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Purpose: These procedures will outline the process for barcoding archival collections for both ArchivesSpace and Sierra databases. 

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  • CollMSS = main manuscript collections

  • FileMSS = file manuscript collections

  • Photo = photograph collections

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Note that collection level records should be ingested into Sierra prior to the barcoding process. If a collection level record is not available, notify the Archival Cataloging Librarian.

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Collections cataloged at multiple levels

Description: A collection has items cataloged at multiple levels. This will happen when a call number search in Sierra brings up multiple Bib records. This will most often happen when some items are cataloged individually, especially books. In Sierra it looks something like this:

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What to do:

You will need to barcode all of the boxes in the main collection Bib record as usual in Sierra and ArchivesSpace, respectively.

For all folders/items with their own bib records, you will need to add a barcode to the folder and the specific Bib record for that folder in Sierra.

In ArchivesSpace you will add the barcode into ‘Child Container Barcode’ for any folders cataloged individually in the area underneath the Top Container you traditionally attach. It looks like this:

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Repeating boxes across series

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