Describing archives : a content standard.

Main entry:

Society of American Archivists.

Title & Author:

Describing archives : a content standard.

Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Society of American Archivists, 2004.

Description:

xxi, 269 pages ; 28 cm

Notes:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212).
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.

ISBN:

1931666083 (pbk.)
9781931666084

Subject:

Cataloging of archival materials Standards.
Catalogage Archives Normes.
Cataloging of archival material Standards
Verzeichnung

Form/genre:

Handbooks and manuals

Added entries:

Hensen, Steven L., 1944- Archives, personal papers, and manuscripts.

Also known as: DACS

Holdings:

Location: Library cataloguing office 239532
Call No.: Z695.2 .S625 2004
Status: Available

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