CA Arrangement & Description

Question 1

Which content standard is the primary guide for describing archival materials in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Answer

MARC 21

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Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

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Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Question 2

Which archival principle holds that records from the same creator should be kept together and not mixed with records from other creators?

Accepted Answer

Respect des fonds

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Original order

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Provenance

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Chain of custody

Question 3

What does EAD stand for in the context of archival description?

Accepted Answer

Encoded Archival Description

Answer

Electronic Archive Database

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Enhanced Archival Documentation

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Electronic Archival Data

Question 4

What is the highest level in the standard hierarchy of archival description?

Accepted Answer

Collection or Fonds

Answer

Series

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Sub-series

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Record group

Question 5

What is a finding aid in archival practice?

Accepted Answer

A document describing archival materials and guiding researchers to them

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A digital catalog of scanned items

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A list of records restricted from public access

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A database tracking donor information and acquisition history

Question 6

What does the principle of 'original order' require an archivist to do?

Accepted Answer

Maintain the order in which records were kept by their creator

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Arrange records alphabetically as originally intended

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Reorganize records chronologically for researcher convenience

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Arrange records by physical format and size

Question 7

Under DACS, which descriptive element conveys the volume and physical nature of the materials in a collection?

Accepted Answer

Extent

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Scope and Content

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Arrangement

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Abstract