[SOA] EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and OhioLINK Repository

[Janet Carleton]

There will be an overview session and preconference at the Society of Ohio 
Archivists annual meeting, May  7-9 (http://www.ohioarchivists.org/).

From: "Candi Clevenger" <candi at ohiolink.edu>
To: <ohiolink at ohiolink.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:16:28 -0400
Subject: [Ohiolink] EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and OhioLINK Repository

OhioLINK is pleased to announce the release of a finding aid creation 
application, repository, and full-text search engine at 
<http://ead.ohiolink.edu>http://ead.ohiolink.edu. The EAD Finding Aid 
Creation Tool and OhioLINK Repository (EAD FACTORy) will help archivists 
ensure broad-based access to archival collections and local history 
collections by providing a solution for institutions wishing to create and 
deliver finding aids according to the Encoded Archival Description 
standard. Finding aids are descriptive tools that come in a variety of 
formats and levels of detail that describe the contents of archival or 
manuscript collections. EAD is an international standard for encoding 
archival finding aids, making them standardized in structure as well as 
more predictably searchable in collaborative electronic repository 
environments.

The OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository will allow researchers to search 
finding aids across institutions to locate archival materials and primary 
sources across the state. Finding aids may be browsed as well, and an 
advanced search function is also available. The Finding Aid Creation Tool 
and Repository are available for use by any institution in Ohio and do not 
require membership in OhioLINK. The brand new Repository is now ready and 
waiting for submissions.

The EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and OhioLINK Repository is a project of 
the OhioLINK Database Management and Standards Committee. The committee 
formed the Encoded Archival Description Task Force in late 2004 and charged 
its members with creating standards for the creation of EAD Finding Aids 
within the OhioLINK community. Following the completion of content 
standards in 2006, the Task Force pursued the development of a Web-based 
tool that would allow users to create valid EAD finding aids without 
technical knowledge of complex EAD encoding. This major project was 
undertaken in cooperation with the Kent State University Libraries and 
Media Services' Systems unit. Programming was completed by KSU's David Gaj, 
Applications Developer.

For more information, please contact the EAD Task Force Chair, Cara 
Gilgenbach at 330-672-1677 or cgilgenb at kent.edu, or visit the OhioLINK EAD 
site at <http://ead.ohiolink.edu>http://ead.ohiolink.edu. Click on the 
"Contributing Institutions" link in the top right corner of the page for 
information on how to register to use the Finding Aid Creation Tool and 
Repository.
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Candi Clevenger, Communications Manager
OhioLINK
2455 North Star Road, Suite 300
Columbus, OH  43221
(614) 728-3600 ext. 329
candi at ohiolink.edu

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             Janet M. Carleton - carleton at ohio.edu - 740.597.2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Subject Specialist for Women's & Gender 
Studies
                Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
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