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As a way to solve the challenge posed by the arrangement and description of the materials by archivists they should adopt system that advocate for more products and less process as a method of processing the new archival materials, this method will provide a standard mode of processing the materials that have been newly collected that ensures the ability of researchers to aces the materials at the same time providing an adequate description and through all this reduce on the backlog.
Another way to deal with this challenge is to look at the level of description and the arrangement types that are viewed as practical for the majority of the materials that have been collected. Modern collections do not require a very precise level of description like an item level one since the benefits that researchers get from this level of detail is not a justification of the amount of work that is required (Experimental library, 2012).
In conclusion, archival materials are continuously changing and they will continue to pose a challenge to archivists on how to maintain and access these materials. The states...
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Asogwa, B .E & Ezema, I.J. (2008). The Challenges of Preservation of Archives and Records in the Electronic Age. PNLA quarterly. Retrieved November 28, 2012 from http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/PNLA%20Quarterly/asogwa-ezema76-3.htm
Hollier, a. (2001).The archivist in the electronic age. Retrieved November 28, 2012 from http://library.web.cern.ch/library/webzine/3/papers/5/
Pearson, C. (2012). Archival Theory and Practice. Retrieved November 28, 2012 from http://commons.esc.edu/archivaltheoryandpractice/
Experimental library, (2012). Archival Issues: Driven by Change. Retrieved November 28, 2012 from http://experimentallibrary.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/archival-issues-driven-by-change/
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