NCA Rules
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This is retained as a resource but nothing new has been added since late 2009. No further additions will be made by the DCC.
This is retained as a resource but nothing new has been added since late 2009. No further additions will be made by the DCC.
Date added 17 December 2009
Last edited 17 December 2009
Full Title
National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names
Description
The NCA Rules provide a a set of rules to ensure consistency when creating index headings or access points for personal, place and corporate names, during cataloguing activities.
Standards Developing Organisation
- NCA
- National Council on Archives
Rights
No available information
Lifecycle Actions
- Access, Use and Reuse
- Description and Representation Information
Standard Framework
- Digital Archive Standards
Standard Type
- Metadata Content Standards
Current Version
- 1997 - National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names [external PDF]
- Full text available for download.
Further Information
- Paradigm Workbook: Indexing and Authority Files [external]
- Overview of how the NCA Rules fit into the Indexing and Authority Files landscape.
Alternative Current Versions
None.
Previous Versions
None.
Referenced Standards
- AACR2
- Archives, Personal Papers and Manuscripts: a Cataloguing Manual for Archival Repositories, Historical Societies, and Manuscript Libraries
- ISAAR(CPF)
- ISAD(G)
- Rules for Archival Description
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