Purpose:
records catalogues at the National Archives of Iran and the level of their conformity with the
International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
e present research is aimed at identifying descriptive elements of the archival
Methodology:
standards, and interviews are employed for gathering research data. e results are presented
in tables and -gures through descriptive statistical methods (frequency and percentage).
e research community included researchers and experts in arrangement and description
of records, manuals, and cataloging worksheets of the archival records existing in National
Library and Archives of Iran.
is research was based on analytical survey. A checklist, the rules of archival
Findings:
with ISAD. e research -ndings also show that information elements including “Author
Name” (16.62%) and “Descriptors” (91.26%) are consistent with documentation tools.
8.8% of these information elements are not documented at all. In the eyes of the experts of
arrangement and description of documents, cataloging of archival documents based on ISAD
has improved the methods of organizing documents.
Conclusion: Applying this standardized method of archival description has led to better retrieval
of the related documents.
is research displays the conformity of descriptive elements in the studied worksheets
