A Brief Introduction to Encoded Archival Description

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Overview

I. EAD BasicsII. Finding AidIII. ImplementationIV. Resources

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I. The Basics

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What is EAD?

XML standard for encoding finding aids

I. Basics

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XML standard for encoding finding aids

I. Basics - What is EAD?

XML (eXtensible Markup Language):set of rules for structuring data

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<item>2011</item>

<container type=“box”>2011</container>

<unitdate era=“CE”>2011</unitdate>

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XML standard for encoding finding aids

I. Basics - What is EAD?

Tag:

<unitdate era=“ce”>2011</unitdate>

Attribute:

<unitdate era=“ce”>2011</unitdate>

Element:

<unitdate era=“ce”>2011</unitdate>7

XML standard for encoding finding aids

I. Basics - What is EAD?

<ead> <eadheader> <titleproper>Guide to the

Papers of Leo N. Tolstoy</titleproper>

</eadheader></ead>

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XML standard for encoding finding aids

I. Basics - What is EAD?

XML standard for encoding finding aids

Defined set of containers for descriptive data

Other encoding standards:MARC (books)Dublin Core (electronic objects)

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I. Basics - What is EAD?

XML standard for encoding finding aids

Valid elements, attributes and entities are defined by a DTD or Schema

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I. Basics - What is EAD?

XML standard for encoding finding aids

A description of records that gives the repository physical and intellectual control over the materials and that assists users to gain access to and understand the materials (SAA)

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I. Basics - What is EAD?

XML standard for encoding finding aids

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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I. Basics - What is EAD?

II. Finding Aid

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EAD Finding Aid Structure

<ead><eadheader>Information about repository and finding aid</eadheader><archdesc>Description of archival materials</archdesc>

</ead>

II. Finding Aid

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Guide to the Arthur Abelmann Collection

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II. Finding Aid

Questions?

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II. Finding Aid

III. Implementation

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III. Implementation:Creating EAD

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Archivists’ ToolkitIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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ArchonIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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OxygenIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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NoteTabIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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EADitorIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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NotepadIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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EAD Tag LibraryIII. Implementation: Creating EAD

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III. Implementation:Using EAD

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Now What?III. Implementation: Using EAD

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XSLTIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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XSLTIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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EAD to HTMLIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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EAD to HTML with DCIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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EAD to HTMLIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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EAD to PDFIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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EAD to MARCIII. Implementation: Using EAD

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Other Uses

• Bulk updates• EAD consortia • Metadata for digitized collections• Faceted searching• Anything structured data allows

III. Implementation: Using EAD

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IV. Resources

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EAD ToolsIV. Resources

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Upcoming SAA Webinars

• July 7: Archivists’ Toolkit: Shortening the Path from Accession to Researcher

• July 21: EAD Tips and Tricks: Repurposing EAD with XSLT

IV. Resources

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Tinker!

• EAD Cookbook

• An XML Editor

• Library of Congress EAD files

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