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* Claire Prechtel Kluskens. ''The National Archives Catalog.'' NGS Magazine 43 # 3 (October-December, 2017): 40- 43.   
* Claire Prechtel Kluskens. ''The National Archives Catalog.'' NGS Magazine 43 # 3 (October-December, 2017): 40- 43.   


''' Record Hierarchy:<br>'''
''' Record Hierarchy in the Online Catalog:<br>'''
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/record-group.html Record Group (RG)] number – A record group is a grouping created by NARA that comprises the records of a government bureau or agency. <br>
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/record-group.html Record Group (RG)] number – A record group is a grouping created by NARA that comprises the records of a government bureau or agency. <br>
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/series.html Record Series] Records that are arranged according to a particular filing system of a government agency. Record are described in the catalog at the Series level.  
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/series.html Record Series] Records that are arranged according to a particular filing system of a government agency. Record are described in the catalog at the Series level.  
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*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/item.html Item]
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/item.html Item]
*National Archives Identifier (NAID): A unique number assigned to a Record Group, Series, File Unit or Item in the catalog.
*National Archives Identifier (NAID): A unique number assigned to a Record Group, Series, File Unit or Item in the catalog.
*Inventory Entry Number – An inventory or preliminary inventory is a finding aid, and generally includes a brief administrative history of the organization(s) as well as series descriptions of their records. Inventory Entry Numbers were formerly called Inventory Identifiers.<br>
*Inventory Entry Number – An inventory or preliminary inventory is a finding aid, and generally includes a brief administrative history of the organization(s) as well as series descriptions of their records. Inventory Entry Numbers were formerly called Inventory Identifiers.<br>
*Local Identifier – Local identifiers are created by local NARA offices to identify materials. Local identifiers are office specific; different offices may use the same identifier for different records.
*HMS/MLR Entry Number – A number that https://www.archives.gov/research/data-model/record-group.htmlidentifies an entry in the Holdings Management System/Master Location Register (MLR) database, such as “A1 1077B.”
*Declassification Project Number – A number assigned to records that have been reviewed for declassification.<ref>"[http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=1588 What Do All Those Numbers...Mean?]" ''The National Archives Archives.gov'' (www.archives.gov : accessed 19 May 2010).</ref>


=== Selected Digitized Collections ===
=== Selected Digitized Collections ===
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