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Describing archives : a content standard.

By: Society of American Archivists.
Contributor(s):
Hensen, Steven L, 1944-. Archives, personal papers, and manuscripts
Material type: Book; Format: print; Literary form: Non-fiction Publisher: Chicago : Society of American Archivists, c2007
Edition:
[4th printing, 2007].
Description:
xxi, 281 p. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9781931666084
1931666083
Other title:
Also known as: DACS
Subject(s):
Cataloging of archival materials -- Standards
Contents:
Statement of principles -- Overview of archival description -- pt. 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 -- pt. 2. Describing creators. Identifying creators -- Administrative/biographical history -- Authority records -- pt. 3. Forms of names. Form of names for persons and families -- Form of geographic names -- Form of names for corporate bodies -- Appendices. A. Glossary -- B. Companion standards -- C. Crosswalks -- D. Full EAD and MARC 21 examples.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Historical Resource Historical Resource MPL California History Room California History Room 025.3414/SOC/ARCHIVIST (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan 31971005339192
Total holds: 0

"SAA-approved standard"--Cover.

Originally published: c2004. Index added.

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 (p. 209-212) and index.

Statement of principles -- Overview of archival description -- pt. 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 -- pt. 2. Describing creators. Identifying creators -- Administrative/biographical history -- Authority records -- pt. 3. Forms of names. Form of names for persons and families -- Form of geographic names -- Form of names for corporate bodies -- Appendices. A. Glossary -- B. Companion standards -- C. Crosswalks -- D. Full EAD and MARC 21 examples.

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