Hello,
I’m glad to see this discussion on
the list! In our paper, this barrier is identified as “Let me just tidy
this up first” and I think this is a big issue for many institutions
because until you get around to doing something, the researchers have nothing
and the collections are hidden. I can’t speak to your
I like the com
Merrilee
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Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Dean DeBolt
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010
10:16 AM
To:
Subject: Re: New Paper from OCLC
Research and the RLG Partnership on EAD Barriers
I think the biggest barrier, in small-staffed shops, is that the
finding aids need to be in fairly good shape to be entered into
EAD. We found that many of our older collections have very
incomplete or
Dean
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, LESLIE WILLIS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Greetings...
Many of my colleagues are curious as to what folks see as the
greatest single barrier here to generating more EAD finding aids than have been
done to-date? By done – meaning either done originally for EAD or done
some time ago as “traditional” finding aids that were then later
redone into EAD.... Is it staffing & time, or is it a need for
more training to use templates and other tools, or is the biggest
barrier that we collectively have not settled into a use of an EAD generating
(and MARC exporting) system or tool like Archon or
Archivists’ Toolkit? Let me know your thoughts.
Thanx, Leslie
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:02 PM,
I’m
pleased to announce the release of a new report from OCLC Research and the RLG
Partnership:
Over, Under,
Around, and Through: Getting Around Barriers to EAD Implementation
This report
(.pdf) frames obstacles that archivists have experienced adopting Encoded
Archival Description. It also suggests pathways to help you get out of the ruts, around the
roadblocks, and on the road to success.
The objective of the report is to communicate EAD’s value
as a key element of successful archival information systems and help you overcome potential barriers to its
implementation. This work is an
output of the Barriers
to Using EAD project undertaken by OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership.
If you are a
member of the RLG Partnership, we will be holding a webinar on Thursday
March 4th from 4-5 EST. Please contact me off list for details.
I’ll pass along a link to the webinar for general consumption after the
fact.
Best,
Merrilee
Merrilee
Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
OCLC
Research
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