ARHIVSKI VJESNIK 50. (ZAGREB, 2007)

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Summary GENERAL GUIDE FOR ARCHIVÁL HOLDINGS IN REPUBLIC OF CROATIA. COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA. General guidefor archivál fonds and collections in Republic of Croatia is in contemporary Croatian archives service obligatory finding aid, which provides basic data on archivál holdings in Republic of Croatia in custody of archivál, but also of non-archival institutions. Structure of data on archivál holdings (title of fonds or collections, dates of creator's existence, span dates and quantity of archivál materials in the unit, existing finding aids) in Guide from 2006 follow data structure from the edition made in 1984, which was the first one of that kind in Croatia, but then in frames of those days Yugoslavia. At the same time processing and structure of data are harmonized with elements of international Standards ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF). The way in which the fonds are created is compatible with principles described in Guidelines on criteria and procedures for fonds and collections creation (Preporuka o uvjetima i načinu oblikovanja arhivskoga fonda i zbirke), published in 1985. Archivál holdings of Croatian State Archives (CSA) and of 13 regional State archives are presented, same as holdings from 187 non-archival institutions, like Croatian Academy of Science and Art, National and University Library in Zagreb, faculty and other libraries, science institutes, museums, religious institutions. In 15.937 archivál fonds and collections archivál materials originate from the end of 10

th to the end of 20

th Century, even to the beginning of 21

st Century. Guide gives answers and suggestions for particular issues: fonds creation, creation of authority records, creation of fonds register numbers. The number of embraced fonds and collections and exhaustivity of their description makes Guide a kind of »cadastre« of archivál cultural heritage and basic archivál finding aid to researchers and other users, but also to archivists and others working in archives service. Key words: archivál finding aids, general guide for archivál holdings, archivál institutions, owners of archivál materials outside archives service, archives, fonds, archivál collections Translated by Rajka Bučin