Summary

The fifth annual meeting of the Experts Group on Archival Description (EGAD) was held in Rome, Italy on 23-25 October 2017. Local support was provided by Archivo Centrale Dello Stato.

Details

Agenda

1. Introductions & updates (Oct. 23)

a. EGAD Work Plan, timelines / deadlines
b. RiC-O progress / status
c. Status of digest strategy (publicly responding to community feedback)

2. RiC-CM entities (Oct 23/24)

a. Address community comments per each RiC entity
b. Consider suggestions for new entities
c. Determine useful presentation style - e.g., potential method for organizing/grouping entities (primary and secondary); illustrative diagrams
d. Treatment of digital records in RiC (entity definitions and examples should accommodate digital)

3. RiC-CM properties (Oct 24)

a. Address community comments about RiC properties
b. Determine useful presentation style / illustrative diagrams
c. Treatment of digital records in RiC (consider adding additional properties; modifying existing properties' definitions and examples to better accommodate digital)

4. RiC-CM Relations (Oct 25)

a. Address community comments about RiC relations
b. Determine useful presentation style / illustrative diagrams

5. Other topics to be addressed (Oct 25)

6. Next steps / assignments (Oct 25)

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