Preserving Context and Standardizing Physical and Digital Archives Arrangement

Designation by Design
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-34970-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

This book presents a groundbreaking approach to one of archival science's most overlooked yet foundational challenges: the arrangement of records. Bridging the gap between physical and digital archives, this book introduces a standardized, context-preserving method that empowers archivists to maintain the authenticity, structure, and discoverability of records while adapting to the complexities of modern archival systems.

Drawing upon archival science, architecture, information architecture, design theory, and user experience, the book demonstrates how archivists can preserve the structure, content, and—most importantly—the context of records while improving their discoverability, intelligibility, and long-term evidential value. By building on foundational principles such as provenance and original order, it presents a practical methodology that integrates organizational structure, functional relationships, and archival control into a cohesive framework, rather than viewing arrangement as an intuitive or ad hoc process. Backed by empirical research including global surveys and expert interviews, this book demonstrates the effectiveness of her method in reducing backlogs, clarifying relationships, and enhancing user navigation. Case studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology-State University of New York (FIT-SUNY) and the System Dynamics Society showcase real-world applications of her innovative approach.

With its interdisciplinary insights, practical tools, and forward-looking perspective, this book will be an essential resource for archivists, researchers, and educators.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jamison Trivette, Karen

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bestandsaufbau, Bestandsentwicklung, Erwerbung
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Systematiken, Katalogisierung, Klassifikation, Bibliographisches Arbeiten
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften EDV Systeme, Internet und elektronische Ressourcen in Bibliotheken

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why write about Archives Arrangement Now? 2. Definitions, support, and opposition 3. Bird’s eye to worm’s view: a method to arrange Archival Records 4. Going forward and landing now. Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Karen Jamison Trivette is an independent, international archives practitioner, scholar, and educator, special collections librarian, and owner of Doing Archives. For sixteen years, she was Full Professor and Head of Special Collections and College Archives at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, USA. She is currently Adjunct Instructor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and Chair of the International Council on Archives Section on University and Research Institution Archives. Her research interests include archives arrangement, archival science education, and digital archives. She is host of the An Archivist's Tale podcast.