Accession (Verb)
Meaning
Make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The museum accessioned the art piece by issuing a unique identifier and documenting its provenance in the collection's database.
- Library staff carefully accessioned each donated book, ensuring accurate documentation of the title, author, and condition.
- As part of her job, the archivist was responsible for accessioning historical documents into the institutional repository.
- The new curator made it a priority to accession the thousands of unprocessed artifacts that had accumulated in storage over the years.
- Volunteers helped the registrar accession the numerous artifacts that had been on long-term loan to other museums.