Archival projects

ARCHIVES NATIONALES DE FRANCE
DescriptionInventory of the Fonds Napoleon and Etat des fonds des archives privies. Available through Archival resources of RLG.
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan; E-mail: Florence Clavaud, Chef du service des nouvelles technologies, florence.clavaud@culture.gouv.fr

STOCKHOLM, NATIONAL ARCHIVES
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.ra.se/ra/MPO-en.html

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION (ISAD(G))
DescriptionThe standard identifies 26 elements of information as necessary for a good description and good access. However, only six of those are considered essential, particularly with a view to international exchange of information: reference (location and shelfmark), title, creator, date(s), extent and level of description.
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.ica.org/en/node/30000

EUAN (European Archive Union)
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.euan.org/

HE ARCHIVES HUB
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/

ACCESS TO ARCHIVES (A2A)
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.a2a.org.uk/

NATIONAL REGISTER OF ARCHIVES
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://www.hmc.gov.uk/nra

RNA - Regeln zur Erschließung von Nachlaßen und Autographen
DescriptionCataloguing rules established in Germany in the sector of modern manuscripts. Includes information on access points and on name authority. Maintained by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin in cooperation with the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Rules will be translated into English.
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Contact detailsWebsite: http://zka.sbb.spk-berlin.de/rna/

ENCODED ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION (EAD)
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Contact detailsWebsite: available on the Library of Congress website at http://www.loc.gov/ead