A R C H I - L O G INFOKA In brief

• the RAD description and management of archives, using 7 levels of description
• image management
• the definition of a controlled vocabulary for the purpose of indexing: the thesaurus and the authority file
• the compilation of an index through access terms
• searching using access points in an index, searching across the full text, or searching with the help of a dictionary
• publishing the summary of a fonds, the RAD description of an archival unit, the list of all the fonds, an inventory, statistics, the full index or an index for a fonds, the thesaurus, the authority file
• importation and exportation of data in various formats including EAD

RAD

compatible with international standards for describing archival material; uniformity of the description of archival documents; punctuation automatically generated by the software; facility of exchange of data between users; easy to use

THESAURUS

definition of a controlled vocabulary to be used in the indexing process

AUTHORITY FILE

definition of a controlled list of proper names to be used in the indexing process

INDEX

search using access points created freely or choosen in the thesaurus and the authority file

RAPID SEARCH USING A DICTIONARY

creation of a dictionary of all the words appearing in the descriptions; rapid search mechanism using this dictionary

FLEXIBILITY

preferences modifiable by the user

PUBLICATION OF FINDING AIDS

choice of various formatting options for the finding aids; publishing on paper, over the internet, on the site of the Réseau de diffusion des archives du Québec (RDAQ) or in the EAD/xml format

• accredited archives centers
• historical societies
• municipalities
• museums
• private or commercial organisations
• public organisations
• religious groups
• schools