Take your skills as an archivist to the next level with this stimulating journal!

The Journal of Archival Organization is an international journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials. Articles on processing techniques and procedures, preparation of finding aids, and cataloging of archival and manuscript collections in accordance with MARC, AACR2, and other rules, standards, and cataloging conventions are only part of what you'll find in this refereed/peer-reviewed publication.

The journal places emphasis on emerging technologies, applications, and standards that range from Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and methods of organizing archival collections for access on the World Wide Web to issues connected with the digitization and display of archival materials. With the Journal of Archival Organization, you can examine cutting-edge innovations as they relate to textual and visual records as well as electronic records and presentations.

Recurring features in this essential journal include:

• Standards-edited by Jean Dryden (University of Toronto)
• Book/Resource Reviews-edited by Christopher M. Laico (Columbia University)
• Web Site Reviews-edited by Dominic LaCava (Lockhead Corporation)

Use the Journal of Archival Organization to explore topics such as:

• management and staffing issues relating to archival organizational functions; specifically, arrangement and description of historical records collections
• innovative approaches to methods of intellectual and physical access
• retrieval of historical records in information systems
• reviews of projects and procedures, standards, and issues in organizing archival collections for storage and onsite use and availability through the Internet

The journal delivers reviews of publications and archival Web sites as well as important news within the field, covering formats including:

• manuscripts
• printed documents
• microforms
• photographs and other images
• oral history tapes and transcripts
• electronic records
• cartographic materials
• architectural drawings
• and new and developing electronic formats!