Cataloguing guidelines

When records are selected for permanent preservation in The National Archives, catalogues of the records are prepared by government departments and agencies. Below are the guidelines and tools we offer to help with the preparation of these catalogues.

• New Editorial Guidelines

  Editorial Guidelines for The National Archives Catalogue (PDF, 125.95kb)

• Guidance to government departments on cataloguing conventional records (PDF, 243.59kb)

• Download our AA2 e-Transfer form (RTF, 66.23kb)

• Guidance on using our RTF cataloguing template (PDF, 125.02kb)

• Download our RTF cataloguing template (RTF, 70.23kb)

• Guidance on using our Microsoft Excel cataloguing template (PDF, 537.35kb)

• Download our Microsoft Excel cataloguing template (Microsoft Excel, 20.00kb)

This page contains Microsoft Excel, PDF and RTF files. See plug-ins and file formats for help in accessing these file types.

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