Arrangement and Description (1 day)

This course goes back to the theoretical principles behind the archival process of arrangement and description and then outlines current standards such as EAD, ISAD(G), ISAAR and how they all fit together. It then unsettles current practise by posing questions about how our Australian traditions fit into the post-hoc descriptive framework and how other ways of approaching arrangement and description are made possible.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the core archival concepts of respect des fonds and original order
• Outline the major differences between Australian and North American approaches to arrangement and description
• Position ISAD(G), ISAAR, EAD and the Australian metadata schemes in relation to each other