Really like the javascript show/hide text feature in your first example. May have to look into that for ours.
Michele
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Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:44 AM
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Thanks, interesting. I see you've taken an item-level more curatorial approach to the artwork. We've done both - item-level for smaller series/collections (http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/alexjohn.htm#section_Series_7) and a more archival approach at the folder level for larger series and collections (http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/loraerle.htm#section_Series_5)
Almost all of our collections have some type of artwork, and I struggle sometimes to know at what level - how much detail - we should be describing/encoding it, i.e., taking an archival v. curatorial approach. I guess there's no real right or wrong way!
Barbara D. Aikens
Chief, Collections Processing
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
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Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:49 PM
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We've done two art/manuscript collections, both small, and another is in progress.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00062/smu-00062.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00082/smu-00082.html
Joan Gosnell
University Archivist
DeGolyer Library
Southern Methodist University
P.O. Box 750396
Dallas, TX 75275-0396
214-768-2261
http://www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/archives/index.htm
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Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:31 AM
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I would also love to see examples of this.
Barbara D. Aikens
Chief, Collections Processing
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Ph: 202-633-7941
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Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Victor Bldg., Suite 2200, MRC 937
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Farris Wahbeh
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:28 AM
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Subject: EAD: Art & Artifacts
List members,
I'm trying to get a sense of those of have implemented EAD for art and
artifact collections. I recently looked over the post by Ethan Gruber
of the University of Virginia Art Museum Numismatic Collections which
is wonderful and whom I've emailed under separate cover.
I am completing the encoding of a portion of a "hybrid" collection:
that is, a collection that encompasses both manuscript and art work
material. I decided to encode the entirety in EAD and I am looking to
see if others have encoded such collections using EAD.
I have encoded art/artifactual material before using EAD, but those
collections were rather small in scale (less than one linear foot). My
current collection encompasses over 3,000 prints, drawings, and
sculptures which are just one series in an entire manuscript
collection that is over 200 linear feet.
Given that I work in a Rare Book & Manuscript Library, I term this
specific collection a hybrid in the context of this setting and I'm
looking for those who have such collections and are using EAD for this
purpose.
If you have implemented EAD for hybrid collections, please email me
off list. If you have thought of implementing or have not implemented
and rather separated your collections, your collective wisdom is also
appreciated.
Please email me directly. If there is interest I can post to the list
directly.
If you're interested in learning about the collection, you can read
more about it on the project's blog:
http://onarchivingschapiro.blogspot.com/
Many thanks in advance,
Farris Wahbeh
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