2004, which provides the basis for description using the Australian Series System. Series description is based on the primacy of the series as a basis for arrangement and description, rather than on fonds as is the practice in other jurisdictions. Preservation activities Archival processing often includes basic preservation practices such as removing staples and paperclips, placing materials in acid-free folders and boxes, isolating acidic materials to avoid acid migration, photocopying damaged or acidic documents, and unfolding papers. There has been a trend for archives and manuscript repositories in the past few years to try new ways to reduce backlogs and provide access to materials as quickly as possible, described and encouraged by the 2005 article, "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing" by Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner. Their method discourages these basic practices in the interest of accelerating processing to provide quicker access to researchers. Their argument also acknowledges the assumption of proper climate control in modern institutions, which would slow the deterioration of acidic paper and rusting of metal fasteners. See also Archival science Manuscript culture Notes Further reading Michael Cook & Kristina Grant Manual of Archival Description. London: Society of Archivists, 1984 Margaret Procter & Michael Cook Manual of Archival Description; 2nd ed. Aldershot: Gower, 1989 Margaret Procter & Michael Cook Manual of Archival Description; 3rd ed. Aldershot: Gower, 2000 Michael Cook gained a Ph.D. at the University of Liverpool in 1998 for his collected works on Archives Management, which included the manual and other writings. External links Society of American Archivists Archives & Records Association (UK & Ireland) Australian Society of Archivists Standards for Archival Description: A Handbook A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology SAA publications Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts "More Product, Less Process", Greene and Meissner Archival science