DACS Element Group

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (“DACS”)Element Group

3.Contentand Structure

4.1. 506Conditions Governing Access<accessrestrict>

2.1. 008 040$a 099 852Reference Code<unitid countrycode = “xx” repository code = “xx”> UID

3.1. 520Scope and Content<scopecontent>

5.1. 561Custodial History<custodhist>

2.Identity

4.Conditions of Access and Use

5.Acquisition and Appraisal

6.RelatedMaterials

7.Note

8.DescriptionControl

6.1. 535Existence and Location of Originals<originalsloc>

7.1. 500 524Note<odd> <note>

8.1. 040$e 500 583Description Control<profiledesc> <descrules> <processinfo> <date>see below

6.2. 530Existence and Location of Copies<altformavail>see at right ===>

6.3. 544Related Archival Materials<relatedmaterial> <separatedmaterial>

6.4. 581Publication Note<bibliography><bibref>, etc.

2.2. 852 524Name and Location of Repository<repository> <corpname> <subarea>

2.3. 245$aTitle<unittitle>see at right ===>

2.4. 245$f 245$g 260$cDate<unitdate type = xx><unitdate normal = xx>see at right ===>

2.5. 300$aExtent<physdesc> <extent>see at right ===>

2.6. 100 110 111700 710 711

Name of Creators<origination> see Ch. 9

2.7. 545Administrative Biographical History<bioghist> see Ch. 10

3.2. 351System of Arrangement<arrangement>

4.2. 340 506Physical Access<accessrestrict> <phystech> <physloc>

4.3. 340 538Technical Access<phystech>

4.4. 540Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use<userestrict>

4.5. 546Language and Scripts of the Material<langmaterial> <language> <language langcode = “xx”>

4.6. 555 856Finding Aids<otherfindaid>

5.2. 541Immediate Source of Acquisition<acqinfo>

5.3. 583Appraisal, Destruction, and Scheduling Information<appraisal>

5.4. 584Accruals<accruals>

• Date(s) of creation• Date(s) of record-keeping activity• Date(s) of publication• Date(s) of broadcast

• Name of creator(s) or collector(s)• Nature of the materials described• Topics of archival unit segment

• Physical extent• Type of material (general, specific)

• Digitization

• Sources used• Rules or conventions • Name(s) of the person(s) who

prepared or revised it• Date(s) it was created or revised

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1.0. 351$cLevel of description<archdesc> and <c> LEVEL

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