On 7/4/2013 1:02 PM, Dan Gillean wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am wondering about how other users are encoding dates that are not
> specifically dates of creation in their EAD output...
>
> I am looking for solutions to managing these kinds of dates in EAD – we have
> considered putting them in a <chronlist> as events...
> ...[but] Where to put the <chronlist> in the EAD output remains a problem as
> well – putting it in the <bioghist> does not seem appropriate as many of the
> dates that could be included relate to the archival description object and not
> the creator – different persons/organizations may be associated with
> publication, broadcasting, and so forth.
There's always <odd> - Other Descriptive Data. It's pretty vague, but since
what you have doesn't really fit anywhere else, that might be the best choice.
It need not go up at the top unless the events apply to the entire collection.
For a list of events that apply to a single item you can put it in a odd at the
appropriate c0# level. For example, say you have a collection of classic
children's books. You could do this:
<c02>
<did>
<unittitle>Wizard of Oz</unittitle>
</did>
<odd>
<chronlist>
<head>Publication and adaptation history</head>
<!-- chronitems go here -->
</chronlist>
</odd>
</c02>
Michele
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