EAD (Encoded Archival Description ; Version 2002 Official Site)

Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002

EAD Elements

<num> Number

Description:

A generic element for numeric information in any form. The <num> element is used only when it is necessary to display a number in a special way, or to identify it with a TYPE attribute. For example, an accession number in the <acqinfo> element might be designated as <num type="accession">. A publication number might be designated as <publicationstmt> ... <num>no. 42</num> ...

Do not confuse with <container>, <unitid>, or <eadid>, which may also consist of numeric information.

May contain:

#PCDATA, emph, extptr, lb, ptr

May occur within:

bibref, bibseries, entry, event, extref, extrefloc, item, label, materialspec, p, publicationstmt, ref, refloc, seriesstmt, subtitle, title, titlepage, titleproper, unittitle

Attributes:

ALTRENDER #IMPLIED, CDATA
AUDIENCE #IMPLIED, external, internal
ENCODINGANALOG #IMPLIED, CDATA
ID #IMPLIED, ID
TYPE #IMPLIED, CDATA

Examples:

1.
    <filedesc>
        <titlestmt>[...]</titlestmt>
        <seriesstmt>
            <titleproper encodinganalog="440$a">Archival Inventories and Guides
            of the World; </titleproper>
            <num encodinganalog="440$v">no. 148</num>
        </seriesstmt>
    </filedesc>
2.
    <acqinfo>
        <p>The collection (Donor No. <num type="donor">8338</num>)
        was donated by <persname role="donor">Vonda Thomas </persname>and
        <persname role="donor"> Francine Farrow </persname>in March 1995.</p>
    </acqinfo>