Survey of archivists at US state archives, Regarding metadata and recordkeeping about archival finding aids, 2023

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Owen C. King, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

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Project Citation: 

King, Owen C. Survey of archivists at US state archives, Regarding metadata and recordkeeping about archival finding aids, 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-06-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E204982V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary
In early 2023, description archivists at US state archives were surveyed about their practices regarding collection and publication of metadata documenting the creation and revision of archival finding aids.  Questions were designed to answer three primary research questions.
  • What are current practices and tools for composing finding aids, managing their revision, and publishing revision history?
  • What are current practices regarding recording and publishing information about the authorship and author positionality for archival finding aids?
  • What identity and positionality information would practicing archivists feel comfortable publishing along with the finding aids they have created?

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms archives; archival description; metadata
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/26/2023 – 2/27/2023
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/26/2023 – 2/27/2023
Universe:  View help for Universe
Professional archivists employed by state archives in the United States, who create or edit archival descriptions
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Fifty survey invitations were sent, one for each state in the US. At the end of the survey period, the survey had been started 36 times.  Among these, there were 7 that answered no more than a single question.  That left 29 respondents who completed the full survey.


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