Finding aids are indexes used to catalog detailed information about collections within an archive. They are used by researchers to determine whether information within a collection is relevant to their research. Finding aids often describe the scope of the collection, biographical and historical information related to the collection, and access details. For other uses of the word Archive, see Archive (disambiguation) Archives refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ...
Finding aids can created in various electronic and print formats. The standard format for finding aids is Encoded Archival Description. Encoded Archival Description is the current standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Society of American Archivists. ...
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