Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
The conceptual models in the archival description aim to respond to the new demands of the technological context and the dynamics of postmodern society. This paper deals with the thematic representation of archival documents present in the conceptual models of archival description, since they understand this process as a fundamental element in the organization and representation of these documents. Preventing the analysis, synthesis, and representation of documentary content in archives may result in limitations on the retrieval of such documents. This research aims to map the entities and attributes related to thematic representation in the conceptual models for archival description. Five models identified in the International Council of Archives (ICA) website were analyzed: AGRkMS, Technical Specifications for the Electronic Recordkeeping Metadata Standard, CMAD, CNEDA and Records in Context - CIA. From the mapping of the entities and attributes, entities that relate to the thematic representation of the archival documents were identified. Of the analyzed models, three of them, CMAD, CNEDA and RiC-CM, present a specific entity to represent the content of the document. However, the determination of the content of the archival document and its representation are dependent on a broader analysis, this analysis pervades the entities that express or assist in the characterization of the provenience and the organicity of the documentary sets.
