You could use the "type" attribute (type="description", etc.), but be advised that if you are going to use attributes to generate a display note such as "This item cannot be lent", this will only work with your own stylesheet. On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Takahiro FUJIWARA wrote: > Hello Michael Fox and leading persons, > Thank you to reply me. > > In my expression of public=EAD's external and closed=EAD's internal. > That's fine for me. > However, we need more status flags for the lending service of archives. > > In my understanding, AUDIENCE="external" means the XML subtree which has > AUDIENCE="external" is able to display. And the XML subtree which has > AUDIENCE="internal" is not able to display. -- I think this is not described > as "not able to lend" > > If there are no suitable element/attribute for lending service, then we want > to > use extended area. I'm sorry I don't know EAD in detail. > Do you know whether the EAD has the element for extended feature such as > lending service? > > Takahiro Fujiwara > EAST Co., Ltd. Japan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fox, Michael" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:07 AM > Subject: Re: access restrict > > > As you say, "the usertype is managed by outside of the EAD". Unless you > are delivering raw XML and a stylesheet to your users (in which case none of > this coding means much as they can see the whole file), the tool that > generates the HTML you are delivering will be the place where this encoding > is processed and text is either displayed or suppressed. > > If I understand your question correctly, you will use the AUDIENCE attribute > to control that processing. While this attribute has only two possible > values, external and internal, all your scenarios can be handled with these > two options. > Michael Fox > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Encoded Archival Description List on behalf of Takahiro FUJIWARA > Sent: Thu 12/23/2004 8:46 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: access restrict > > > > Dear leading persons, > > I am new to the list. > I'd like to know to use EAD element/attribute in case of following purpose. > We want to have 2 usertype and 3 status when display EAD listing or access > to the archives. > > 1. usertype=administrator > All EAD listing are displayed. And all status can be shown in order to > the maintenance. > > 2. usertype=public > a) The EAD description which has status="public" will be displayed > b) The EAD description which has status="description only" will be > displayed. But this user can not access to the archives by their hands. > Only all descriptions which has this status is able to read. > c) The EAD description which has status="closed" should not be displayed. > > The usertype is managed by outside of the EAD. > > How can I write that staus to EAD? > > Takahiro Fujiwara > EAST Co., Ltd. Japan. >