Mark Sullivan

University of Florida Libraries

Digital Library of the Caribbean

Electronic Finding Guides (EADs)

Brief History

Encoding

Related Standards

EAD Tags (precursory look)

Examples

Tools

Example Implementations

2 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 3

Libraries v Archives

4 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Category Library Archives

Nature Published discrete items

independent significance

Unpublished groups of

related items unique

Method of Creation Separate independent

action

Organic ndash normal course of

business

Method of Receipt Selected as single items Appraised in aggregation

Arrangement Predetermined subject

classification

Provenance and original

order

Description Level Individual items Aggregate

Descriptive Media Built into original item

(title page etc)

Must be prepared by the

archivist

Electronic Finding Guides (EADs)

Brief History

Encoding

Related Standards

EAD Tags (precursory look)

Examples

Tools

Example Implementations

2 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 3

Libraries v Archives

4 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Category Library Archives

Nature Published discrete items

independent significance

Unpublished groups of

related items unique

Method of Creation Separate independent

action

Organic ndash normal course of

business

Method of Receipt Selected as single items Appraised in aggregation

Arrangement Predetermined subject

classification

Provenance and original

order

Description Level Individual items Aggregate

Descriptive Media Built into original item

(title page etc)

Must be prepared by the

archivist

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 3

Libraries v Archives

4 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Category Library Archives

Nature Published discrete items

independent significance

Unpublished groups of

related items unique

Method of Creation Separate independent

action

Organic ndash normal course of

business

Method of Receipt Selected as single items Appraised in aggregation

Arrangement Predetermined subject

classification

Provenance and original

order

Description Level Individual items Aggregate

Descriptive Media Built into original item

(title page etc)

Must be prepared by the

archivist

Libraries v Archives

4 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Category Library Archives

Nature Published discrete items

independent significance

Unpublished groups of

related items unique

Method of Creation Separate independent

action

Organic ndash normal course of

business

Method of Receipt Selected as single items Appraised in aggregation

Arrangement Predetermined subject

classification

Provenance and original

order

Description Level Individual items Aggregate

Descriptive Media Built into original item

(title page etc)

Must be prepared by the

archivist

Accession List Registers

5 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Horniman Museum and Gardens

Finding Guides Finding Aids

6 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source University of Southern California (USC) Library Libwire

Finding Aids

7

Inventories registers indexes or guides to

collections held by archives and manuscript

repositories libraries and museums

Provide detailed descriptions of collections their

intellectual organization and at varying levels of

analysis of individual items in the collections

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Encoding Standard for Electronic Finding Aids EAD History UC Berkeley

Encoded Archival Description (EADs)

8 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Originated at UC Berkeley starting in 1993

Society of American Archivists and Library of

Congress become involved 1995

Alpha version released in 1996

Version 10 released in 1998

Version 20 released in 2002

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 9

Encoded Archival Description (EADs)

10 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

Say WHAT

11 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

SGML and XML

12 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

Developed around 1986

Allows tags to be placed within the text not to

declare processing but to describe the documentrsquos

structure and other attributes

Examples

HTML

XML

TEI (originally)

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 9

Encoded Archival Description (EADs)

10 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

Say WHAT

11 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

SGML and XML

12 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

Developed around 1986

Allows tags to be placed within the text not to

declare processing but to describe the documentrsquos

structure and other attributes

Examples

HTML

XML

TEI (originally)

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

Encoded Archival Description (EADs)

10 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

Say WHAT

11 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

SGML and XML

12 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

Developed around 1986

Allows tags to be placed within the text not to

declare processing but to describe the documentrsquos

structure and other attributes

Examples

HTML

XML

TEI (originally)

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

Say WHAT

11 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Version 10 published as a SGML standard

with DTD

Version 20 published as a XML standard

with DTD or XSD

SGML and XML

12 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

Developed around 1986

Allows tags to be placed within the text not to

declare processing but to describe the documentrsquos

structure and other attributes

Examples

HTML

XML

TEI (originally)

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

SGML and XML

12 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

Developed around 1986

Allows tags to be placed within the text not to

declare processing but to describe the documentrsquos

structure and other attributes

Examples

HTML

XML

TEI (originally)

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

SGML and XML

13 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML 10 ndash published 1998

