number of parts of the intellectual contents within the physical entity. For example , a video tape of a news program will contain within it a number of segments, but the ISAD(G) description will describe the contents of the tape as an entire item. c. Video and sound recordings may require description at the sub-item level to identify, The 26 data elements of ISAD (G) There are 26 data elements in ISAD(G), for use at all levels of an archival catalogue: 1. Identity Statement Area 1.1. Reference code 1.2. Title 1.3. Dates 1.4. Level of description 1.5. Extent and medium of the unit of description 2. Context Area 2.1. Name of Creator 2.2. Administrative/biographical history 2.3.
Info-shot: ISAD (G): The Basics – Archive-Skills, ISAD(G) 2nd. edition – ICA, Info-shot: ISAD (G): The Basics – Archive-Skills, Cataloguing archive collections – The National Archives, ISAD ( G ) : general international standard archival description : adopted by the Committee on Descriptive Standards, Stockholm, Sweden, 19-22 September 1999 2nd ed. Issued also in French under the same title. ISBN 0-9696035-5-X 1. Cataloging of archival material–Standards. 2. Archival materials–Standards. 3. Descriptive cataloging–Standards. I.
International Standard Archival Description (General) or ISAD (G) is an international standard which provides guidelines for creating the content of an archival description. It promotes the creation of consistent and appropriate descriptions, aiding the retrieval and exchange of information, and the integration of descriptions into a unified …
ISAD (G) compliant collection level description 3.1 Identity statement area ISAD (G) label and CALM field Rules Example 3.1.1 Reference code RefNo Purpose: To identify uniquely the unit of description and to provide a link to the description that represents it. Rule: Record, as necessary for unique identification, the following elements:, Examples : 2 film rolls . 128 photographs . 19 folders . 25 volumes . 20 enclosures . 20 m (548 articles) Alternatively, give the linear shelf space or cubic storage space of the unit of description. Examples …
