Material Anomalies
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*IN DOUBT? See the list below | *IN DOUBT? See the list below | ||
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===Paper=== | ===Paper=== | ||
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**with hand written page number -- NO | **with hand written page number -- NO | ||
*in plastic sleeve -- YES, and '''[[Procedural_Anomalies#Manuscript_item_in_plastic_sleeve|here's how]]''' | *in plastic sleeve -- YES, and '''[[Procedural_Anomalies#Manuscript_item_in_plastic_sleeve|here's how]]''' | ||
| + | *Envelopes -- YES, in general; see section below for questions about those envelopes | ||
===Envelopes=== | ===Envelopes=== | ||
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*Back with postal date stamp or postage cancellation -- YES | *Back with postal date stamp or postage cancellation -- YES | ||
*Blank back -- NO | *Blank back -- NO | ||
| − | *Used as | + | *Used as scrap paper, with text or drawings -- YES |
===Bound Items=== | ===Bound Items=== | ||
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*Fronts -- YES | *Fronts -- YES | ||
| − | * | + | *Related or circled/highlighted material on back of clipping -- YES |
| + | *Unrelated backs -- NO | ||
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| + | ===Photocopies=== | ||
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| + | *Something that is under copyright or is otherwise not a unique item (example: a page in a published book) -- NO | ||
| + | *Otherwise, if it appears to be | ||
| + | **created by the archivists at Hoole or some other entity as a surrogate for something missing -- NO | ||
| + | **native to the collection itself (i.e., it was already a photocopy when the materials were collected and archived) -- YES | ||
===Other Manuscript Materials=== | ===Other Manuscript Materials=== | ||
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If it's in the metadata as an item (or as part of an item), capture it, following the rules for Paper. | If it's in the metadata as an item (or as part of an item), capture it, following the rules for Paper. | ||
| − | == | + | ===Photos=== |
| − | *Backs -- NO ( | + | *Backs with typed or pre-printed material -- NO |
| + | *Backs with handwritten material (this does not count a penciled-in archival photo number) -- YES | ||
==No guideline yet?== | ==No guideline yet?== | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 7 May 2013
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Basic guidelines for what should be captured
- Has letters, numbers, or drawings -- YES
- Blank -- NO
- IN DOUBT? See the list below
Should this be captured?
Paper
- Holes in page -- YES (make sure the regular black or white capture bed is seen through the hole; if in book, place black or white paper underneath)
- Portions of paper missing -- YES (if part of an item with similar size pages, crop to that page size to maintain consistency)
- Otherwise blank page
- with smudge -- NO
- with inked fingerprint -- YES
- with ink transfer from adjacent page -- NO (unless adjacent page is missing)
- of pre-printed letterhead -- NO (unless pre-printed text/art is unique)
- with a single letter or number -- YES
- with arithmetic -- YES
- with hand written page number -- NO
- in plastic sleeve -- YES, and here's how
- Envelopes -- YES, in general; see section below for questions about those envelopes
Envelopes
- Fronts with address or other text -- YES
- Blank front -- NO
- Back with postal date stamp or postage cancellation -- YES
- Blank back -- NO
- Used as scrap paper, with text or drawings -- YES
Bound Items
In general, follow the rules for Paper. These are guidelines for things that apply to bound items only.
- "Blank" front or back cover -- YES
- Interleaved material (inserted between pages or clipped to a page) -- YES, and here's how
Newspaper Clippings
- Fronts -- YES
- Related or circled/highlighted material on back of clipping -- YES
- Unrelated backs -- NO
Photocopies
- Something that is under copyright or is otherwise not a unique item (example: a page in a published book) -- NO
- Otherwise, if it appears to be
- created by the archivists at Hoole or some other entity as a surrogate for something missing -- NO
- native to the collection itself (i.e., it was already a photocopy when the materials were collected and archived) -- YES
Other Manuscript Materials
If it's in the metadata as an item (or as part of an item), capture it, following the rules for Paper.
Photos
- Backs with typed or pre-printed material -- NO
- Backs with handwritten material (this does not count a penciled-in archival photo number) -- YES
No guideline yet?
Make one!
- Try to match the outcomes of current policies and procedures
- Look at similar anomaly rules, which set a precedence
- With extraneous markings on materials, consider whether they are unique or interesting enough to capture
- Document on this list
Or ask Jeremiah.
