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</head><body><p></p><p><strong>Intro to EAD (Online Course) </strong><br></p><p><strong>Register Here: </strong><a href="http://preservethis.org/p/intro-to-ead">http://preservethis.org/p/intro-to-ead</a></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Course Description:</strong></p><p>Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an internationally recognized XML -based standard for encoding archival finding aids. EAD has become popular among the archival community and is currently being implemented by repositories throughout world. Written in XML, EAD is platform-independent, adaptable to the World Wide Web, and flexible enough to be used with a variety of collections. This course will teach you the definitions of EAD, XML, and HTML, the basic sections of an EAD finding aid, what software applications are used to display EAD finding aids online, and much more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learning Objectives:</strong></p><ul><li>Understand why EAD is important</li><li>Recall the basic sections of an EAD finding aid</li><li>Identify the proper usage of EAD tags</li><li>Utilize templates and style sheets to create your EAD finding aid</li></ul><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Course Fee: </strong>$175.00</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Course Instructor:</strong> <span class="ox-e717f1230c-ox-4d549f092e-ox-4a05166175-ox-76bb190672-ox-df767f8f6c-ox-77d4c07c5e-ox-899dcb773a-ox-09eacb8267-ox-e95c96ddc9-ox-ae92118b42-ox-da77b7a1a0-ox-50bfcf50a0-ox-0030d9747a-ox-5f43efc2d0-ox-56bf244fe9-ox-cfc21f3c81-ox-b1f17e2d27-ox-626349bb15-il">Dolores Hooper</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>When does the course start and finish?</strong></p><p>This course starts on <strong>May 1, 2017. </strong>It is a self-paced online course designed to be completed within 4 weeks. Participants will spend approximately 2 hours each week on viewing lectures, answering quizzes, and completing discussion, reading, and homework assignments. It is recommended that you complete each week's work within that week to stay in sync with other learners.</p><p><strong>When is the last day for registration?</strong></p><p>April 28, 2017<br></p><p> <br></p><p><strong><a href="http://preservethis.org/p/intro-to-ead">Register Now</a></strong></p></body></html>