Hi Ralph --
No, you're not overusing it :) The <did> is required content for all c0#
elements whether or not they have sub-c0# elements. (However, your example
shows the c04 inside the <did> for the c03, which is not legal EAD tagging
either.)
Wrong:
<c01>
<c02>
<did><unittitle>next level title</unittitle></did>
</c02>
</c01>
Right:
<c01>
<did><unittitle>first level title</unittitle></did>
<c02>
<did><unittitle>next level title</unittitle></did>
</c02>
</c01>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Hartsock" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: Am I overusing the did ?
> This is information from a collection of a composer. c01 is the
> collection level; Series 1-4 are the next level, c02; each box is c03,
> and individual documents are c04 or c05. Does the <did> need to appear
> only prior to actual data? Are the first and last did's unneeded?
>
> <c03><did>
>
> <container>Box 3</container><physdesc>1
> box</physdesc>
> <c04><did><unittitle>Numerical chart</unittitle><physdesc>in
> pencil, red, blue, black, on graph paper; notes in red: Stan, Please
> change
> note card; Stan Please make P 2
> change</physdesc></did></c04>
>
> <c04><did><unittitle>Frog</unittitle><physdesc>sketch
> in black or blue pencil, blue marker, 40 pages; 29 x 44 cm. ; in
> spiral
> binder</physdesc></did></c04>
> </did></c03>
>
>
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>
>
> ===========================================
> Ralph Hartsock
> Sr. Music Cataloger
> University of North Texas Libraries
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