Homesite was flexible enough to easily work with text files and xml files, and the. Chapter 1 general rules for description, like the corresponding chapter in angloamerican cataloguing rules, 2nd ed. Archival description encompasses the dual processes of cataloging and production of finding aids. Encoded archival description ead linkedin slideshare. This new version of encoded archival description ead3 exists thanks to the. Hardware and softwareindependent encoding standards offer the only reasonable assurance of enduring information. Encoded archival description is a nonproprietary standard for delineating the structural parts of a finding aid with defined sgml or xml markup tags that are. Archival description librarians and archivists library. It should be noted that eac is an ongoing initiative that is still in the beta release. Encoded archival description ead orbis cascade alliance.
Creator description encoded archival context daniel v. Saa publishes a number of other ead guides and resources, all of which are updated to reflect the current iteration of the dtd, and are available online at the ead web site. General international standard archival description. Encoded archival description ead a standard for encoding archival finding aids using xml in archival and manuscript repositories, implementing the recommendations of the international council on archives isadg. Archival description is the process of capturing, collating, analyzing, and organizing any information that serves to identify, manage, locate, and interpret the holdings of archival institutions and explain the contexts and records systems from which those holdings were selected. Encoded archival description how is encoded archival. The latter presents the authority data first, as it might be viewed by the public, followed by the control information from the. Information security shortened as infosec is the ongoing process of exercising due diligence to protect information, and information systems, from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, destruction, modification, disruption or distribution, through algorithms and procedures focused on monitoring and detection, as well as incident response and. This is an inexpensive html text editor that happened to come bundled with macromedias now adobes dreamweaver, the software we use to develop our web pages. The saa encoded archival description working group is. Work on an encoding standard for archival description began in 1992 at the university of california, berkeley, and in 1998 the first version of ead was released. Ead, for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the technical subcommittee for encoded archival description of the society of american archivists, in partnership with the library of congress. Encoded archival description ead official site, library of. Encoded archival description tag library version ead3.
In 2010, the saa standards committee charged a new technical subcommittee for encoded archival description tsead to complete a revision of ead within 5 years. Encoded archival description, encoded archival content, metadata object description schema. The specific declaration is encoded archival description ead version 1. Encoded archival description on the internet introduces a variety of perspectives that will assist you in deciding whether ead is an appropriate tool in a given context and, if it is, provides the knowledge you need to begin planning, organizing, and implementing projects and programs in your library. Florida center for library automations encoded archival description validator and xsl transformer. An opensource archival data management system developed by the archivesspace development team. Encoded archival description is in the form of a standard generalized markup language sgml and extensible markup language xml document type definition dtd.
Sgml was first published in 1986, and has enjoyed a great success in government, industry, and academia. Oac best practice guidelines for encoded archival description, version 2. Archival records differ from the items in a library collection because they are unique, usually unpublished and unavailable elsewhere, and. For assistance in resetting your password, please contact the office. Encoded archival description training manual for vincent. Encoded archival description wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
May 25, 2010 an ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a. Guide to implementing ead a guide to implementing ead. Implementation issues affecting adoption included the different technologies and skills required for encoding and display of finding aids and the lack of a consensus on either encoding software or display options. It is used closely in association with encoded archival description ead, an xmlschema for encoding archival finding aids, but not limited to it. An encoded finding aid instance as a whole is mapped to a crm document.
Encoded archival description ead is the international metadata transmission standard for hierarchical descriptions of archival records. It provides both a way to record descriptive information about collections and digital objects and a means to view, search, and browse that infomation in a fullyfunctional public web site. A content standard dacs, and the emergence of a professional consensus that archival description existed to be shared widely and shared well. Dec 20, 2019 encoded archival description ead is an xml standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the technical subcommittee for encoded archival standards of the society of american archivists, in partnership with the library of congress. The specific declaration is, which specifies the version of ead being used and the name of the dtd file. Encoded archival description ead official site, library. Ead maps closely onto the international standard for archival description isadg. Ead fully supports archival descriptive practices, but lacks the robust mechanisms for web. Encoded archival description and xml reading list spring 2015 introductory ead readings hunter, gregory s. Finding aids archival repositories such as the library of congress routinely create detailed inventories, registers, indexes, and guides to describe their collections of primary source materials. Archival description is the process that takes place while records are being prepared for storage. Developed by the ead working group of the society of american archivists and first published in 1998, ead is an extensible markup language xml format used by archivists around the globe. Encoded archival description ead at uw libraries uw libraries.
