We've done this in order to link to, for example, excel spreadsheets for
collections whose information seems better represented that way. I
can't recall if we have used archref or extref -- I know we use archref
to link to finding aids for related collections, but I think we use
extref for more detailed information (I need to brush up on the
differences between the two tags...). For an example, see the American
Book Company records,
http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/a/amer_book_co.htm and look either
under "Related Finding Aids" or under General Correspondence, Books, or
Illustrations. We chose to do these as spreadsheets to allow
researchers to sort the information bu author, title, subject, or
publication date.
Michele
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From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Jane E. Stevenson
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:03 PM
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Subject: Linking to sections of an EAD finding aid
Hi there,
At the UK Archives Hub we are thinking about breaking up long
descriptions in order to make them easier to navigate through and to
address the problem of huge files (sometimes 4-5 Mb and over).
The idea is that a link within the EAD record could take the user to a
more detailed description - for example a description of a component
within <dsc> or a description of a child record. This type of link would
use <archref> but it would be useful for us to find out if any other
repositories have linked to fuller descriptions in this way and how they
have used <archref> attributes to do this.
Many thanks,
Jane.
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