FNC-1.2.1

Describe archival materials at multiple levels of description

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Specification

Archivists must be able to describe materials at multiple levels, reflecting the levels of arrangement.

• Descriptions at lower levels should inherit information from higher levels (e.g. creator).

• Descriptions at higher levels should be consistent with information at lower levels (e.g. dates and extent).

The application must support multi-level description with inheritance and consistency across levels.

Context (parent requirements)

• FNC-1 Establish a system of control

• FNC-1.2 Establish systems of intellectual control

Source quotation

• ISAD(G) I.8

ISAD(G) Section 1

ISAD(G) Section 2

OSARIS 1.1.1

OSARIS 2.1.1

Associated metadata requirements

MTD-1.1.3 Indicate the level of descripiton

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | Associated quality requirements | Provide drop-down lists to select level of description.

Provide pick-lists to select parent level of desription / assign position in hierarchy of arrangement.

Show inherited information at lower levels of descripiton.

Calculate values at higher levels of description from lower (e.g. date ranges).

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | Associated technical requirements |

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | ICA-AtoM implementation | ICA-AtoM ships with a default schema for levels of description (fonds, sub-fonds, series, sub-series, file, item). Administrators can edit to reflect institutional policy / terminology.

ICA-AtoM imposes no limits on the number of levels that can be used. A unit's position in the hierarchy is determined by the value selected in the Parent level field.

A description is recognized as the highest level when the Parent level field is blank.

"Discrete items" (items not linked to a higher parent level) are permitted: simply leave the Parent level blank.

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | Known issues | ICA-AtoM (v0.6) cannot currently calculate values at higher levels from lower (e.g. date range); these must be manually entered at each level. The application does not enforce consistency.

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | Use cases | USC-1.2.1 Implement an arrangement policy

|- valign="top" align="left" | style="background:silver" | User Manual sections | Add / edit content > Archival descriptions > Edit screen (data entry) > Identity area

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