originally: http://www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/collectivecoll/archives/holdings.htm
Analyze Archival Descriptive Practice ProjectProblem statement: Choosing where to invest scarce cataloging resources in the under-described collections inventory currently is informed largely by local strategies and priorities. Current archival descriptive practice is time consuming and therefore expensive. It does not scale economically or quantitatively. Impact: Providing institutions with a system-wide view of archival collection descriptions would provide new data for decision-making and could help inform funding agency support. Changes in descriptive practice could be informed by an understanding of how existing norms have been applied. Change could be further informed by evaluating descriptive norms against what is valued and necessary for discovery and delivery. This change could be accelerated by corresponding enhancements to the technology platforms used to capture data. This project will:
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