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series

term in archival and library science; collection of records grouped as a result of their original function, use, or other relationship to one another
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Summary

series is a level of description[1]. series is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: library science term[3], type of series[4]
  • Subclass of: class[5], sub-fonds[6], archival collection[7]
  • Part of: fonds[8], sub-fonds[9]
  • Has part(s): sub-series[10], file unit[11]
  • Partially coincident with: library collection[12]
  • Equivalent class: https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/vocabularies/recordSetTypes#Series[13]
  • Next lower rank: file unit[14], sub-series[15]
  • Next higher rank: fonds[16]
  • Items classified: document[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ica.org. ica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Retrieved . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iptc newscode → mediatopic/20001179
    Isocat id → 4121
    Dictionary of archives terminology id → series, record-series, series
    Wikipedia languages → ['fr', 'pl']
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 4121, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7329324|series (#7329324)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 7w ago · Kinsio · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Ali Akbar Velayati
    Items classified → document
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q439354, Moving from series"
  3. 16w ago · AHIOH · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → sub-series, file unit
    Instance of → level of description, library science term, type of series
    Wikidata description → term in archival and library science; collection of records grouped as a result
    Subclass of → class, sub-fonds, archival collection
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: type of series"
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