Weblogs about EAD?
June 6th, 2004
I noticed this comment/question on my post about archivists and weblogs while taking care of some much-needed site maintenance this weekend, and I thought that I should start a new discussion thread in response. If anyone knows of a weblog focused on EAD (Encoded Archival Description), please comment. I would also like to gather a list of weblogs about rare books, special collections, archives, etc., so please feel free to add those links as well.
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1. E. Naeher | July 1st, 2004 at 6:01 pm
I would love to see a blog dedicated to EAD — especially with the newer spinoff projects (EAC, LEADER) and the EAD-aware DACS being in public draft, and the attempt to formulate the EAD DTD as an XML schema it seems like there are few places to get good news on what’s happening with the standard. I wrote a bit about EAD before I got delinquent with my blog.
2. Vernica | July 9th, 2004 at 11:47 pm
Thanks for the comment, Eli. I should have waited to post this comment until after my break from the weblog because I am very interested to read what others have to say on this. Since I work mainly with rare books, my understanding of EAD is very basic and limited, but based on the little that I know and conversations with my colleagues who handle archival processing, it seems like an area where lots of things are happening. And, yet, your weblog was the only one that I could think of that posted regularly on this topic.
Maybe someone will take this on. Personally, I would love to see a weblog on technology and archives and special collections. If I had time (or could recruit a few people to group blog with me), I would start one. Anyone interested?