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Arrange, number, describe: practice, explained.
Articles to understand the principles of archival science and apply them to a real fonds, from an artist's studio to an archives service.
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Each article links to the glossary for technical terms and to the user guide for how to apply them in Memory Atlas.
Numbering your archives: principles and examples
What a reference code is, how it differs from an inventory number, and how to design a numbering system for private archives, with examples.
Read the articleBuilding an arrangement scheme, from series to item
Fonds, series, files, items: the levels of an arrangement, the steps of full processing and a method for building the scheme of a studio fonds.
Read the articleRespect des fonds, the founding principle of arrangement
Provenance, integrity, original order: the three sides of the principle behind all archival arrangement, and what it changes when you arrange a studio fonds.
Read the articleWhat is an archive?
Archives, documentation, works, objects: where the line falls, what public or private status changes, and why the records life cycle guides appraisal.
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