Mark,
I avoid using <note> because it is so vague and there is almost
always something more specific. I've used <odd> before,
primarily for strange appendices, but I've never used it at the
<c##> level. Nothing wrong in terms of the EAD structure, but
again, I think in most cases there is a more specific tag
available.
Have you considered using <scopecontent>? If you were to
catalog the items you are describing in your <dsc>, you'd put the
summary description of them in a 520 field, which is the MARC analog of
<scopecontent>. I see no reason why <scopecontent>
isn't an appropriate place for transcriptions, and there's no clear home
for them in EAD. If you wanted to systematically treat
transcriptions in a particular way - say with certain margins and/or font
- you might want to encode them with <odd
type="transcription"> so that your stylesheet could treat
them appropriately, but by looking at your file it doesn't seem like this
would be necessary.
Best of luck,
Mike Rush
At 12:01 PM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
Hi
everyone and happy new year. We have a finding aid with item-level
description with a summary description/transcription underneath (see link
below). Initially we put the information in a note element, but
have also considered putting in the other descriptive data element.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages to either element? Any
suggestions welcome and thanks, Mark
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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Yale University
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