In this section you will find adaptations to the international archival standards ISAD(G) and ISAAR, implemented at the OSA. Adaptations to MARC21 and AACR2 are outlined in Chapter 4 Koha User Manual.

ISAAR Adaptations

5.1.3 Parallel forms of name

• This field is omitted

5.3 Relationships Area

• The Relationships Area is omitted

5.4 Control Area

Addition

• OSA added ‘Internal Notes’ field

Omissions

• 5.4.6 Data of Creation, Revision, Deletion

• 5.4.9 Maintenance Notes

Adaptation

• Field included but with modification:

5.4.7 Language(s) and scripts: In our system the field is labeled simply ‘Languages’

6. Relating Corporate Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families to Archival Materials and Other Resources

• This area is omitted in the AMS

ISAD(G) Adaptations

3.1 Identity Area

Additions

• OSA added ‘Predominant Date’ field in AMS

• OSA added ‘Carrier of the unit of description’ field in AMS

Adaptation

• Title 3.1.2

The Title rule indicates that descriptions should “distinguish between formal and supplied titles according to national or language conventions”. At the fonds, sub-fonds and series level of description OSA does not distinguish between the various types of title.

3.2 Context Area

Addition

• OSA added ‘Name of the Creator (ISAAR)’ field in AMS

3.3 Content and Structure Area

Adaptations

• In OSA’s AMS this area is titled simply ‘Content’

• OSA Adapted ‘Scope and Content’ into two fields, one ‘Scope and Content (Abstract)’ and one ‘Scope and Content (Narrative)’

3.4 Conditions of Access and Use Area

Additions

• In OSA’s AMS there is a field ‘Reason of restriction’ included, which is not found in ISAD(G)

• A field titled ‘Embargo’ included in the AMS and is not found in ISAD(G)

Adaptations

• This area is titled simply ‘Access and Use’ in the OSA AMS

• The ISAD(G) 3.4.1 field ‘Conditions governing access’ is titled ‘Access rights’ in the AMS

• The ISAD(G) 3.4.2 field ‘Conditions governing reproduction’ is titled ‘Reproduction rights’ in the AMS

• The ISAD(G) 3.4.3 field ‘Language/scripts of material’ is titled ‘Languages’ in the OSA’s AMS

• The ISAD(G) 3.4.5 field ‘Finding aids’ is titled ‘Related Finding Aids’ in the OSA’s AMS

3.5 Allied Materials

Omission

• ISAD(G) 3.5.3 ‘Related Units of description’

Adaptations

• The ISAD(G) field ‘Existence and location of originals’ 3.5.1 is titled ‘Location of originals’ in OSA’s AMS

• The ISAD(G) field ‘Existence and location of copies’ 3.5.2 is titled ‘Location of copies’ in the OSA’s AMS

3.6 Notes Area

Addition

• ‘Internal Notes’ field added

Omission

• The ISAD(G) 3.7.3 field ‘Dates of descriptions’ in the ISAD(G) Description Area has been merged with the Notes Area 3.6, is not included

Adaptation

• This field has been merged with the ISAD(G) 3.7 Description Control Area

3.7 Description Control Area

Adaptation

• The fields of this area are included in the ‘Notes’ area tab (ISAD(G) 3.6)