It supersedes the version 2002 tag library published in 2002. Download the archival metadata chapter pdf key points. Through this analysis it is concluded that an ead document is a hierarchy of documentation elements and attributes and that through this documentation the archive is semantically expressed. Archival description an overview sciencedirect topics.
Encoded archival description ead official site, library of. Your ead description can be converted into a webpage, pdf. Ppt archives, digital archives and encoded archival description powerpoint presentation free to download id. Encoded archival description ead, and encoded archival context eac. Encoded archival description tag library, version 2002 in the summer of 2002, the encoded archival description working group of the society of american archivists saa announced that an updated and second production release of the archival descriptive standard, encoded archival description ead, was about to be released.
Archival records differ from the items in a library collection because they are unique, usually unpublished and unavailable elsewhere, and because they exist as part of a collection that unifies them. The web page provides links to the early ead implementation sites. A brief introduction to encoded archival description slideshare. Encoded archival description is an xml standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the library of congress in partnership with the society of american archivists. Encoded archival description on the internet 1st edition. Encoded archival context eac and archival description. The standard originated from a research project at the university of california at berkeley. Request pdf on jan 1, 2003, daniel v pitti and others published encoded archival description on the internet find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The individual descriptions are variously called finding aids, guides, handlists, or catalogs.
Encoded archival description document type definition dtd. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Encoded archival description for numismatic collections. Adoption and implementation jihyun kim and elizabeth yakel university of michigan school of information, 550 east university, ann arbor, mi 481 091 092. Rogers 1995 theory of the diffusion of innovations as a. Encoded archival description on the internet request pdf. The archives hub stores all its archival descriptions in an electronic format called encoded archival description ead. Institute for advanced technolog y in the h umanities. In order to authenticate the meaning of collections and to preserve their evidentiary value, archivists create documents finding aids that describe the provenance and original order of the. Encoded archival context corporate bodies, persons and families eaccpf is an xml standard for encoding information about the creators of archival materials i.
The saa technical subcommittee for encoded archival description. Encoded archival description tag library society of american. Archiveswest provides enhanced access to archival and manuscript collections in idaho, montana, oregon, alaska, utah, and washington through a union database of encoded archival description ead finding aids. The saa encoded archival description working group is.
The programs fivepart training series offers an interactive overview of all that you need to know to create or convert finding aids so that they can go into the database. Overview of the various metadata captured by archivists and records managers. Encoded archival description ead is nearing completion and formal release as a standard. Encoded archival description has a great deal of potential as an archival descriptive standard.
Encoded archival description on the internet crc press book. Adoption and diffusion of encoded archival description. Project muse encoded archival description tag library. Through this analysis it is concluded that an ead document is a hierarchy of documentation elements and attributes and that through this documentation the archive is semantically expressed through three di erent hierarchies hierarchy of physical objects, hierarchy of. A listing of early implementation sites during the beta test phase of the development of the encoded archival description ead dtd, a standard implementation of sgml for finding aids. 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 1 is an emerging standard used internationally in an increasing number of archives and manuscripts libraries to encode data describing corporate records and personal papers. Encoded archival description tag library, version 2002 ead technical document no. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Over this period canadian institutions and the archival profession have made a significant investment in rad, resulting in increased standardization of archival descriptions and improved access by users to archival holdings. Mapping encoded archival description to cidoc crm core. Ead attempts to overcome obstacles to intellectual access for geographically distributed primary resources by providing a standard encoding structure for archival finding aids. Links to the librarys search finding aids application and to information about the ead as an archival standard are also provided. Archives, digital archives and encoded archival description.
Encoded archival description ead encoded archival description ead is an international standard for encoding finding aids for archival materials, with version 1. The standard is maintained by the library of congress. Encoded archival description ead orbis cascade alliance. This case study details the evolution of descriptive practices and standards used in the mount holyoke college archives and the five college finding aids access project, discusses the relationship of encoded archival description ead and the marc standard in reference to archival description, and addresses the challenges and opportunities of transferring data from one metadata. A brief introduction to encoded archival description. An encoded finding aid instance as a whole is mapped to a crm document. Encoded archival description download ebook pdf, epub. The marc standard and encoded archival description.
The development of encoded archival context provides a methodology and structure for recording this information about the characteristics of creators and the circumstances of creation more explicitly and in ways that it can be used to support discovery of archival and manuscript sources. Archival material an overview sciencedirect topics. Encoded archival description ead is the international metadata transmission standard for hierarchical descriptions of archival records. Encoded archival description tag library version ead3. Encoded archival description training manual for vincent.
Encoded archival description tag library, version ead3. The encoded archival description official site serves as a resource for the ead. Mapping encoded archival description to cidoc crm elis. The description involves a hierarchical and progressive documentation, beginning from. Encoded archival description tag library, version ead3 this tag library represents version ead3 of the encoded archival description schemas, released in august 2015. Pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download pages pdf download whole book pdf download whole book epub text only views. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Click download or read online button to get encoded archival description book now. The adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content. The encoded archival description tag library version ead3 supersedes all earlier versions and is freely available for download as a pdf see attachment. Finding aids to collections of library of congress archival materials are available here in versions encoded in extensible markup language xml using the encoded archival description ead. Creator description encoded archival context daniel v. Encoded archival description ead is a standard for encoding descriptive information. The marc standard and encoded archival description the marc standard and encoded archival description peter carini.
Encoded archival description society of american archivists. 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. In this article, findings from a study on the diffusion and adoption of encoded archival description ead within the u. 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. Encoded archival description home page at the library of congress eadiva, an alternative version of the ead tag library describing archives a content standard dacs, 2nd edition 20. The ead document type definition dtd is a standard for encoding archival. Encoded archival description ead is a standard for encoding descriptive information regarding archival records. Three volumes published by the society of american archivists make a good start. Encoded archival description and xml reading list spring 2015 introductory ead readings hunter, gregory s.
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. Documentation is hosted by the library of congress. 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. Encoded archival description is a nonproprietary standard for the encoding of finding aids for use in a networked online environment. The formatting objects file was then converted to a pdf file using apaches fop software.
Encoded archival description for numismatic collections, in. Encoded archival description ead society of american archivists. One of the advantages of using the pdf file is that the very large series inventories we have those over 1 megabyte in size can be updated in xml and made available on the web without necessitating the. Encoded archival description ead is the international metadata transmission standard.