2016 Volume 25 Pages 79-90
The aim of this paper is to report the recent trend of an international standard for archival description. The International Council on Archives（ICA）has appointed an Expert Group on Archival Description（EGAD）in 2012 and charged the group with developing an archival conceptual model. The conceptual model is called ʻRecords in Context（RiC）ʼ．The development of RiC is meant for（1）identification and definition of essential components of archival description and their interrelations；（2）promotion of a shared understanding of archival description；（3）positioning of the archival community to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by current and emerging communication technologies；（4）facilitation of working cooperatively within the archival community as well as with communities of allied cultural heritage and academic and non academic users；and（5）respecting the traditional principles of archival description. To achieve this goal, the EGAD has produced（a）a glossary of terms；（b）a conceptual model for archival description；and（c）aformal ontology.
