Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002

EAD Elements

<notestmt> Note Statement

Description:

An optional subelement within the <filedesc> portion of the <eadheader> that groups <note> elements, each of which contains a single piece of descriptive information about the finding aid. These <note>s are similar to the "general notes" in traditional bibliographic descriptions.

The <notestmt> element is modeled on a header element found in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).

May contain:

note

May occur within:

filedesc

Attributes:

Examples:

In the California Digital Library, access points are put in the <eadheader> for system use in the resource directory. These same access points are also provided in <controlaccess> for public use.

<notestmt>
    <note>
        <p>
            <subject source="cdl">Arts and Humanities--Performing Arts--Dance</subject>
            <subject source="cdl">Arts and Humanities--Performing Arts--Theater</subject>
        </p>
    </note>
</notestmt>