Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002
EAD Elements
<fileplan> File Plan
Description:
Information about any classification scheme used for arranging, storing, and retrieving the described materials by the parties originally responsible for creating or compiling them. A filing plan is usually identified by the type of system used, e.g., alphabetical, numerical, alpha-numerical, decimal, color-coded, etc. It is often hierarchical and may include the filing guidelines of the originating organization. Additional types include a drawing of a room layout or a scientific scheme.
Do not confuse with Other Finding Aid <otherfindaid> which contains references to additional descriptions of the material rather than descriptions of classification schemes by which the materials might still be arranged.
In EAD Version 1.0 <fileplan> was a subelement of Adjunct Descriptive Data <add>, which has been deprecated in EAD 2002 (see Appendix B). The new Description Group <descgrp> element, which can group any of the <did>-level elements (except the Description of Subordinate Components <dsc>), may be used to wrap elements where a group heading is desirable. The <descgrp> element can be used to replace <add> when converting finding aids encoded in EAD V1.0 to EAD 2002.
May contain:
address, blockquote, chronlist, fileplan, head, list, note, p, table
May occur within:
archdesc, archdescgrp, c, c01, c02, c03, c04, c05, c06, c07, c08, c09, c10, c11, c12, descgrp, fileplan
Attributes:
| ALTRENDER | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| AUDIENCE | #IMPLIED, external, internal |
| ENCODINGANALOG | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| ID | #IMPLIED, ID |
Example:
<fileplan>
<head>File List</head>
<note><p>The list below outlines the classification system used
for the central files of Vice President Mondale's office. This structure
assigned alpha-numeric codes to primary subjects and to secondary and tertiary
subdivisions thereunder.</p>
</note>
<fileplan>
<head>AGRICULTURE (AG)</head>
<list type="ordered">
<defitem>
<label>1</label>
<item>Home Economics</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>2</label>
<item>Horticulture</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>3</label>
<item>Marketing</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>4</label>
<item>Price Support</item>
</defitem>
</list>
</fileplan>
<fileplan>
<head>ARTS (AR)</head>
<list type="ordered">
<defitem>
<label>1</label>
<item>Languages</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>2</label>
<item>Museums</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>3</label>
<item>Music</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>4</label>
<item>Painting/Drawing</item>
</defitem>
</list>
</fileplan>
</fileplan>