archival arrangement [English]
Syndetic Relationships
- RT: archival description
- SF: arrangement
InterPARES Definition
n. ~ The process of identifying archival documents as they belong to groupings within a fonds.
Other Definitions
- SAA Glossary 2005 (†241 s.v. "arrangement"): n. ~ 1. The process of organizing materials with respect to their provenance and original order, to protect their context and to achieve physical or intellectual control over the materials. - 2. The organization and sequence of items within a collection. ¶ Note: Arrangement is distinguished from classification, which places materials in an order established by someone other than the creator.