I came across an informative article on the Library of Congress site that discussed encoded archival description (Library Of Congress, 2006). It summarized its purpose as a way for information seekers to use abstracts as a tool for narrowing down information, by providing pertinent information within the abstract. It includes information about the creator, content, scope, and location. It is put in a format that is standardized and can be used by various digital resources including MARC. By opening up the article link listed below you can see an example. This means of describing the information will lead to much more effective information retrieval.
References:
Library Of Congress. (2006, May 25). Encoded archival description tag library, version 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2008, from http://www.loc.gov/ead/tglib/elements/abstract.html
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