Checklist of Standards Applicable to the Preservation of Archives and Manuscripts

Standards have become increasingly important as use of complex technologies influences all phases of archival work. The Society of American Archivists Task Force on Archival Standards has identified more than 150 standards related in some way to archival preservation. The checklist presents the standards (together with information about availability and cost), describes the organizations that developed them, and calls for increased archival participation in the standards-development process.