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Unit: LTS Special Materials
Date last reviewed: November 2022 August 2024
Date of next review: August 20232025
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Note:
DACS rules are intended to apply to finding aids as well as catalog records. Fields whose names are in boldface below are required in all DACS records.
Name of creator (if known)
Title
Date(s); Extent; Administrative/biographical history
Scope and Content; Agents
Conditions governing access
Technical access element (required if applicable)
Conditions governing use (required if applicable)
Languages and scripts of the material; Subjects
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Name of creator (if known): If the creator's name is not already established in ArchivesSpace, search in OCLC for an authority record for it. If there isn't an authority record, and it's not clear how best to formulate the name, look it up in reference sources to see how the person/organization is known. If the name isn't there, use the form of name given in the manuscript or collection itself. If it doesn't appear in the material, search in OCLC's WorldCat to see how it appears there. If it's not in any of those places, use your best judgment to formulate the name.
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Other fields we routinely use: Add subject headings and/or form/genre terms to the resource record in ArchivesSpace as appropriate. Use authorized Library of Congress Subject Headings. RMC generally uses the Art and Architecture Thesaurus as the source of its form/genre terms for archival collections.
Note: The absence of other fields from this list does not mean that you cannot use them in DACS. This list is meant to highlight the fields that are required, or required if applicable.
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