Cataloguing information on other websites

Links to cataloguing standards and guidance

Archivists use national and international standards when cataloguing, and some of these are mentioned below.

ISAD (G)

General International Standard Archival Description (2nd edition). Provides guidance for the preparation of archival descriptions. Download as PDF document (256 kb)

ISAAR (CPF)

International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (2nd edition). Provides guidance for preparing archival authority records describing entities (corporate bodies, persons and families) associated with the creation and maintenance of archives. Download as PDF document (457 kb)

National Name Authority File (NNAF)

Download as PDF document (216 kb)

ISAF, International Standard on Activities/Functions of Corporate Bodies

Download as PDF document (319 kb)

Basic archival cataloguing principles

Guidance from the Access to Archives project. Download as PDF document (56 kb)