Subset of SGML

Adds restrictions on SGML documents

Nesting of tags allowed but starting tags and ending tags

should not ldquocrossrdquo

All tags must be closed and canrsquot utilize empty tags

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

Text SGML and XML

14 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ldquoDo not throw out the baby with the bathwaterrdquo

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the ltkeepgtbabyltgt

with the ltrefusegtbathwaterltgtltgt

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

Idea from Wikipedia ( Irsquom not proudhellip )

Usual XML

15 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ltpersongt

ltnamegtMark Sullivanltnamegt

ltlocationgt

ltcitygtGainesvilleltcitygt

ltstategtFloridaltstategt

ltlocationgt

ltpersongt

Unusual XML

16 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

ltsentencegt

Do not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt

with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegt

ltsentencegt

DTD and XSD

17 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Both define a valid document

DTD applies to SGML and XML

XSD applies to XML only and is a valid XML

document in its own right

XSD is far more powerful (and easier to read)

Both referenced at the top of the document

XSL XSLT

18 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Extensible Stylesheet

Language

[Transformations]

Language for

transforming a XML

document into another

XML format or other

format such as HTML

or text

Source Wikipedia

Unusual XML

16 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

ltsentencegtDo not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegtltsentencegt

ltsentencegt

Do not throw out the

ltkeepgtbabyltkeepgt

with the

ltrefusegtbathwaterltrefusegt

ltsentencegt

DTD and XSD

17 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Both define a valid document

DTD applies to SGML and XML

XSD applies to XML only and is a valid XML

document in its own right

XSD is far more powerful (and easier to read)

Both referenced at the top of the document

XSL XSLT

18 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Extensible Stylesheet

Language

[Transformations]

Language for

transforming a XML

document into another

XML format or other

format such as HTML

or text

Source Wikipedia

DTD and XSD

17 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Both define a valid document

DTD applies to SGML and XML

XSD applies to XML only and is a valid XML

document in its own right

XSD is far more powerful (and easier to read)

Both referenced at the top of the document

XSL XSLT

18 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Extensible Stylesheet

Language

[Transformations]

Language for

transforming a XML

document into another

XML format or other

format such as HTML

or text

Source Wikipedia

XSL XSLT

18 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Extensible Stylesheet

Language

[Transformations]

Language for

transforming a XML

document into another

XML format or other

format such as HTML

or text

Source Wikipedia

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 19

General International Standard Archival Description

Defines

list of elements

rules for description for archival descriptions

Does NOT define

Structure of the resultant document

Encoding of the resultant document

20

ISAD(G)

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Describing Archives A Content Standard

US implementation of ISAD(G)

Expands on AACR2

Crosswalk between DACS EAD and

MARC

21

DACS

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

22

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

General International Standard Archival Description

Defines

list of elements

rules for description for archival descriptions

Does NOT define

Structure of the resultant document

Encoding of the resultant document

20

ISAD(G)

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Describing Archives A Content Standard

US implementation of ISAD(G)

Expands on AACR2

Crosswalk between DACS EAD and

MARC

21

DACS

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

22

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Describing Archives A Content Standard

US implementation of ISAD(G)

Expands on AACR2

Crosswalk between DACS EAD and

MARC

21

DACS

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

22

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

22

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

23

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

24

DACS Crosswalk

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Source Archives ndash DACS and EAD Presentation

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 25

Source Nemmers Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of EAD Version

2002 in Florida Institutions (2006)

Main EAD Tags

ltead hellip gt hellip lteadgt

Main wrapper tag around everything else

26 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags lteadheader hellipgt

Includes encoding information

lteadid hellipgt hellip lteadidgt Unique identifier for the EAD finding aid

ltfiledescgt hellip ltfiledescgt includes bibliographic information about the content of the

encoded finding aid not the archival unit being described

Title author date address etc

ltprofiledescgt hellip ltprofiledescgt Information about the finding aid

Creation method language description rules (DACS)

lteadheadergt

27 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags

ltarchdesc hellipgt Contains all information describing content context and

extent of archival materials

ltdid gt Collection-level descriptive identification

ltbioghist gt Biographicalhistorical info about collection creator(s)

ltscopecontent gt Scope and content note

ltcontrolaccess gt Subject terms and access points

ltdsc gt Description of subordinate components (the container list)

ltarchdescgt

Archdesc also contains record administrative information about the archival unit (eg use restrictions access restrictions preferred citations etc)

