This course WILL count towards the synchronous-course requirement for the certificate programs. A minimum of two courses must be synchronous (in person or virtual).
Here’s your chance to receive the instruction and hands-on practice that you need to bridge the digital divide. Get acquainted with the language of XML and practice with XML authoring software. This one-day course covers the most recent version of EAD.
Upon completing this workshop, you’ll have:
- Understand the basics of Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Understand the structure of EAD (the SAA-endorsed encoding standard for archival finding aids)
- Analyze a finding aid for content and structure
- Practice encoding with an XML editor using EAD
Who should attend? Archivists and others charged with exploring or implementing EAD at their institution or who want to enhance their résumé.
What You Should Already Know: Participants should have arrangement and description practice and familiarity with finding aids.
A&D Tier: Foundational
A&D Core Competency:
3. Descriptive Standards: Apply rules and practices that codify the content of information used to represent archival materials in discovery tools according to published structural guidelines.
4. Management: Demonstrate ability to manage physical and intellectual control over archival materials.
5. Discovery: Create tools to facilitate access and disseminate descriptive records of archival materials.
Registration Fee: Early-Bird / Regular
SAA Members: $299 / $349
Employees of SAA Member Institutions: $359 / $419
Nonmembers: $419 / $479