ISAAR(CPF)

Date added 26 June 2006
Last edited 10 November 2009

Full Title

International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families

Description

Where a number of repositories hold archival documents from a given source, they can more easily share or link contextual information about this source if it has been maintained in a standardised manner. The primary purpose of this standard is to provide general rules for the establishment of archival authority records that describe the corporate bodies, persons and families that may be named as creators in descriptions of archival documents. It is expected that records that result from the implementation of the rules can serve both to standardise the form of the name of a records creator and to describe fully the attributes of the creator needed to appreciate the context of creation of a body of archival documents.

Standards Developing Organisation

ICA

International Council on Archives

Rights

No information is currently available.

Lifecycle Actions

Access, Use and Reuse

Create or Receive

Description and Representation Information

Standard Frameworks

Digital Archive Standards

Digital Repository Standards

Electronic Records Management Standards

Standard Type

Metadata Structure Standards

Current Version

April 2004 - ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd Edition [external PDF]

Further Information

Wikipedia entry for Authority Control [external]

Alternative Current Versions

None.

Previous Version

Referenced Standards