level="collection" type="inventory" relatedencoding="MARC21"> <did> <head>Overview of the Collection</head> <repository encodinganalog="852$a" label="Repository: ">Blank University</repository> <origination label="Creator: "> <persname encodinganalog="100">Brightman, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1911-1992</persname> </origination> <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a" label="Title: ">Samuel C. Brightman Papers</unittitle> <unitdate encodinganalog="245$f" normal="1932/1992" type="inclusive" label="Inclusive Dates: ">1932-1992</unitdate> <physdesc encodinganalog="300$a" label="Quantity: "> <extent>6 linear ft.</extent> </physdesc> <abstract encodinganalog="520$a" label="Abstract: "> Papers of the American journalist including some war correspondence, political and political humor writings, and adult education material </abstract> <unitid encodinganalog="099" label="Identification: " countrycode="us" repositorycode="NSyU">2458163</unitid> <langmaterial label="Language: " encodinganalog="546"> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> </did> </archdesc> Several additional descriptive elements may follow the did including: bioghist - biographic description of the person or organization scopecontent - a detailed narrative description of the collection material relatedmaterial - description of items which the repository acquired separately but which are related to this collection, and which a researcher might want to be aware of separatedmaterial - items which the repository acquired as part of this collection but which have been separated from it, perhaps for special treatment, storage needs, or cataloging controlaccess - a list of subject headings or keywords for the collection, usually drawn from an authoritative source such as Library of Congress Subject Headings or the Art and Architecture Thesaurus accessrestrict and userestrict - statement concerning any restrictions on the material in the collection arrangement - the way in which the materials in the collection are arranged The second, and usually largest, section of the archdesc is the dsc, which contains a full inventory of the collection broken down into progressively smaller intellectual chunks. EAD offers two options: the c element which can be nested within itself to an unlimited level, and a set of numbered container elements c01 through c12 which can only be nested numerically (i.e. a c01 can contain only a c02; a c02 can contain only a c03, and so on). Note that the c and c0# elements refer to intellectual subdivisions of the material; the actual physical container is specified using the container element. The inventory may go down to as detailed a level as desired. The example below shows an inventory to the folder level. Example of an inventory: <dsc type="combined"><head>Inventory</head> <c01> <did> <unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle> </did> <c02> <did> <unittitle>Adams, Martha</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1962/1967">1962-1967</unitdate> <container type="box">1</container> <container type="folder">1</container> </did> </c02> <c02> <did> <unittitle>Barnett, Richard</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1965">1965</unitdate> <container type="box">1</container> <container type="folder">2</container> </did> </c02> ...etc </c01> <c01> <did> <unittitle>Writings</unittitle> </did> <c02> <did> <unittitle>Short stories</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1959/1979">1959-1979</unitdate> <container type="box">5</container> <container type="folder">1-9</container> </did> </c02>