accessioning

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Definition of accessioning in English English dictionary

The totality of steps required to process an incoming collection to add it to a repository’s management system (assigning an accession number, creating accession files that document the chain of custody for the collection, adding specimen numbers to objects if needed, and incorporating the specimens into the repository’s collections management system so that its location, condition, use, etc can be tracked)

(DoDI 5040 6) The acts and procedures by which records are taken into the physical custody of a records center, archival agency, or other records repository

The formal inclusion of an object/specimen lot into the collection of an institution (documenting the acquisition process) Follows transfer of title and include the assigning of a unique number and entry into the accession register

The process of assigning numbers to books or other materials as they are added to the library