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Appendix A - Society of American Archivists

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these is "Arranged by subject but in no apparent order." A discussion <strong>of</strong> thesetwo components would help many processing archivists.I see some arrangement statements that blur these two components, and I am notsure whether they are acceptable. For example, "Arranged chronologically bytitle," which refers to this arrangement:Title 1, 1960Title 2, 1963Title 3, 1982Title 4, 1985Is this an acceptable arrangement statement? Should the intellectual unit onwhich the overall order is based always be listed first in the container list?For these questions, DACS provides little guidance.----------------------------------------RATIONALE:Arrangement statements must be precise. Particularly when there is no containerlist, they are essential to understanding how the material can be searched andaccessed.DACS REVISION:Submitted: 1/14/2011Name: Lisa MillerAffiliation: Hoover institution, Stanford UniversityE-mail: lisa.miller@stanford.eduPhone: 650-724-2961Official Comment? No----------------------------------------DACS REFERENCE:3.2 System <strong>of</strong> Arrangement----------------------------------------BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE:I suggest changing "...arranged alphabetically with the exception <strong>of</strong>..." tosomething like "...arranged alphabetically by subject with the exception <strong>of</strong>..."----------------------------------------RATIONALE:Action: DACS Revision Page 56 <strong>of</strong> 158 0113-II-A-DACS

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