This section provides the basic information needed to create finding aids in the ArchivesSpace environment at Houghton Library. It is not a tutorial on how to use ArchivesSpace. For more detailed information about using the software please refer to Harvard Library user manual and/or the ArchivesSpace resource center.

Open ArchivesSpace. Go to https://arstaff.lib.harvard.edu
Login with username and password (Username will likely be your last name followed by your first initial, such as smithj.)
Set up the Resource Record template if you’ve never done so
Check for an existing accession record in ArchivesSpace and any existing relevant bibliographic records in Alma.
Open a new Resource Record
1. Go to “Create” in the upper left of your screen and select “Resource” from the dropdown menu
Fill in the minimum required elements to save:
TITLE
IDENTIFIER
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION
DATES
EXTENTS
EADID
Save Resource Record
Fill in Houghton Library required elements
When you are done with your description entirely, set the Finding Aid Status to “Completed” and assign the processing level to the collection in the Collection Management tab.
When you are ready to publish your finding aid, click “Publish All”

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