Description identifier

Do not use.

Institution identifier

1. Record the Canadian Library Symbol for the appropriate repository within the Dalhousie Libraries
   
   
   1. Killam Memorial Library (University Archives): CA-NSHD
   2. W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library: CA-NSHDM
   3. Sexton Design & Technology Library: CA-NSHT
   4. MacRae Library: CA-NSTA
   5. Sir James Dunn Law Library: CA-NSHDL
      
      

Rules or conventions

1. List all of the rules and/or conventions used to create the archival description:
   
   

   Manual of style: The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

   Descriptive standard: RAD - Rules for Archival Description, Revised Version, Ottawa: Bureau of Canadian Archivists, 2008.

   Authorized form of name: Library of Congress Authorities.

   Date and time format: ISO 8601-1:2019 - Date and time — Representations for information interchange — Part 1: Basic rules.

   Country code format: ISO 3166-1:2013 - Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 1: Country codes.

   Institution identifier: ISO 15511:2011 - Information and documentation -- International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL).

   Institution identifier: Library and Archives Canada - Symbols and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada.

   Language format: ISO 639-3:2007 - Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages.

   Script format: ISO 15924:2004 - Information and documentation -- Codes for the representation of names of scripts.

   Sources: The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Status

1. Select Final from the drop-down list.

Level of detail

1. Select Full from the drop-down list.

Dates of creation, revision, and deletion

1. Record the date of creation and/or revision. Begin the note with the date of creation (YYY-MM-DD) followed by a colon. Include a brief descriptive note that includes the name(s) of the responsible person(s).
   
   

Language

1. Select English from the drop-down list.

Script

1. Select Latin from the drop-down list.

Sources

1. Record citations for any external sources used in the archival description, if applicable. External sources can only be used to help write the physical description area, archival description area, and notes area (RAD 1.1A3 and the .0B rules of the relevant chapters in Part I).
   
   
   
   
2. Format citations in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).