ACA Exam Practice Questions With
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It |has |been |said |that |"The |French |Revolution |marked |the |beginning |of |a |new |era |in |archives |
administration." |Which |of |the |following |developments |makes |the |French |Revolution |such |a |
watershed |in |archival |history?
1) |It |was |during |this |time |that |the |principle |of |the |accessibility |of |archival |records |to |the |
public |was |established. |
2) |Beginning |in |1789, |government |offices |initiated |the |practice |of |permanently |retaining |both |
incoming |and |outgoing |copies |of |official |correspondence. |
3) |French |archivists |from |that |period |established |the |theory |that |archival |records |should |be |
appraised |on |the |basis |of |evidential |and |informational |value. |
4) |It |marked |the |first |time |that |a |government |agency |codified |the |different |roles |of |public |
librarians |and |archivists |who |keep |public |records. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |It |was |during |this
|time |that |the |principle |of |the |accessibility |of |archival |records |to |the |public |was |established.
Which |one |of |the |following |categories |of |government |records |is |expressly |covered |by |the |
United |States |Freedom |of |Information |Act |(FOIA)? |
1) |Judicial |branch. |
2) |Executive |branch |
,3) |Legislative |branch |
4) |All |records |of |the |federal |government. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2) |Executive |branch
The |newly |hired |archivist |of |a |local |historical |society |in |a |town |of |10,000 |people |wishes |to |
raise |funds |for |publicity |and |outreach. |The |first |step |is |to: |
1) |send |a |letter |of |appeal |to |members |of |the |community. |
2) |set |up |an |advisory |board. |
3) |assess |the |institution's |mission |and |goals. |
4) |submit |a |grant |proposal |to |a |government |agency |or |local |foundation. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3) |assess |the |institution's |mission |and |goals.
Which |of |the |following |information |files |maintained |by |archives |should |NOT |be |made |available
|to |the |public |unless |required |by |law? |
1) |User |statistics |
2) |Acquisition |lists |
3) |User |call |slips |
4) |Shelf |lists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3) |User |call |slips
,A |university |archivist |receives |from |a |professor |a |carton |of |correspondence, |news |clippings, |
broadsides, |and |annotated |Faculty |Senate |reports, |all |concerning |campus |unrest |during |the |
Vietnam |War |era. |The |archives |already |holds |materials |on |this |subject |in |the |personal |papers |
of |another |professor |and |in |a |series |of |records |titled |'Student |Protests' |in |the |President's |
Office |record |group. |The |preferred |procedure |would |be |to: |
1) |arrange |and |describe |the |new |materials |as |a |separate |collection. |
2) |combine |all |the |materials |relating |to |student |protests |into |one |collection. |
3) |combine |the |papers |of |both |professors, |weeding |out |duplicate |items |for |the |vertical |file. |
4) |place |the |broadsides |in |the |Broadsides |Collection, |add |the |Faculty |Senate |reports |to |the |
Faculty |Senate |record |group, |and |then |process |the |remaining |papers |as |a |separate |collection. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |arrange |and |describe |the |new |materials |as |a |separate |collection.
An |acquisition |policy |serves |as |a |basic |document |to: |
1) |determine |cooperative |digital |projects |and |repositories |with |similar |collections. |
2) |plan |preservation |priorities |by |determining |areas |of |importance |to |the |repository. |
3) |assess |potential |donations |and |inform |donors |looking |for |a |suitable |repository |for |their |
records. |
4) |develop |public |programming |and |prepare |long-term |strategic |planning |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3) |assess |potential |donations |and |inform |donors |looking |for |a |suitable |repository
|for |their |records.
, What |type |of |photographic |negative |should |never |be |frozen |while |attempting |to |stabilize |
water |damage? |
1) |Gelatin |dry |plates |
2) |Collodion |wet |plates |
3) |Acetate |
4) |Nitrate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2) |Collodion |wet |plates
An |archivist |would |post |thumbnail |images |of |photographic |collections |primarily |to: |
1) |save |money. |
2) |protect |privacy. |
3) |minimize |drive |storage |space. |
4) |control |copyright. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4) |control |copyright.
The |three |important |factors |to |remember |according |to |the |American |"big |tent" |philosophy |in |
regards |to |selection |are: |
1) |Records |are |not |considered |archival |until |they |are |not |longer |used |as |intended; |Archivists |
are |keeper |of |records, |not |selectors; |Preservation |of |significant |administration |activity |records.
