An International Standard Archival Authority Record (ISAAR) is a form of

authority control In information science, authority control is a process that organizes information, for example in library catalogs, by using a single, distinct spelling of a name (heading) or a numeric identifier for each topic. The word ''authority'' in ''aut ...

record, standardized by the Committee of Descriptive Standards of the

International Council on Archives The International Council on Archives (ICA; French: ''Conseil international des archives'') is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists. It was set up in 1948, wi ...

. ISAAR (CPF) is the ''International Standard Archival Authority Record For Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families''; its second edition was adopted by the committee in 2003.

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