Described on subsequent pages

28 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Descriptive Identification

ltdidgt

lthead gt Heading for the section ldquoDescriptive Summaryrdquo

ltunittitle gt Title of the archival unit (ie the collection title)

ltunitdate gt Date (inclusive andor bulk dates)

ltunitid gt Accession number or similar collection identifier

ltorigination gt

ltphysdesc gt Quantityextent

ltrepository gt

ltabstract gt

ltdidgt

29 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Description of Subordinate

Components

ltdscgt ltheadgt Heading for the section ldquoContents Listrdquo

ltc01gt Nested hierarchy of containers

ltc02gt

ltc03gthellip

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc03gt

ltc02gt

ltc01gt

ltdscgt

Described on subsequent page

30 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags lteadheader hellipgt

Includes encoding information

lteadid hellipgt hellip lteadidgt Unique identifier for the EAD finding aid

ltfiledescgt hellip ltfiledescgt includes bibliographic information about the content of the

encoded finding aid not the archival unit being described

Title author date address etc

ltprofiledescgt hellip ltprofiledescgt Information about the finding aid

Creation method language description rules (DACS)

lteadheadergt

27 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags

ltarchdesc hellipgt Contains all information describing content context and

extent of archival materials

ltdid gt Collection-level descriptive identification

ltbioghist gt Biographicalhistorical info about collection creator(s)

ltscopecontent gt Scope and content note

ltcontrolaccess gt Subject terms and access points

ltdsc gt Description of subordinate components (the container list)

ltarchdescgt

Archdesc also contains record administrative information about the archival unit (eg use restrictions access restrictions preferred citations etc)

Described on subsequent pages

28 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Descriptive Identification

ltdidgt

lthead gt Heading for the section ldquoDescriptive Summaryrdquo

ltunittitle gt Title of the archival unit (ie the collection title)

ltunitdate gt Date (inclusive andor bulk dates)

ltunitid gt Accession number or similar collection identifier

ltorigination gt

ltphysdesc gt Quantityextent

ltrepository gt

ltabstract gt

ltdidgt

29 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Description of Subordinate

Components

ltdscgt ltheadgt Heading for the section ldquoContents Listrdquo

ltc01gt Nested hierarchy of containers

ltc02gt

ltc03gthellip

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc03gt

ltc02gt

ltc01gt

ltdscgt

Described on subsequent page

30 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags

ltarchdesc hellipgt Contains all information describing content context and

extent of archival materials

ltdid gt Collection-level descriptive identification

ltbioghist gt Biographicalhistorical info about collection creator(s)

ltscopecontent gt Scope and content note

ltcontrolaccess gt Subject terms and access points

ltdsc gt Description of subordinate components (the container list)

ltarchdescgt

Archdesc also contains record administrative information about the archival unit (eg use restrictions access restrictions preferred citations etc)

Described on subsequent pages

28 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Descriptive Identification

ltdidgt

lthead gt Heading for the section ldquoDescriptive Summaryrdquo

ltunittitle gt Title of the archival unit (ie the collection title)

ltunitdate gt Date (inclusive andor bulk dates)

ltunitid gt Accession number or similar collection identifier

ltorigination gt

ltphysdesc gt Quantityextent

ltrepository gt

ltabstract gt

ltdidgt

29 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Description of Subordinate

Components

ltdscgt ltheadgt Heading for the section ldquoContents Listrdquo

ltc01gt Nested hierarchy of containers

ltc02gt

ltc03gthellip

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc03gt

ltc02gt

ltc01gt

ltdscgt

Described on subsequent page

30 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Descriptive Identification

ltdidgt

lthead gt Heading for the section ldquoDescriptive Summaryrdquo

ltunittitle gt Title of the archival unit (ie the collection title)

ltunitdate gt Date (inclusive andor bulk dates)

ltunitid gt Accession number or similar collection identifier

ltorigination gt

ltphysdesc gt Quantityextent

ltrepository gt

ltabstract gt

ltdidgt

29 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Description of Subordinate

Components

ltdscgt ltheadgt Heading for the section ldquoContents Listrdquo

ltc01gt Nested hierarchy of containers

ltc02gt

ltc03gthellip

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc03gt

ltc02gt

ltc01gt

ltdscgt

Described on subsequent page

30 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Description of Subordinate

