Module 1
Standards for Archival Description
Sibyl Schaefer
Society of American Archivists, 2013
TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE, a new, open-ended series of modules by the Society of American Archivists, features authoritative treatments written and edited by top-level professionals that fill significant gaps in archival literature.
Module 1 in the series, STANDARDS FOR ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION, untangles the history of standards development and provides an overview of descriptive standards that an archives might wish to use.
TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE includes two other modules: PROCESSING DIGITAL RECORDS AND MANUSCRIPTS and DESIGNING DESCRIPTIVE AND ACCESS SYSTEMS. Each module can be purchased separately, or you can purchase the bundle, ARCHIVAL ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION, which features all three modules.
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