Appendix A. Accession Record Elements Crosswalk

An asterisk * indicates when an element is required by that particular standard or system. (For DACS, this refers to the minimum required elements for single-level description).

Accession Record ElementDACS ElementISAD(G) ElementCAAIS Element

1. Name and Location of Repository*

Name and Location of Repository (2.2)*

Reference code(s)

(3.1.1)

Repository (1.1)

2. Date Accessioned*

Description Control (8.1)

Date(s) of descriptions (3.7.3)

Event Date (5.1)*

3. Accession Identifier*

Reference Code (2.1)*

Reference code(s)

(3.1.1)

Identifiers (1.2)*

4. Title*

Title (2.3)*

Title (3.1.2)

Accession Title (1.3)

5. Material Date(s)*

Date (2.4)*

Date(s) (3.1.3)

Date of Materials (3.1)*

6. Extent(s) Retained*

Extent (2.5)*

Extent and medium of the unit of description (3.1.5)

Extent Statement (3.2)*

7. Creator(s) of Materials *

Name of Creator(s) (2.6)*

Name of creator(s) (3.2.1)

Source of Material (2.1)

8. Scope and Content of Materials*

Scope and Content (3.1)*

Scope and content (3.3.1)

Preliminary Scope and Content (3.3)

9. Conditions Governing Access*

Conditions Governing Access (4.1)*

Conditions governing access (3.4.1)

Rights (4.2)

10. Conditions Governing Use*

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use (4.4)

Conditions governing reproduction (3.4.2)

Rights (4.2)

11. Languages and Scripts of Materials*

Languages and Scripts of the Material (4.5)*

Language/scripts of material (3.4.3)

Language of Material (3.4)

12. Immediate Source of Acquisition*

Immediate Source of Acquisition (5.2)

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer (3.2.4)

Source of Material (2.1)*

13. Rights Statements for Archival Description*

Rights Statements for Archival Description (8.2)*

14. Date Acquired

Immediate Source of Acquisition (5.2.3)

Immediate source acquisition or transfer (3.2.4)

Event Date (5.1)

15. Extent(s) Received

Extent (2.5)*

Extent and medium of the unit of description (3.1.5)

Extent Statement (3.2)*

16. Condition Description

Physical Access (4.2);

Technical Access (4.3)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements (3.4.4)

Preservation Management Requirements (4.3)

17. Custodial History

Custodial History (5.1)

Archival history (3.2.3)

Preliminary Custodial History (2.2)

18. Appraisal Decisions

Appraisal, Destruction and Scheduling Information (5.3)

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information (3.3.2)

Appraisal (4.4)

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