Components

ltdscgt ltheadgt Heading for the section ldquoContents Listrdquo

ltc01gt Nested hierarchy of containers

ltc02gt

ltc03gthellip

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc04gthellipltc04gt

ltc03gt

ltc02gt

ltc01gt

ltdscgt

Described on subsequent page

30 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Main EAD Tags Single container

ltc0gt

ltdidgt

ltunittitle gt

ltunitdate gt

ltcontainer type=ldquo gt

ltphysdescgtltextentgtltextentgtltphysdescgt

ltdao href= title=ldquo gt

ltdidgt

ltuserestrict gt

ltaccessrestrict gt

ltscopecontent gt

ltnote gt

ltc0[+1] gt Containers subordinate to this container

ltc0gt

31 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 32

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan 33

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

34 Finding Guides (EADs) Mark Sullivan

Tools

Enhanced text editors Notepad++

Notetab

Archon

Archivists Toolkit

ArchivesSpace

List of other EAD tools

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Example Implementations

UF Special Collections (XSLT HTML) httpuflibufleduspecsascfashtm

httpwebuflibufleduspecarchomeMS38htm

httpwebuflibufleduspecmanuscriptguidesHarnhtm

httpwebuflibufleduspecpkyongeBryanthtm

Archives Florida (DigiTool) httppalmmfclaeduafl

FIU Archives (Archon) httpfiuarchonfclaedu

httpfiuarchonfclaeduindexphpp=collectionscontrolcardampid=1

JFK Presidential Library (XSL) httpwwwjfklibraryorgResearchSearch-Our-Collectionsaspx

httpwwwjfklibraryorgAsset-ViewerArchivesWLBPPaspx

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Example Implementations

UF Special Collections (XSLT HTML) httpuflibufleduspecsascfashtm

httpwebuflibufleduspecarchomeMS38htm

httpwebuflibufleduspecmanuscriptguidesHarnhtm

httpwebuflibufleduspecpkyongeBryanthtm

Archives Florida (DigiTool) httppalmmfclaeduafl

FIU Archives (Archon) httpfiuarchonfclaedu

httpfiuarchonfclaeduindexphpp=collectionscontrolcardampid=1

JFK Presidential Library (XSL) httpwwwjfklibraryorgResearchSearch-Our-Collectionsaspx

httpwwwjfklibraryorgAsset-ViewerArchivesWLBPPaspx

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Example Implementations

ECU Joyner httpdigitallibecueduspecialead

httpdigitallibecueduspecialeadfindingaids0035

NC State University httpwwwlibncsuedufindingaids

httpwwwlibncsuedufindingaidsmc00002

httpwwwlibncsuedufindingaidsmc00035

Yale httpdrslibraryyaleedu8083fedoragsearchrest

Guide to the Benjamin Lincoln Collection

Princeton httpfindingaidsprincetoneducollectionst17

httpfindingaidsprincetoneducollectionsC0022

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Example Implementations

Smithsonian

httpwwwaaasieducollectionslorenzo-james-hatch-and-hatch-family-papers-10222more

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Electronic Finding Guides (EADs)

Brief History

Encoding

Related Standards

EAD Tags (precursory look)

Examples

Tools

Example Implementations

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Links

Encoded Archival Description Version 2002 Official Site ( httpwwwlocgoveadindexhtml )

Nemmers Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of EAD Version 2002 in Florida Institutions (2006) (httpufdcufleduUF0009172400004pdf)

Society of American Archivists Describing Archives A Content Standard (DACS) (httpwwwarchivistsorggovernancestandardsdacsasp)

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Links

Encoded Archival Description Version 2002 Official Site ( httpwwwlocgoveadindexhtml )

Nemmers Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of EAD Version 2002 in Florida Institutions (2006) (httpufdcufleduUF0009172400004pdf)

Society of American Archivists Describing Archives A Content Standard (DACS) (httpwwwarchivistsorggovernancestandardsdacsasp)

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Links

Encoded Archival Description Version 2002 Official Site ( httpwwwlocgoveadindexhtml )

Nemmers Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of EAD Version 2002 in Florida Institutions (2006) (httpufdcufleduUF0009172400004pdf)

Society of American Archivists Describing Archives A Content Standard (DACS) (httpwwwarchivistsorggovernancestandardsdacsasp)

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