Describing archives
Subtitle: a content standard
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Society of American Archivists
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781931666596
Subjects: Cataloging of archival materials; Standards; Handbooks, manuals; Descriptive cataloging; Rules; Archives
Other titles: DACS
Notes: "Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS) was officially adopted as a standard by the Council of the Society of American Archivists in January 2013, following review by the SAA Standard Committee, its Technical Subcommittee for Describing Archives: A Content Standard, and the general archival community"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Levels of description; title: Identity elements; title: Content and structure elements; title: Conditions of access and use elements; title: Acquisition and appraisal elements; title: Related materials elements; title: Notes element; title: Description control element; title: Archival authority records; title: Form of the name; title: Description of the person, family, or corporate body; title: Related corporate bodies, persons, and families; title: Authority record management; title: Related archival materials and other resources; title: Appendix A. 2004 preface; title: Appendix B. Companion standards; title: Appendix C. Crosswalks.