By Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Co-Editors

Are you looking for a topic for your next lunch-and-learn? How about articles to share with your archives’ colleagues?

Look no further than American Archivist‘s Special Section on Accessioning! This section, which is free to access, features five articles exploring “creative approaches to a fundamental archival practice”:[1]

• Accessioning: The Always-Already Function of Archival Practice, by Rosemary K. J. Davis, Audra Eagle Yun, and Rachel Searcy

• Aspirational but Realistic: Reimagining Accessioning Workflows in a Medical Archives, by Amanda Garfunkel, Chiyong Han, and Nicole J. Milano

• Building Capacity for Born-Digital Archives Through Accessioning Workflows at the Friends Historical Library, by Emily Higgs Kopin, Jessica Hutchison, and James Truitt

• Ctrl+Alt+Archive: Navigating Born-Digital University Records and Publications, by Laurel McPhee, Tori Maches, and Marlayna Christensen

• More Than a Project: Case Studies on the Practice of Retrospective Accessioning, by Kate Dundon, Stephanie E. Bennett, and Jasmine Larkin

The section’s editors—Rosemary K. J. Davis, Audra Eagle Yun, and Rachel Searcy—have put together a free discussion guide to help you and your colleagues reflect on the section’s themes and continue the conversation about this important topic. The guide even includes a spreadsheet that you can use to self-organize discussion groups.

We hope these resources spark your interest and help you engage in productive dialogue on this topic.

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[1] Amy Cooper Cary, “Raise Your Voice,” American Archivist 88, no. 1 (2025): 6, https://doi.org/10.17723/2327-9702-88.1.5.