Dear All,
Ed and I had a useful meeting today looking at the archive types. We did a
mapping from the rather more detailed list used at the NMR and came up with
a few problems that we have tried to resolve with the following terms. All
comments gratefully accepted....
Monograph Series
SN A written work consisting of more than one volume
Compilation
SN A collection of various archive types brought together for a particular
purpose. e.g. scrapbook, album.
Extract
SN A part derived from another archive type. e.g. cutting, offprint, video
excerpt
It is felt that it will be necessary to emphasise the need for double
indexing.
Under Format we came up with the following:
Digital medium
SN Archive format storing information in the form of binary data. e.g.
computer files, digital images, digital sound and video recordings
Machine readable
SN Archive format requiring use of non-digital machinery for access. e.g.
microfiche, photographic slides, analogue sound and video recordings,
projected films
Conventional
SN Archive format not requiring the use of special equipment for
interpretation. e.g. documents, objects, photographic prints.
N.B. We are not entirely happy with the above terms- alternatives welcomed!
Best wishes,
Matthew
Dr Matthew Stiff
Head of Standards
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