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George, I encourage you to take a look at the EAD Cookbook (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/ead/cookbookhelp.html), which will answer virtually all these questions. The Cookbook contains templates for XMetaL, stylesheets for display and conversion to HTML, and step-by-step instructions for setting things up. As to how and where your encoded finding aids will be displayed, that's up to you. Your institutional web site is a good place. Kris At 04:20 PM 2/28/01 -0800, you wrote: > My administration has asked for more information about XMetal software >before agreeing to purchase it to input EAD-encoded finding aids. Can >someone out there answer these questions more clearly that I could? > >1. Sounds like XMetal software will have to be configured for EAD. Who >will do that? > >2. If the finding aids are put in EAD, using XMetal, how and where will >they be displayed. They will probably be converted into HTML; does XMetal >do that as well? > I know it doesn't, but can somebody explain that step and any systems >support that is required to do it? > >3. What kind and how much technical support from the Systems Division >in the Library is required to create EAD-encoded finding aids, select an >appropriate XSL stylesheet, transform the EAD files into HTML and mount >files for web access. > >Thank you for your assistance. > >George Brandak >Curator of Manuscripts >University of British Columbia Library - Special Collections and >University Archives Division >Ph. 604-822-2232 Fax: 604-822-9587 >e-mail: [log in to unmask] Kris Kiesling Chair, SAA EAD Working Group Chair, SAA Standards Committee Head, Department of Manuscripts and Archives Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78713-7219 Voice: (512) 232-4614 Fax: 512.471.9646 [log in to unmask]