Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002

EAD Elements

<unittitle> Title of the Unit

Description:

The name, either formal or supplied, of the described materials. May consist of a word, phrase, character, or group of characters. As an important subelement of the Descriptive Identification < did>, the <unittitle> encodes the name of the described materials at both the highest unit or <archdesc> level (e.g., collection, record group, or fonds) and at all the subordinate Component <c> levels (e.g., subseries, files, items, or other intervening stages within a hierarchical description).

Do not confuse <unittitle> with Title <title>, a more general element used to encode the formal names of works such as monographs, serials, paintings, etc. Also do not confuse with Title Proper of the Finding Aid <titleproper>, used to designate the name of a finding aid, or a finding aid series encoded in EAD.

The <unittitle> element is comparable to ISAD(G) element 3.1.2 and MARC field 245.

May contain:

#PCDATA, abbr, archref, bibref, bibseries, corpname, date, edition, emph, expan, extptr, extref, famname, function, genreform, geogname, imprint, lb, linkgrp, name, num, occupation, persname, ptr, ref, subject, title, unitdate

May occur within:

archref, did, entry, event, extref, extrefloc, item, label, p, ref, refloc

Attributes:

Example:

    <c level="subseries">
        <did>
            <unittitle>Documentary Movies, </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive">1952-1964</unitdate>
            <physdesc><extent>2.5 linear ft.</extent></physdesc>
            <abstract label="Summary:">Includes scores, arranged alphabetically by
            movie title, and some correspondence, arranged chronologically.</abstract>
        </did>
    </c>