Finding Aids: Tools and Tips for Basic Description

When
September 25, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Type
Webinars
Where
Live Online
  • Collections Management
  • Archival Description
  • Finding Aids
  • DACS

Join DHPSNY Archives Specialist Kate Philipson as she explores practical steps to help you create finding aids on a basic level. In this webinar, Kate will discuss how to prioritize the required elements of a finding aid so that archival description feels attainable, while building upon the 2017 DHPSNY webinar about finding aids. She will also share further details about Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) by discussing the DACS update process, and examining how the DACS Principles help to frame description work. 

*Spanish subtitles available. 

Presenter: Kate Philipson, Archives Specialist, DHPSNY

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