Dear List,

Have been lurking on the list for some time now, but have also been quite
silent of late.   However the University of Melbourne Archives is in the
initial steps of submitting for a grant application together with the Noel
Butlin Archives at the Australian National University, wherein we look WEB
marking-up our respective lists of Business and Labour holdings.

In this we are assessing the range of options available to us including the
EAD.  It would help our conceptualisation at this stage if someone could
provide a list of the sgml and xml authoring packages to date which are
readilly adapted to the templates and other elements of the Ead.dtd.  I have
some memory of seeing such a thing from time to time, but most mentions have
been of this or that compatible software.

If someone on the list can provide such a list it may help us come to grips
with the plethora of editer software laying claim to the most brilliant on
the block.  Any critical commentary on various softwares would also be
appreciated.  I am presuming that many have the sought of syntax errors
imputed to Panorama.pro of late, but that these can be got around, with
patience and especially with a little programming assistance.

Many thanks for any assistance that can be provided.

Yours sincerely,



Leigh Swancott
CRA Archivist, University of Melbourne Archives
Fax:  9  347 8627    E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
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