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Appendix A - Society of American Archivists

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the chapter.2.3.8 Rule is explicitly about personalnames, so why would you use anexample with a corporate name?And what does "additionalrecords" mean? Additional towhat? This is a great instance <strong>of</strong> agratuitous example that doesn'tseem to illustrate any rule at alland, I'd argue, will just addconfusion for users <strong>of</strong> DACS.2.3.10 Another completely <strong>of</strong>f-the-wall,gratuitous example IMHO. Griegfamily personal archives? Isn'tthat a contradiction in veryfundamental terminology?2.3.12 AS long as 2.3.18 containsdefinitions limiting records to usewith corporate bodies, this is justa plain old bad example. Theupshot <strong>of</strong> lacing chapter 2.3 withthese kinds <strong>of</strong> disembodiedexamples will be, I predict,complete confusion and inabilityto adequately teach the standard.editorialeditorialeditorialChange madeChange madeChange madeNew examples in 2.5ExtentSome <strong>of</strong> these use terminologyquite sloppily, see comments on2.5.10 and 2.5.11. Since DACSencourages use <strong>of</strong> thesauri formaterial types in Extent, I thinkyou should probably look for abetter term, for example, that"directories" and "digital files."Just because someone is usingthese someplace doesn't meanthey're good examples <strong>of</strong>application <strong>of</strong> standards!editorialChange madeElement chaptersthroughout Part II like that you've chosen toindicate requiredness at thebeginning <strong>of</strong> each elementeditorialChange madeAction: DACS Revision Page 86 <strong>of</strong> 158 0113-II-A-DACS

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