archivwissenschaftlichen

Archivwissenschaft, or archival science, is the scholarly and professional field concerned with creation, organization, preservation, and provision of access to archival records. The word 'archivwissenschaftlichen' functions as the German adjectival form used to describe things related to this field, such as 'archivwissenschaftliche Methoden' (archival-science methods).

Key concerns include appraisal and acquisition of records, arrangement and description according to provenance and original order, metadata standards, access and reference services, preservation in physical and digital environments, and legal and ethical aspects such as privacy, intellectual property, and authenticity.

Archivwissenschaft employs standards such as the ISAD(G) general description standard, ISAAR(CPF) for corporate bodies etc., and EAD for encoding descriptions; in digital contexts OAIS model and preservation planning; archivists use controlled vocabularies, authority records, and metadata schemes like MARC and Dublin Core.

Education typically includes university courses in archival science or library and information science, plus professional training at archives schools; practice occurs in national and local archives, museums, libraries, and in private or corporate archives; professional associations promote standards and continuing education.

Archival science work contributes to historical research, transparency, cultural heritage management, memory institutions, and digital governance.