Can Arrangement & Description projects include re-housing of records?
Yes. In fact, this is an excellent time to re-house the collections you are processing.
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Application Guidelines
As yet my organization has not arranged & described any of our collections. What should we do about providing the sample finding aid which the DHP grant guidelines require?
You may submit a sample finding aid created by the Project Archivist you intend to hire. If you have not selected a Project Archivist at the time of application, you will be required to submit his/her resume and sample finding aid to DHP for review if your application is funded.
What is a MARC record? Will we need to budget for training, software or equipment to create MARC records?
A MARC (machine-readable) record is a catalog record which is designed to make information about a specific collection accessible online or via a repository's networked catalog. The record should describe the whole collection, not individual items in the collection. The DHP office can supply you with a sample MARC record. MARC records are not difficult for an archivist to write and do not require special software or equipment. Your project archivist should easily be able to create them.
Can an Arrangement & Description grant support work on more than one collection?
Yes, Arrangement & Description projects can focus on one collection or on multiple collections.
