scope and content RiC-A38

Definition

Summary of the scope (such as time periods, geography) and content (such as subject matter, administrative processes) of a Record Resource. Provides a more complete summary of the informational content of the Record Resource highlighting the information conveyed in the Record Resource, why it was created, received, and/or maintained, and the agents connected to it. It may include description of relations with agents, activities, dates and places, or with other record resources.

Scope notes

Scope and content is a specialization of general description. For a Record Set, may be used to summarize the scope and content of the Record Set itself, or additionally to summarize the scope and content of some or all members of the Record Set. It is not to be confused with the history dataytpe property which focuses on the origination and subsequent changes to a Record Resource.

Declared on

• Record Resource RiC-E02

Also applies to 3 inherited by

Examples

• Among the witnesses, the Duke of Normandy.
• Includes a detailed list of the lands and villages given by the King to the Abbey.
• Letter from Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) to the Council of Kronstadt asking them to send military support against the Ottomans, within the framework of their alliance treaty.
• The author explains why he does not agree with the decision made and adds that it cannot be applied.