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It |has |been |said |that |"The |French |Revolution |marked |the |beginning |of |a |new |era |in |archives |
administration." |Which |of |the |following |developments |makes |the |French |Revolution |such |a |
watershed |in |archival |history?
1) |It |was |during |this |time |that |the |principle |of |the |accessibility |of |archival |records |to |the |
public |was |established. |
2) |Beginning |in |1789, |government |offices |initiated |the |practice |of |permanently |retaining |both |
incoming |and |outgoing |copies |of |official |correspondence. |
3) |French |archivists |from |that |period |established |the |theory |that |archival |records |should |be |
appraised |on |the |basis |of |evidential |and |informational |value. |
4) |It |marked |the |first |time |that |a |government |agency |codified |the |different |roles |of |public |
librarians |and |archivists |who |keep |public |records. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |It |was |during |this
|time |that |the |principle |of |the |accessibility |of |archival |records |to |the |public |was |established.
Which |one |of |the |following |categories |of |government |records |is |expressly |covered |by |the |
United |States |Freedom |of |Information |Act |(FOIA)? |
1) |Judicial |branch. |
2) |Executive |branch |
,3) |Legislative |branch |
4) |All |records |of |the |federal |government. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2) |Executive |branch
The |newly |hired |archivist |of |a |local |historical |society |in |a |town |of |10,000 |people |wishes |to |
raise |funds |for |publicity |and |outreach. |The |first |step |is |to: |
1) |send |a |letter |of |appeal |to |members |of |the |community. |
2) |set |up |an |advisory |board. |
3) |assess |the |institution's |mission |and |goals. |
4) |submit |a |grant |proposal |to |a |government |agency |or |local |foundation. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3) |assess |the |institution's |mission |and |goals.
Which |of |the |following |information |files |maintained |by |archives |should |NOT |be |made |available
|to |the |public |unless |required |by |law? |
1) |User |statistics |
2) |Acquisition |lists |
3) |User |call |slips |
4) |Shelf |lists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3) |User |call |slips
,A |university |archivist |receives |from |a |professor |a |carton |of |correspondence, |news |clippings, |
broadsides, |and |annotated |Faculty |Senate |reports, |all |concerning |campus |unrest |during |the |
Vietnam |War |era. |The |archives |already |holds |materials |on |this |subject |in |the |personal |papers |
of |another |professor |and |in |a |series |of |records |titled |'Student |Protests' |in |the |President's |
Office |record |group. |The |preferred |procedure |would |be |to: |
1) |arrange |and |describe |the |new |materials |as |a |separate |collection. |
2) |combine |all |the |materials |relating |to |student |protests |into |one |collection. |
3) |combine |the |papers |of |both |professors, |weeding |out |duplicate |items |for |the |vertical |file. |
4) |place |the |broadsides |in |the |Broadsides |Collection, |add |the |Faculty |Senate |reports |to |the |
Faculty |Senate |record |group, |and |then |process |the |remaining |papers |as |a |separate |collection. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |arrange |and |describe |the |new |materials |as |a |separate |collection.
An |acquisition |policy |serves |as |a |basic |document |to: |
1) |determine |cooperative |digital |projects |and |repositories |with |similar |collections. |
2) |plan |preservation |priorities |by |determining |areas |of |importance |to |the |repository. |
3) |assess |potential |donations |and |inform |donors |looking |for |a |suitable |repository |for |their |
records. |
4) |develop |public |programming |and |prepare |long-term |strategic |planning |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3) |assess |potential |donations |and |inform |donors |looking |for |a |suitable |repository
|for |their |records.
, What |type |of |photographic |negative |should |never |be |frozen |while |attempting |to |stabilize |
water |damage? |
1) |Gelatin |dry |plates |
2) |Collodion |wet |plates |
3) |Acetate |
4) |Nitrate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2) |Collodion |wet |plates
An |archivist |would |post |thumbnail |images |of |photographic |collections |primarily |to: |
1) |save |money. |
2) |protect |privacy. |
3) |minimize |drive |storage |space. |
4) |control |copyright. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4) |control |copyright.
The |three |important |factors |to |remember |according |to |the |American |"big |tent" |philosophy |in |
regards |to |selection |are: |
1) |Records |are |not |considered |archival |until |they |are |not |longer |used |as |intended; |Archivists |
are |keeper |of |records, |not |selectors; |Preservation |of |significant |administration |activity |records.
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