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Appendix A - Society of American Archivists

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CHAPTER 8Description Control Element8.1 Description Control Element (Added Value)Purpose and ScopeThe purpose <strong>of</strong> this element is to document the creation and revision <strong>of</strong> archival descriptiverecords. There are four aspects to this: sources used, the rules or conventions on which it isbased, the name(s) <strong>of</strong> the person(s) who prepared or revised it, and the date(s) it was created orrevised. Establish a consistent policy regarding the content, form, and placement <strong>of</strong> citation <strong>of</strong>sources.Exclusions8.1.1. Rules for documenting the creation and maintenance <strong>of</strong> an authority record are found inChapter 11.Sources <strong>of</strong> Information8.1.2. Take the information from institutional policies and procedures.General RulesSources Used8.1.3. Record relevant information about sources consulted in establishing or revising thedescription.Dictionary <strong>of</strong> North Carolina Biography (vol. 4, 1991) consulted duringpreparation <strong>of</strong> biographical note.Rules or Conventions8.1.4. Record the international, national, or local rules or conventions followed in preparing thedescription.Description based on DACSCollection description based on DACS, with the exception <strong>of</strong>descriptions <strong>of</strong> oral histories, which use the Oral History CatalogingManual (Chicago, SAA, 1995)Series controlled and described under the rules <strong>of</strong> the NationalArchives <strong>of</strong> Australia's Commonwealth Records Series (CRS) SystemDESCR IP T IO N C ON TROL ELEMENT 87

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