Rlg best practice guidelines for ead page 5 of 22 rich descriptive metadata, or other metadata that may be associated with a digital object technical, administrative, structural, etc. Pitti institute for advanced technology in the humanities university of virginia introduction encoded archival context eac is an ongoing initiative within the international archival community to design and implement a prototype standard based on. Special software capability may be needed, however, to prevent the display or export of an element marked internal when a whole finding aid is displayed in a. This poster presents selected results of a study to investigate how archives can connect their collections to related data sources through the use of semantic web technologies, specifically linked data. Developed by the ead working group of the society of american archivists and first published in 1998. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a. Categorization is the process of meaningfully grouping related files to organize the filesprojects that the user is working on. The archives hub stores all its archival descriptions in an electronic format called. A technical subcommittee tseaccpf was established under the saas standards committee. The encoded archival description working group of saa is the agency responsible for maintaining, updating, and revising the ead dtd and tag library publications.
Encoded archival description wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Encoded archival context corporate bodies, person, families eaccpf metadata encoded and transmission standard mets encoded archival description ead development of the ead standard began with a project initiated by the university of california, berkeley library. Encoded archival description society of american archivists. A preliminary study of opportunities and implementation challenges karen f. Encoded archival guide eag the use of eag within archives portal europe. Frequently asked questions about ead and ead3 society of. Archon is a unified platform for archival description and access. This new version of encoded archival description ead3 exists thanks to the efforts and support of many people, but it exists because of the many archivists and repositories around the world that saw the utility of ead, used it in diverse and inspiring ways, and continue to recognize many ways in which it might work better. Encoded archival description tag library version ead3 ead. Aacr 2, covers the organization of description into areas e. In atom, an archival description is a body of information about an archival record or records. Ead uses markup or tags to distinguish the different parts of a finding aid, in a way that can be interpreted and processed by different computer systems.
Project muse encoded archival description tag library. The internet archive software collection is the largest vintage and historical software library in the world, providing instant access to millions of programs, cdrom images, documentation and multimedia. In addition, years of working with ead, had given archivists more experience with how they felt ead would work better. Encoded archival description ead and dublin core dc are metadata standards with different purposes. The archon project began in the fall of 2004 as a pilot project investigating the feasibility of developing software to assist with encoding and providing access to archival description and authority control data, using a webbased tool that put fundamental archival principles into practice yet could be used by those lacking a detailed. The software can generate ead collection guides and mets digital objects that can be published by us. Jan 01, 2015 encoded archival description ead is the international metadata transmission standard for hierarchical descriptions of archival records. To run the search and replace commands, the software chosen was allaires now adobes homesite.
This document contains descriptions and internet links to early implementers of the encoded archival description ead document type definition dtd, a use of standard generalized markup language sgml for archival finding aids. Identification files should be clearly identified in terms of specific contents, their general type, andor their originating program. The saa technical subcommittee for encoded archival description, in partnership with the saa schema development team, is responsible for updating and editing the ead schemas and tag library. The collection includes a broad range of software related materials including shareware, freeware, video news releases about software titles. Eaccpf homepage encoded archival context for corporate. In wikibased archiving, this process can happen at every stage from before accession through to the ongoing access of the records. Ead an ead encoded document must start with this tag. First, the data item description or did element contains a description of the collection as a whole, including the creator which may be an individual or an organization, size usually given in linear feet, inclusive dates, languages, and an abstract or brief description.
A second version was released in 2002, and the latest version, ead3, was released in august 2015. Encoded archival description ead is an xml standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the technical subcommittee for encoded archival standards of the society of american archivists, in partnership with the library of congress. The main ead encoded archival description page hosted by the library of congress. The archdesc section contains the description of the collection material itself. A standard used to mark up encode finding aids that reflects the hierarchical nature of archival collections and that provides a structure for describing the whole of a collection, as well as its components. Encoded archival context corporate bodies, persons and families eaccpf is an xml standard for encoding information about the creators of archival materials i. Encoded archival description ead is a standard for encoding descriptive information regarding archival records. Marcxml, a direct mapping of the marc standard to xml syntax. Encoded archival context eac is an ongoing initiative within the international archival community to design and implement a prototype standard based on extensible markup language xml for. Encoded archival description on the internet crc press book. Pitti university of virginia introduction encoded archival context eac is an ongoing initiative within the international archival community to design and implement a prototype standard based on extensible markup language xml for encoding descriptions of record creators.
836 812 1322 1314 447 295 191 1074 113 669 485 1238 557 282 429 1008 170 463 195 1478 693 365 1423 1389 1381 1540 1424 1224 1290 1050 1331 814 225 1084 1280 44 902 1468 1159 81