Accessionstyle
Accessionstyle is a term used in collection management to describe the conventions and practices governing the recording of newly acquired items in a collection. It encompasses the format of accession records, the numbering scheme, and the metadata fields applied to each item. Although not universally standardized, accessionstyleguides are common within museums, libraries, and archives to ensure consistent documentation and long-term provenance tracking.
Key elements typically included in an accessionstyle record are the accession number, date of accession, a
The accession number is often constructed to reflect a repository’s internal taxonomy, using prefixes for department,
Processes associated with accessionstyle include intake, appraisal, recording, labeling, and integration into the collection management system,