Comprehensive Schedule Part IV of IV Archives Form

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Hello, my name's Amanda Hill from the Archives Association of Ontario. In this short video I'm going to explain some of the principles behind the arrangement and description of archival materials, which is a core part of what archivists do. And then I'm going to look into a little more detail at how to arrange archival materials. In another video I'll look at description in more depth. Why are arrangement and description such key functions for archivists? First of all, in order to be able to do anything with records we need to know what we hold and where it is. We also need to be able to make those materials available to people who might want to use them. And we need to be able to explain how those records came to be created and how they have been used. These are the definitions of arrangement and description in the Canadian Rules for Archival Description standard. Arrangement is all about organizing records and the definition here makes it clear that this can be both a physical and an