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2004 Summer Seminar Series:
"Intensive Introduction to Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Workshop"

August 16-20

Daniel Pitti

2004 Syllabus


 

Monday

am

Introductions and objectives
SGML, XML, XSLT, and HTML
Classroom Software

pm

Recipe exercise using XMetal, NoteTab, XMLVALID, and Saxon

Tuesday

am

History and Current Status of EAD;
Overview of the EAD architecture (begin)

pm

Overview of the EAD architecture (end)
Begin encoding Rostovzeff finding aid

Wednesday

am

Continue encoding Rostovzeff finding aid

pm

Complete encoding Rostovzeff finding aid
Publish Rostovzeff finding aid
XSLT Revisited

Thursday

Encode student’s finding aid

Friday

am

Continue encoding student’s finding aid/Publish

pm

Discussion of EAD projects and programs; funding and management
Conversion versus creation of finding aids
Template creation
Open discussion