International Standard Archival Authority Record

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An International Standard Archival Authority Record (ISAAR) is a form of authority control record, standardized by the Committee of Descriptive Standards of the International Council on Archives. [1]

ISAAR (CPF) is the International Standard Archival Authority Record For Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families; its second edition was adopted by the committee in 2003. [2]

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References

  1. ISAAR(CPF): Norme internationale sur les notices d'autorité archivistiques relatives aux collectivités, aux personnes et aux familles, Deuxième édition. 27 August 2004. ISBN   2-9521932-2-3. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2019.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. Committee on Descriptive Standards (30 October 2003). "ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record For Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families" (PDF). International Council on Archives (2nd ed.): 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2012.