[SOA] Workshop: OhioLINK EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool & Repository - Southeast Ohio, 9/22 at Ohio University

[Carleton, Janet]

OhioLINK EAD Workshop - Southeast Ohio - Ohio University

The OhioLINK EAD Task Force is offering a free training workshop at Ohio University in Athens. 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: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Ohio University, Alden Library, Room 323, Athens, Ohio
Instructors: Amy McCrory and Morag Boyd, OhioLINK EAD TF

*Deadline for registration: September 10.*

* Registration is limited to 15 participants from Southeast Ohio institutions, on a first come, first served basis. (Non-Southeast Ohio institutions may be added to a wait list for any open seats after September 10.)

* 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 by Ohio University Libraries. 

* Please send your registration information directly to Janet Carleton at carleton at ohio.edu.
 
Please include the following information in your registration: 
 -Name  
 -Institution
 -Email address  
 -Request for vegetarian lunch (or other special dietary needs)

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*
Morag Boyd is head of Special Collections Cataloging at The Ohio State University Libraries. She has been at OSU since 2007. Morag is a member of the OhioLINK EAD Task force. She has previously served as head of Bibliographic Services at Illinois State University. Morag is an experienced trainer and workshop presenter and teaches courses for the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science Columbus program. Morag holds an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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.


Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Women's & Gender Studies Librarian | Ohio University Libraries | Alden 237 | Athens, Ohio | carleton at ohio.edu | 740-597-2527 | http://media.library.ohiou.edu/