When creating descriptions of archival materials in archival aids created according to new basic rules, it is necessary to create and attach records of entities to the description units, from which access points and indexes are subsequently created. Access points are names, terms, keywords, phrases, or codes that can be used to search for, identify, and locate description units. Indexes are alphabetically arranged indexes that, through access points, serve for detailed orientation in the content of a single archival file, part of it, or the content of multiple archival files. These standardized keywords enable parametric, semantic, and machine search and access to description units in higher quality than is the case with conventional full-text search. A database called CAM (Central Archive Module) will be used to create access points. Individual archives will contribute new records to this database and at the same time take over existing records from it, or correct and supplement them. The course will familiarize students with the concept of the CAM repository, its functions, and the principle of categorization, description, and creation of access points.
Upon successful completion, students will be familiar with database standards in libraries, archives, etc., and will have a basic understanding of the CAM database. They will be able to correctly identify and classify entities into the appropriate classes and describe them accordingly. They will be able to attach the correct entities (access points) to the archival description of most common archival materials.
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