Cataloging of archival materials (Topical Term)
- Archival description (Cataloging)
- Earlier heading: Cataloging of archival material
- Cataloging of archives
- Broader heading: Archival materials
Pearce-Moses, R. A glossary of archival and records terminology, c2005, via Society of American Archivists WWW site, viewed July 25, 2008 (archival description: 1. The process of analyzing, organizing, and recording details about the formal elements of a record or collection of records, such as creator, title, dates, extent, and contents, to facilitate the work's identification, management, and understanding; 2. The product of such a process)