Summary

Documentary Form Type is an Attribute in the Records in Context - Conceptual Model.

Details

The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v. 0.2 (December 2019) defines and describes Documentary Form Type as follows:
Definition
Categorization of the Documentary Form.

Repeatability
Not repeatable

Value Schema
Controlled value

Scope Notes
Provides information about a document´s extrinsic and intrinsic elements in order to communicate its content, its administrative and documentary context, and its authority.
Documentary Form plays an important role in determining the type of information a Record may comprise, its status of perfection, and its authenticity and reliability.
Documentary Forms exist in a specific social and cultural context, and within that context, are subject to change over time.

Examples
deed of gift;
email;
letter;
papal bull;
charter;
letters patent;
birth certificate;
will ;
carta;
acta de entrega;
expediente de licencia de obras mayores;
libro de actas

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