[SOA] Northwest Ohio EAD Workshop

[GILGENBACH, CARA]

OhioLINK EAD Workshop – Northwest Ohio – Bowling Green State University

The OhioLINK EAD Task Force is offering a free training workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green. This workshop will allow participants to gain hands-on training with the EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and Repository. The workshop is intended for those who are using or plan to use the Finding Aid Creation Tool.

Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Bowling Green State University Campus, Jerome Library, Room 210B (located on the 2nd floor in the Curriculum Resource Collection)
Instructors: Amy McCrory and Cara Gilgenbach, OhioLINK EAD TF

* Deadline for registration: October 3, 2011

* Registration is limited to 15 participants from Northwest Ohio institutions, on a first come, first served basis. (Non-Northwest Ohio institutions may be added to a wait list for any open seats after October 3.)

* Participants in the OhioLINK EAD Workshop do NOT need to be from OhioLINK member institutions. The EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and Repository are available for use by any Ohio institution.

* There is no fee for this workshop.

* A box lunch will be provided courtesy of the Bowling Green State University Libraries.

Please register online at:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhKbkNXb2Y4QjNib3dBa19tdEd2Umc6MQ

Directions and parking info will be emailed to registrants.

*The Finding Aid Creation Tool* (https://ead.library.kent.edu/) is a web-based application to facilitate the generation of EAD-compliant XML-based finding aids. No software to install; it can be used on any computer with Internet access. The finding aids can then be downloaded to the user's computer and submitted to the Repository for viewing by the general public. A binary MARC record can also be automatically generated which can then be imported into your catalog.

*The OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository* (http://ead.ohiolink.edu/) is designed to showcase the rich collections housed in archives, libraries, and other institutions throughout the state of Ohio. The Repository provides access to collections on a broad scale, increasing the visibility of these unique and valuable resources for research. The Repository contains descriptions of archival collections from contributing institutions across Ohio. Collection descriptions are fully searchable. Researchers can view brief summaries of collections, or the entire text of finding aids, with search keywords highlighted. The browse, search, and advanced search options allow users to browse the entire repository, do a focused search for specific topics, or limit search results to a specified institution.

*Instructors*
Amy McCrory is a Digital Imaging Specialist in the Preservation Department of the OSU Libraries. From 2000 to 2005, she was a project archivist in The Ohio State University Libraries Cartoon Research Library and an EAD Consultant in the Special Collections Cataloging department. She has served on the OhioLINK EAD Task Force since 2004. She received her MLS from Clark Atlanta University.

Cara Gilgenbach is Head of Special Collections and Archives at the Kent State University Libraries. She has served on the OhioLINK EAD Task Force since 2004, and was a member of the Finding Aid Creation Tool development team.
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