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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dear SOA
Members,<BR><BR>OhioLINK is creating and hosting a statewide repository of
archival finding aids to increase access to and showcase the rich collections
housed in Ohio archival repositories. In December 2004, the OhioLINK Database
Management and Standards Committee (DMSC) appointed an Encoded Archival
Description (EAD) Task Force to develop standards and guidelines for the
creation and use of electronic finding aids within the OhioLINK
repository. During its first year, the Task Force created Content
Guidelines defining the range of requirements – from “minimally encoded” to
“fully encoded” – needed to contribute a finding aid to the EAD repository. The
content guidelines and tools will encourage consistency across Ohio EAD finding
aids.<BR><BR>This message is to inform you that the draft of the OhioLINK EAD
Content Guidelines is now available for viewing online. As the EAD Task
Force continues to develop specifications for the online repository, we would
appreciate comments from the Ohio archival community on the Content
Guidelines.<BR><BR>Please send comments, questions, and suggestions to our blog,
from the link provided on the Content Guidelines page:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://platinum.ohiolink.edu/dms/ead/contentguide/" eudora="autourl"><FONT
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size=3>http://platinum.ohiolink.edu/dms/ead/contentguide/<BR><BR><BR></FONT></A><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>OhioLINK EAD Task Force
Members:<BR></B>Amy McCrory, Ohio State University, Co-Chair<BR>Amanda Wilson,
Ohio State University, Co-Chair<BR>Linda Cantara, Case Western Reserve
University<BR>Dianna Ford, University of Akron<BR>Cara Gilgenbach, Kent State
University<BR>Toni Jeske, Wright State University<BR>Anne Gilliland, OhioLINK
Staff Liason<BR><BR> <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>Task Force Advisors:<BR></B>Nan Card, Rutherford B.
Hayes Presidential Center<BR>Cynthia Ghering, Ohio Historical Society<BR>Barbara
Strauss, Cleveland State University<BR> <BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Questions? Comments?<BR></B>Please
contact the EAD Task Force Co-Chairs for more information.<BR><BR>Amy McCrory:
mccrory.7@osu.edu or (614) 292-8647<BR>Amanda Wilson: wilson.1596@osu.edu or
(614) 292-6314<BR><BR></FONT></FONT>
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