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General guidelines
Transparency in Descriptive Practices
AI Automation for Description
AI Automation for Related Resources
Reparative Work
Accessibility of EAS Document
Accessibility of Related Resources
EAS Suite
EAD
EAC-CPF
EAC-CPF Examples
EAC-CPF xml
EAC-F
EAC-F XML Guide
Shared elements and attributes
Control
Identifiers
Record identifiers
Local identifiers
Agency codes
Entity and identity identifiers
EAS Value Lists
addressLineType
agentType
audience
contactLineType
coverage
descriptionOfComponentsType
detailLevel
extentType
formAvailableType
functionStatus
functionType
identityType
level
maintenanceEventType
maintenanceStatus
placeType
publicationStatus
referredEntityType
relationType
status
targetType
unitDateType
Locally defined value lists
Defining a local value list to be used in the encoding
Using a local value list to be used in the encoding
Maintenance agency, history and status
Sources of evidence
Names or identity
Entity types
Default entity types
Alternative entity types
Name construction
Single name
Multiple names
Encode the rules applied for the construction of the name
Description
Dates
Uncertain dates
Unknown or ongoing date ranges
Chronological list
Grouping events in a chronological list
Lists as part of narrative description
Simple lists for structuring
Multi-level lists
Places and geographic features
Naming places
Describing places
Functions
Relations
General remarks on relation encoding
Relation to a CPF entity
Relation to a function
Relation to a Resource
References
Internal references
Referencing external vocabularies, ontologies, etc.
Referencing external sources
Crosswalks
ISAAR(CPF) to EAC-CPF
Search Encoded Archival Standards Best Practices Guide
EAS BPG on GitHub
General Guidelines
The articles within General Guidelines pertain to the entire EAS Suite.
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Transparency in Descriptive Practices