Standards Directory

Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

XML standard for encoding finding aids.

Interchange Library of Congress / SAA . 2019 . vEAD3 1.1.1

Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)

XML schema for bibliographic metadata, subset of MARC.

Metadata Library of Congress . 2021 . v3.8

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DC)

General-purpose metadata standard for cross-domain resource description.

Metadata Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) . 2009 . vISO 15836:2009

Featured

Rules for Archival Description (RAD)

Canadian standard for archival description.

Descriptive Canadian Committee on Archival Description . 2008 . v2nd Edition

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

US standard for describing archives, personal papers, and manuscripts.

Descriptive Society of American Archivists (SAA) . 2013 . v2nd Edition

International Standard Archival Authority Record (ISAAR(CPF))

Standard for creating authority records for corporate bodies, persons, and families.

Descriptive International Council on Archives (ICA) . 2004 . v2nd Edition

Featured

General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G))

Standard for describing archival materials at all levels.

Descriptive International Council on Archives (ICA) . 2000 . v2nd Edition

Featured