n. ~ a brief textual handle constructed by an archivist to denote an archival resource or component part of an archival resource
Related Terms
formal title
supplied title
Note
Devised titles are used in archival description when a formal title is not present or is inadequate or misleading, or when no adequate title can be supplied from another source.
Cited In
Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2013): 17.
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials: Graphics (Chicago: Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, 2013): 1F2.
Resource Description and Access (accessed 2015-04-06), Glossary, Devised Title.
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