Archival Research Catalog (ARC) Archival Descriptions

Dataset Summary

Agency:	National Archives and Records Administration
Sub-Agency:
Category:	Other
Date Released:	16-Sep-2002
Date Updated:	15-Dec-2009
Time Period:	ca. 100 AD - Present
Frequency:	Annually
Description:	The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) data set provides archival descriptions of the permanent holdings of the federal government in the custody of the National Archives and Records administration. The archival descriptions include information on traditional paper holdings, logical data records (electronic records), and artifacts.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	ARC, Archival Research Catalog, NARA, National Archives, history, historical research, research
Unique ID	1357

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.archives.gov/datasets/archival-descriptions.html
Agency Program Page	http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Federal Government
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	Global

Data Description

Collection Mode	paper, computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/lifecycle-data-requirements.doc

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.archives.gov/datasets/arc-archival-descriptions-xml.doc
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284