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Archival science is the theory and study of the safe storage, cataloguing and retrieval of documents and items. [1] Emerging from diplomatics,[2] the discipline also is concerned with the circumstances (context) under which the information or item was, and is used. Diplomatics is Forensic Palaeography. Specifically diplomatics is a branch of study that seeks clues as to the Provenance of written documents especially Archival Science also encompasses the study of past efforts to preserve documents and items, remediation of those techniques in cases where those efforts have failed, and the development of new processes that avoid the pitfalls of previous (and failed) techniques. The field also includes the study of traditional and electronic catalogue storage methods, digital preservation and the long range impact of all types of storage programs. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Digital preservation is the management of Digital information over time [3]

Traditionally, archival science has involved time honored methods for preserving items and information in climate controlled storage facilities. This technique involved both the cataloguing and accession of items into a collection archive, their retrieval and safe handling. A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a Library or group of libraries such as a network of libraries Accession (from Lat accedere, to go to to approach in Law, a method of acquiring Property adopted from Roman law (see Accessio An archive refers to a collection of historical records and also refers to the location in which these records are kept However, the advent of digital documents and items, along with the development of electronic databases has caused the field to revaluate the means by which it not only accounts for items, but also how it maintains and accesses both information on items and the items themselves. A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for A Computer Database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system [4]

While generally associated with museums and libraries, the field also can pertain to individuals who maintain private collections (item or topic specific) or to the average person who seeks to properly care for, and either stop or slow down the deterioration of their family heirlooms and keepsakes. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution

Archival Science and course work pertaining to archival techniques as a course of study is taught in colleges and universities, usually under the umbrella of Information science or paired with a History program. Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection classification, manipulation storage retrieval and dissemination

Professional organizations, such as the Society of American Archivists (SAA), also exist to act to further the study and professional development of the field. The Society of American Archivists (established 1936) is the oldest and largest Archivist association in North America, serving the Educational In 2002 SAA published Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies,[5] but these guidelines have not been adopted by the majority of programs providing degrees for those entering the archives field. As a result, practitioners of archival science may come from a varied background of library, history, or museum studies programs, and there is little uniformity in the education of new archivists entering the job market. An archivist is a professional who assesses collects organizes preserves maintains control over and provides access to information determined to have long-term value

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Some Colleges and universities teaching archival science

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Terminology Guides

Biographies of Important Archivists

Footnotes

  1. ^ A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
  2. ^ Duranti, Luciana; Heather MacNeil (Jan 1996). "The Protection of the Integrity of Electronic Records: An Overview of the UBC-MAS Research Project". Archivaria 1 (42): 46–67.  
  3. ^ The Archival Paradigm—The Genesis and Rationales of Archival Principles and Practices. Council on Library and Information Resources [1]. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
  4. ^ Forward to Standards for Archival Description: A Handbook. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
  5. ^ Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.

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In the archival sense appraisal is a process usually conducted by a member of the record-holding institution (often a professional Archivist) in which a body of records are An archive refers to a collection of historical records and also refers to the location in which these records are kept An archivist is a professional who assesses collects organizes preserves maintains control over and provides access to information determined to have long-term value Encoded Archival Description is an XML standard for encoding archival Finding aids maintained by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Society Archival processing is the act of arranging and describing the papers of an individual or family or the records of an organization Preservation of document pictures recordings digital content etc Preservation is a branch of Library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts documents and records through the study diagnosis treatment

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archival science

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  1. The theory and study of the safe storage, cataloguing and retrieval of documents and items.
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