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A basic presentation prepared for Queens College (CUNY) Graduate School of Library and Information Science, May 2011. Describes what EAD is, how it is created, and how it is implemented.
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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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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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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
IV. Resources
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Download via Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/archivistkevin/a-brief-introduction-to-encoded-archival-description
Twitter @archivistkevin
Thank you!
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