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Accessions Tab

The Accessions & Accruals tab tracks incoming collections material by way of legacy media, network transfer, and migration. Staff responsible for accessioning born-digital materials should use this tab to track incoming materials individually or in batches by MEDIA TYPE. Other relevant instructions for this step are: Creating Labels and Photographing Media. 

  • COLLECTION NAME
  • CALL NUMBER
  • ORIGINAL FOLDER TITLE If the media item was in a folder, please write the title of the folder here.
  • ORIGINAL BOX NUMBER The number of the box the item was separated from. 
  • ITEM NUMBER A number generated for the individual born-digital material/item. The Item Number is formed by appending the Batch Number like following: Am2350_BD01, Am2350BD02, etc. 
  • BORN-DIGITAL BOX NUMBER The new box number where the item is placed/temporarily housed in. 
  • TRANSFER SOURCE
  • MEDIA TYPE Controlled list. Select from the drop-down list of media types. 
  • MANUFACTURER The name of media manufacturer can usually be found on the media carrier, if any. 
  • ESTIMATED STORAGE This field refers to the estimated storage of unprocessed media. The 'Controlled Lists' tab has standard storage capacity conversions in GB. If the storage capacity is listed on the media carrier, please list that here. 
  • ACCESSIONING NOTES Please list anything of note about the physical condition of the item, including any written or typed labels. 
  • DATE ADDED
  • PHOTOS COMPLETED: Yes/No

Processing Tab

  • ITEM NUMBER
  • MEDIA FORMAT
  • MANUFACTURER
  • Photos Completed?
  • DATA CAPTURE TYPE
    • RESULTCapture Type
    • CAPTURED BYResult
    • DATEDate
    • SOFTWARE
    • HARDWARE
    • NOTES/ERRORSSoftware/Hardware 
    • Notes
  • VIRUS SCANNING
    • SOFTWARE
    • RESULT
    • NOTES/ERRORSResult
    • Notes
  • DATA EXTRACTION
    • SOFTWARESoftware
    • RESULTResult
    • NOTES/ERRORSNotes
  • REPORTING STATUSSOFTWARE
  • Storage
    • RESULT
    • DATE
    STORAGE
    • BAGGING STATUS
    • DRS DEPOSIT DATEBagging Status
    • DRS Deposit Date

Dictionary

Controlled Lists

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