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General Note: |
Supersedes: Archives, personal papers, and manuscripts : a cataloging manual for archival repositories, historical societies, and manuscript libraries / compiled by Steven L. Hensen. 2nd ed. Chicago : Society of American Archivists, 1989. |
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Describing archives : a content standard (DACS) was officially adopted as a standard by the Council of the Society of American Archivists in March 2005. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Part 1 -- Describing archival materials. Levels of description -- Identity elements -- Content and structure elements -- Conditions of access and use elements -- Acquisition and appraisal elements -- Related materials elements -- Note elements -- Description control elements -- Part II -- Describing creators. Identifying creators -- Administrative/bibliographical history -- Authority records -- Part 3 -- Forms of names. Forms of names for persons and families -- Form of geographic names -- Form of names for corporate bodies -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Companion standards -- Appendix C. Crosswalks -- Appendix D. Full EAD and MARC 21 examples. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Society of American Archivists. Describing archives. Chicago : Society of American Archivists, ©2004 (OCoLC)646011448 |