The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will host the Society of American Archivists (SAA) two-day course, “Arrangement and Description: Fundamentals,” April 24-25, 2025, at the State Archives in Austin. A requirement for the SAA Arrangement and Description Certificate program, the fundamentals course introduces the basic principles, concepts and tools that archivists use to establish both physical and intellectual control over archival records. These include developing accession records and processing work plans, identifying common arrangement schemes for certain types of collections, as well as various formats and how to physically organize materials during processing.

Participants will also learn about the essential elements of a finding aid and the major descriptive standards that support these elements. The instructor will place particular emphasis on the day-to-day decisions made in arranging and describing archival materials. The course includes exercises designed to highlight the principles and concepts of arrangement and description.

The in-person, two-day course will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at TSLAC’s headquarters in downtown Austin. For more information about visiting TSLAC see: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/visit.

To register and further details, visit: https://mysaa.archivists.org/nc__event?id=a0lUV000001YethYAC