Creating EAD-compatible finding guides on paper /

Creating EAD-compatible finding guides on paper / Elizabeth H. Dow.

"At one time, archives description invited creativity and novelty. No longer. Today's archivists must keep their eyes on standards and follow them steadfastly. Integrating the newly published Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Dow demonstrates how to create a good, clear archi...

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Main Author: Dow, Elizabeth H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Archival materials > Abstracting and indexing.
Cataloging of archival materials > Standards.
Encoded Archival Description (Document type definition)
Information storage and retrieval systems > Archival materials.
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Summary:"At one time, archives description invited creativity and novelty. No longer. Today's archivists must keep their eyes on standards and follow them steadfastly. Integrating the newly published Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Dow demonstrates how to create a good, clear archival description. Creating EAD-Compatible Finding Guides on Paper focuses on the necessary information to describe collections, where to put it in relation to other information, and what standards to use in the process."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xix, 153 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index.
ISBN:0810851660
9780810851665

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