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Finding Aids Fair 2005 Celebrating Scope and Content: Innovative Uses of Narratives in Finding Aids Join us in New Orleans for the annual Description Section Finding Aids Fair, "Celebrating Scope and Content: Innovative Uses of Narratives in Finding Aids." The Finding Aids Fair will be open in the Exhibition Hall Friday August 19, from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm. Members of the Description Section will be available at the Fair periodically throughout the day. This year's theme focuses on the narrative portions of the finding aid. These narrative portions come in a variety of shapes and sizes, crafted to assist users in understanding the contents of a collection. Archivists have used the narrative to tell the story of the materials, to highlight the collection’s significance, and to create tools that assist users in assessing relevance and enhancing their interaction with the materials themselves. If you've done something innovative with the narrative portions of a finding aid, please submit a sample and a brief description of why you did what you did. And stop by the Fair and see what your colleagues have come up with! To submit entries, please contact: Kathy Wisser Vice Chair, Description Section NC ECHO Metadata Coordinator Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Duke University [log in to unmask] 919-660-5913