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Describing archives : a content standard
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- Second edition
- Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2013]
- ©2013
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- xxiv, 180 pages ; 29 cm
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- 9781931666596, 1931666598
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- ocn853459179
- "Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS) was officially adopted as a standard by the Council of the Society of American Archivists in January 2013, following review by the SAA Standard Committee, its Technical Subcommittee for Describing Archives: A Content Standard, and the general archival community"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Levels of description -- Identity elements -- Content and structure elements -- Conditions of access and use elements -- Acquisition and appraisal elements -- Related materials elements -- Notes element -- Description control element -- Archival authority records -- Form of the name -- Description of the person, family, or corporate body -- Related corporate bodies, persons, and families -- Authority record management -- Related archival materials and other resources -- Appendix A. 2004 preface -- Appendix B. Companion standards -- Appendix C. Crosswalks