Summary

Scope and Content 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 Scope and Contents
as follows:
Definition
Summary of the scope (such as time periods, geography) and content (such as subject matter, administrative processes) of the Record Resource.

Specifications
It should highlight the information conveyed in the Record Resource, why they were created, received, and/or maintained, and the Agents connected to them.
It is not to be confused with Name attribute. Scope and Content provides a more complete summary of the informational content of the Record Resource.
It may include description of relations with Agents, other Records, Activities, Dates and Places.
It may include structural information when the information is important in the understanding of the content of the Record Resource or Instantiation and when it is not described separately under Structure attribute.
It is not to be confused with History which focusses on the evolution of the Record Resource.

Extensibility
The attribute may be extended with any number of specific attributes.

Repeatability
The attribute may be extended with any number of specific attributes.

Value Schema
Free text

Examples
Includes a detailed list of the lands and villages given by the King to the Abbey;
among the witnesses, the duke of Normandy;
the author explains why he does not agree with the decision made and adds that it cannot be applied;
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;
Se hace referencia a construcción del Gran Hotel, iniciada en 1899 bajo el nombre de Casa Celestino. Tras su interrupción en 1902, continuó la obra ya con su nombre actual..

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