Summary

History 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 History as follows:
Definition
Summary of the evolution of an entity, since its origin until present time.

Specifications
History can alternatively be represented by a series of related events.
For Record Resource, an account of the history of the Record. To the extent known, this may cover the entire history of the Record from its inception to the date of the most current description and include information about history of responsibility, property, custody, control, arrangement, description and management of the Record Resource.
For Instantiation, an account of history of a specific Instantiation of a Record Resource.
For Agent, concise history of the Agent, relevant for understanding of the context of records creation, including its creation/definition/birth, its evolution over time, including changes concerning the education, competencies, positions, the mandate assigned etc.
For Event, history of origin and development of the goals, purposes or objectives and processes of the Event.
For Rule, history of the authority or specifications relating to perform an Activity.
For Place, an account of the history of the Place.

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

Repeatability
Not repeatable
Value Schema
Free text

Scope Notes
The attribute is not to be confused with Scope and Content attribute.

Examples
The manuscripts are part of the collections of Robert Harley (d 1724) and Edward Harley (d 1741), 1st and 2nd Earls of Oxford, that were bought by Parliament and transferred to the British Museum in 1753. Those materials were then separated into this collection and those for Harley Charters and Harley Rolls and became part of the collections of the British Library in 1972. (Record Set);
Nacido en Barbastro en 1892, donde realizó sus primeros estudios con los escolapios. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Zaragoza, aprobó las oposiciones al cuerpo nacional de notarios…(Person);
El primer sorteo de lotería se celebró el 13 de mayo de 1771, siendo desarrollado por la Real Lotería General de Nueva España… (Activity)

Related entries