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# Records in archives possess unique characteristics.
# Records in archives possess unique characteristics.
# The principle of respect des fonds is the basis of archival arrangement and description.
# The principle of [[respect des fonds]] is the basis of archival arrangement and description.
# Arrangement involves the identification of groupings within the material.
# Arrangement involves the identification of groupings within the material.
# Description reflects arrangement.
# Description reflects arrangement.
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# The principles of archival description apply equally to records created by corporate bodies, individuals, or families.
# The principles of archival description apply equally to records created by corporate bodies, individuals, or families.
# Archival descriptions may be presented at varying levels of detail to produce a variety of outputs.
# Archival descriptions may be presented at varying levels of detail to produce a variety of outputs.
# The creators of archival materials, as well as the materials themselves, must be described.
# The creators of archival materials, as well as the materials themselves, must be described.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.archivists.org/standards/DACS/statement_of_principles|title=Statement of Principles|last=|first=|date=|website=www2.archivists.org|publisher=Society of American Archivists|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) is a set of rules for describing archives, personal papers, and manuscript collections. The descriptive standard can be utilized for all types of archival material. In 2004, DACS was adopted by the Society of American Archivists as an official standard.[1] In January 2013, the Society officially adopted the Second Edition, after review by their Standards Committee, its Technical Subcommittee for Describing Archives: A Content Standard, and the general archival community.[1][2]

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) is a standard used for describing materials in an archive. First adopted by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) in March 2004, DACS was updated with a Second Edition in 2013. DACS is broken down into a set of rules used in crafting archival descriptions, and guidelines for creating authority records in archives.[1]

It is currently maintained by the SAA's Technical Subcommittee on Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Overview

When fully adopted in 2005, DACS replaced Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts, the previous SAA archival cataloging standard.[3] As of the Second Edition, it consists of two parts: Part I, Describing Archival Materials, and Part II, Archival Authority Records.[4] DACS is mostly concerned with providing a framework for creating an archival catalog through description and authority records, and is closely related to both the library-focused cataloging rules of Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the international description standards formed by ISAD(G).[3]

Principles of DACS

Use of DACS is guided by a set of 8 principles, which serve to elucidate why archival description is separate from library description and to give guidance in applying DACS. They are as follows:

  1. Records in archives possess unique characteristics.
  2. The principle of respect des fonds is the basis of archival arrangement and description.
  3. Arrangement involves the identification of groupings within the material.
  4. Description reflects arrangement.
  5. The rules of description apply to all archival materials, regardless of form or medium.
  6. The principles of archival description apply equally to records created by corporate bodies, individuals, or families.
  7. Archival descriptions may be presented at varying levels of detail to produce a variety of outputs.
  8. The creators of archival materials, as well as the materials themselves, must be described.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Second Edition". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Whittaker, B. M. (2007). DACS and RDA: Insights and Questions from the New Archival Descriptive Standard. Library Resources & Technical Services, 51(2), 98-105
  3. ^ a b "Preface". www2.archivists.org. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved 2018-11-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS)". www2.archivists.org. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved 2018-11-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Statement of Principles". www2.archivists.org. Society of American Archivists. Retrieved 2018-11-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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