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Preface
Outline of the Categories of Information
Introduction
Building a Common Framework for Catalogue Entries
Implementing a Common Framework
Introduction
Organization of the Guidelines
Groups/Items
Subjects/Built Works
People/Corporate Bodies
Geographic Locations
Bibliographic Sources
Introduction
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Volume (Sketchbook) Entry
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Glossary
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A Guide to the Description of Architectural Drawings


Organization of the Guidelines


Categories are presented in the following format (see Outline of the Categories of Information):

SECTION

General topic or group of categories to which the category belongs, e.g. Origin/Maker.[1]

CATEGORY

Name of the category. Boldface type indicate that the category is considered to be core. The need to relate other information for retrieval (or "linkage") is indicated by an asterisk. These categories do not correspond necessarily to discrete data elements; they are meant to define concepts that would be structured as fields acording to the type of system used.

DEFINITION

Meaning and scope of the concept(s) covered by the section or category.

DISCUSSION

Why the category is deemed to be important, including guidelines and conventions where these have been developed.

TERMINOLOGY

Guidelines for vocabulary, authority, and format control. References to relevant sections of the second edition of the AAT (1994) are included when appropriate, together with cross-refereces to the first edition (1990). In a few cases ADAG has provided a list of terms.

IMPLEMENTATION

Specific attributes of the section or category, as follows:

Indication of the category's primary function. (Additionally, categories that fufill a descriptive function are named to reflect this function, e.g. Purpose Description and Descriptive Date.) Options:

    Descriptive
    Access Point


If the category is indicated as decriptive, it is not controlled. If a category is to function as an access point, the type of control needed is indicated. Options:

    Authority-controlled: Subject/Built Works
    Authority-controlled: People/Corporate Bodies
    Authority-controlled: Geographic Locations
    Terminology-controlled descriptive


Indication of whether the information is considered core or optional. Options:

    Core
    Optional


Indication of whether there is a need for consistency of format in numeric categories, e.g. dates. Options:

    Format-controlled: numeric


Indication of whether the category may have more than one hierarchial level, e.g. broad/narrow term or name. Options:

    hierarchical


Indication of whether the category may be repeated within an entry. Options:

    Single occurence
    Repeatable




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