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Appendix A - Society of American Archivists

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Requirements for Single-level DescriptionsThe following are examples <strong>of</strong> single-level descriptions: A preliminary accession record. A MARC 21 record not linked to other MARC 21 records. A database record in a repository's collections management database thatdescribes archival materials only at a single level. A METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) 15 record for adescription <strong>of</strong> archival materials.Single-level descriptions can describe archival materials at any level, from largeaccumulations commonly referred to by archivists as collections, record groups, fonds, orrecord series, to single items, and any level in between. They can, however, onlydescribe that material at one level.Single-level RequiredA single-level description with the minimum number <strong>of</strong> DACS elements includes: Reference Code Element (2.1) Name and Location <strong>of</strong> Repository Element (2.2) Title Element (2.3) Date Element (2.4) Extent Element (2.5) Name <strong>of</strong> Creator(s) Element (2.6) (If known) Scope and Content Element (3.1) Conditions Governing Access Element (4.1) Language and Scripts <strong>of</strong> the Material Element (4.5)15 The METS standard is an XML schema for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadatafor objects within a digital library. It is an initiative <strong>of</strong> the Digital Library Federation and is maintained bythe Library <strong>of</strong> Congress. Information is available at: 8 DESCRIBING ARCHIVES: A CONTENT STANDARD

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