Introduction

Northwestern began the process of implementing Encoded Archival Description (EAD) in February, 2004. A working group was formed, and in September 2004, Daniel Pitti came to campus and conducted 5 days of intensive EAD training. The Northwestern EAD gateway is based on the Fedora digital library architecture, and was launched in spring 2006.

Key Documents and Resources

EAD at NUL Best Practices (MS Word, revised 4/12/2006)
EAD at NUL data elements (MS Excel, revised 4/12/2006)
NUL EAD template (XML, revised 4/12/2006)
Interface requirements (PDF, revised 4/15/2005)
Interface prototype
EAD initiative blog
EAD initiative collaboration space on Depot server
EAD Initiative goals and request for funding (PDF, revised 7/19/2004)
Northwestern branded version of the Berkeley EAD web template (see below)

Related Northwestern Activities

EAD Resources Elsewhere

The official EAD site, Library of Congress
EAD Help pages, Society of American Archivists
Berkeley web template CGI script, Berkeley EAD Toolkit

Current and Former Initiative Participants

University Library
Michael Babinec, Catalog Department
Stu Baker, Digital Library Systems Development
Frank Cervone, Information Technology
Michelle Cronquist, Music Library
Steve DiDomenico, Digital Library Systems Development
Frank Ferko, Music Library
Volodymyr Karpenko, Digital Library Systems Development
Virginia Kerr, Preservation
Kevin Medows, Music Library
Karen Miller, Catalog Department
Jeremy Morse, Preservation
Janet Olson, University Archives
Sigrid Perry, Special Collections
Deborah Rose-Lefmann, Catalog Department
Andrea Stamm, Catalog Department
Claire Stewart, Digital Media Services

Galter Health Sciences Library
Michelle Frisque
Tony Olson

Pritzker Legal Research Center
Eloise Vondruska
Shan Jiang

For More Information

Please contact Claire Stewart, initiative coordinator

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