primary access tool for archivists, providing the most information about a collection.
Strategies for Archival Advocacy
Archivists must continually advocate for and promote themselves, their institutions, and their missions to the larger world; tips, best practices
Creating Reports in Collections Management Systems
An archival CMS that offers canned and custom reports on the fly enables archivists to advocate for themselves, their resources, and their collections.
Why Archivists Should Collect Metrics
Metrics tell the story of archival collections. A robust archival collections management system can be used to gather powerful statistics.
Archival Usage Metrics: Needs and Challenges
Collecting archival usage statistics helps archivists show the value of the collections—and sometimes even their positions—to decision-makers.
Selection Criteria for Digitization
Archives are making more materials available online, in large part due to the pandemic; this means investing in broader digitization efforts.
Using Archival Standards to Make Data Exportable
As archivists select a suitable CMS for their organizations, they should look for systems with standards that allow archivists to export data.
Archival Data Standards: A Short History
Adherence to archival data standards is crucial for archival institutions to quickly respond to innovative technologies and user demands; learn why.
Data Standards in Archival Collections Management Systems
Access to archival collections is challenging but a successfully implemented CMS makes discovery easier with internationally recognized data standards
Description of Electronic Records
Electronic records have unique characteristics; their description will change over time, impacting traditional methods used for analog materials
Communication and Collaboration Through CMS Email Integration
Email integration within an archival collections management system allows for a better user experience and greater efficiency for archives staff.
CMS Email Integration and Request Management
When a CMS integrates with email requests, archivists benefit from knowledge management, database creation, analytics, and customer support.
Gathering Usage Statistics and Improving Processes with Your CMS
Archival collections management systems should deliver a robust request management workflow and tools, and integrate with email to be most efficient.
The Importance of Archival Description
Archival description encompasses the dual processes of cataloging and production of finding aids; can current descriptive standards facilitate this?
Appraisal of Records of Enduring Value
Archivists must make decisions to determine what materials have enduring value and deserve preservation over the long term; appraisal and selection.
Collections Management Systems as Productivity Tools
A fully-featured archival CMS offers tools that enhance productivity, improve access for novice users, and allow archivists to focus on collections.
How A CMS Improves and Automates Archival Labor
Archival collections management systems should automate workflows effectively to allow archivists to focus on the deep intellectual work of processing
How A CMS Improves and Automates Archival Labor
Archival collections management systems should automate workflows effectively to allow archivists to focus on the deep intellectual work of processing
Improving Efficiency with Collections Management Systems
Archivists can improve efficiency when they use the right CMS; saving time on daily workflow tasks frees them to focus on collections and researchers
Fundamentals of the Appraisal Process in Archives
Archival appraisal requires quantities of information that support the collections appraisal process, at the folder or box level rather than by item.
Seamless Integration for Archives
An archival CMS with an integrated portal helps archives cooperate better, serve their users’ information needs better, and scale better.
How to Achieve Business Process Integration in Archives
A robust archival CMS connects information flow between systems, resulting in optimal workflow and business process integration
How a Collections Management System Acts as a Portal
Archival organizations must continuously evolve to keep pace with the changing information environment. A common way to stay current is to install a collections management system (CMS).
Acquisition Strategies for Archives
Archival acquisition procedures allow repositories to increase collection scope and ensure archives hold coherent, related groups of records
Using an Archival CMS to Link Online and Offline Experiences
As archivists innovate via online publishing and digital techniques, visitors enjoy, understand, and appreciate both digital and physical collections.
