I'm doing one right now, for the first time!! I've penciled an outline of my record group titles and series. Using XMetal in tandem with Notetab, I'm drafting the thing as I go along. I plan to fill in the <dsc> first and then go back to fill in the blanks in <archdesc> once I have the summaries of date, extent, subject headings, etc. I'd be interested in hearing how other people are doing this too. Alison Hinderliter - [log in to unmask] Project Archivist, Illinois Central Railroad Archives The Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St. Chicago, IL 60610-7324 (312) 255-3694 At 08:32 AM 9/12/02 -0600, you wrote: >Greetings. > >What methods do people have for creating NEW finding aids in EAD? I >dread the thought of creating in MS Word as usual and then converting. >I'm sure others have worked out better methods; I'd appreciate hearing >about them. Thanks in advance for sharing. > > >Patty Rettig >Project Archivist >Colorado State University >Morgan Library >Fort Collins, CO 80523-1019 >[log in to unmask] >970-491-1844 >