[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Encoding instances without containers

[Emma Jolley]

Hi Ben

At the National Library of Australia we make the shelf on which the volume sits a “Top Container”…

Emma

Emma Jolley| Curator of Digital Archives, Pictures and Manuscripts Branch|National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600
e: emma.jolley at nla.gov.au<mailto:emma.jolley at nla.gov.au>|t: 02 6262 1456| www.nla.gov.au/ms<http://www.nla.gov.au/ms>
http://www.nla.gov.au/support-us/make-a-collection-offer-pictures-and-manuscripts

From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of Ben Goldman
Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2017 9:19 AM
To: Archivesspace Users Group <archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org>
Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Encoding instances without containers

Hi Everyone,

Having just recently upgraded to a post 1.5 world, we're learning more about the top container functionality. One immediate thing we noticed is that we cannot assign child indicators without creating or linking to a top container record. Which makes sense. But I'm curious to know how other institutions go about identifying locations for material not housed in a container, such as ledgers or artifacts?

Thanks,
Ben

Ben Goldman
Digital Records Archivist &
Sally W. Kalin Early Career Librarian for Technological Innovations
Penn State University Libraries
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