Applying DACS to Finding Aids: Case Studies from Three Diverse Repositories

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) is the first descriptive standard in the United States to apply to all forms of archival description, including finding aids. This article contains three cases studies from diverse repositories of the implementation of DACS as a content standard for finding aids. They show the flexibility of DACS and its usefulness in standardizing descriptive practices while respecting different descriptive traditions.