ACA Exam Questions With Correct
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What |is |an |Accession |File? |(3 |main |points) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |An |INTERNAL |resource |
for |documenting |the |LEGAL |TRANSFER |of |a |collection |to |an |archives. |2 |Contains |PROOF |OF |
CUSTODY |and |information |on |DONORS. |3. |Should |NEVER |be |given |to |RESEARCHERS |for |review.
What |are |three |definitions |of |"Archives"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |A |physical |building |or |
room |for |storage |of |collections. |2. |An |institution/organization |of |record |keeping. |3. |A |specific |
collection |of |papers.
Define |Accrual |or |Accretion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |ADDITION |to |an |existing |series |or |
manuscript |group.
What |is |the |purpose |of |Archival |Description? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |IDENTIFY |and |
EXPLAIN |CONTEXT |and |CONTENT |of |archival |material |in |order |to |PROMOTE |ACCESSIBILITY.
What |does |DACS |stand |for |and |what |are |its |eight |principles? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Describing |Archives: |A |Content |Standard"
1. |Records |and |Archives |contain |unique |characteristics.
2. |The |principle |of |RESPECT |DES |FONDS |is |the |basis |of |archival |arrangaement |and |description.
3. |Arrangement |involves |the |identification |of |groupings |within |the |material.
4.Description |reflects |arrangement.
5.Description |applies |to |all |archival |materials |regardless |of |form |or |medium.
6.The |principles |of |archival |description |apply |equally |to |records |created |by |corporate |bodies |
and |by |individuals |or |families.
, 7. |Archival |descriptions |may |be |presented |in |a |variety |of |outputs |and |with |varying |levels |of |
detail.
| 7.1: |Levels |of |description |correspond |to |the |levels |of |arrangement.
| 7.2: |Relationships |between |levels |of |description |must |be |clearly |indicated.
| 7.3: |Information |provided |at |each |level |of |description |must |be |appropriate |to |that |level.
8. |The |creators |of |archival |materials, |as |well |as |the |materials |themselves, |must |be |described.
What |does |"Respect |Des |Fonds" |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |basic |tenet |that |
records |created, |accumulated, |and/or |maintained |and |used |by |an |organization |or |individual |
must |be |kept |together |in |their |original |order |- |IF |IT |EXISTS |OR |HAS |BEEN |MAINTAINED. |
A. |Provenance |
B. |Original |Order
Manuscript |Collection |Vs. |Archives |Record |Group |- |what's |the |difference? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Manuscripts |= |collection |of |personal |or |family |papers.
Archives |Records |= |collection |produced |by |a |government |agency |or |organization |in |the |
process |of |doing |its |business.
***THESE |CLASSIFICATIONS |ARE |ARCHAIC |AND |NOW |FREQUENTLY |USED |
INTERCHANGEABLY.***
Define |the |acronym: |IPR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intellectual |Property |Rights
Define |the |Acronym: |EAD |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Encoded |Archival |Description |- |allows |for |
presentation |of |of |information |in |hierarchical |displays |reflecting |the |organization |of |the |
records
Answers
What |is |an |Accession |File? |(3 |main |points) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |An |INTERNAL |resource |
for |documenting |the |LEGAL |TRANSFER |of |a |collection |to |an |archives. |2 |Contains |PROOF |OF |
CUSTODY |and |information |on |DONORS. |3. |Should |NEVER |be |given |to |RESEARCHERS |for |review.
What |are |three |definitions |of |"Archives"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |A |physical |building |or |
room |for |storage |of |collections. |2. |An |institution/organization |of |record |keeping. |3. |A |specific |
collection |of |papers.
Define |Accrual |or |Accretion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |ADDITION |to |an |existing |series |or |
manuscript |group.
What |is |the |purpose |of |Archival |Description? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |IDENTIFY |and |
EXPLAIN |CONTEXT |and |CONTENT |of |archival |material |in |order |to |PROMOTE |ACCESSIBILITY.
What |does |DACS |stand |for |and |what |are |its |eight |principles? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Describing |Archives: |A |Content |Standard"
1. |Records |and |Archives |contain |unique |characteristics.
2. |The |principle |of |RESPECT |DES |FONDS |is |the |basis |of |archival |arrangaement |and |description.
3. |Arrangement |involves |the |identification |of |groupings |within |the |material.
4.Description |reflects |arrangement.
5.Description |applies |to |all |archival |materials |regardless |of |form |or |medium.
6.The |principles |of |archival |description |apply |equally |to |records |created |by |corporate |bodies |
and |by |individuals |or |families.
, 7. |Archival |descriptions |may |be |presented |in |a |variety |of |outputs |and |with |varying |levels |of |
detail.
| 7.1: |Levels |of |description |correspond |to |the |levels |of |arrangement.
| 7.2: |Relationships |between |levels |of |description |must |be |clearly |indicated.
| 7.3: |Information |provided |at |each |level |of |description |must |be |appropriate |to |that |level.
8. |The |creators |of |archival |materials, |as |well |as |the |materials |themselves, |must |be |described.
What |does |"Respect |Des |Fonds" |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |basic |tenet |that |
records |created, |accumulated, |and/or |maintained |and |used |by |an |organization |or |individual |
must |be |kept |together |in |their |original |order |- |IF |IT |EXISTS |OR |HAS |BEEN |MAINTAINED. |
A. |Provenance |
B. |Original |Order
Manuscript |Collection |Vs. |Archives |Record |Group |- |what's |the |difference? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Manuscripts |= |collection |of |personal |or |family |papers.
Archives |Records |= |collection |produced |by |a |government |agency |or |organization |in |the |
process |of |doing |its |business.
***THESE |CLASSIFICATIONS |ARE |ARCHAIC |AND |NOW |FREQUENTLY |USED |
INTERCHANGEABLY.***
Define |the |acronym: |IPR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intellectual |Property |Rights
Define |the |Acronym: |EAD |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Encoded |Archival |Description |- |allows |for |
presentation |of |of |information |in |hierarchical |displays |reflecting |the |organization |of |the |
records
