Dear Colleagues,
You may recall that last fall I wrote the listserv asking
about the development of really new and different online displays of and
search interfaces for EAD structured data – presentations that were
really appropriate for the web environment, as opposed to more traditional
online pdf and htm displays that resemble paper finding aids.
After some online discussions and comments, Jackie Dooley at
RLG volunteered to pull together a SAA session and it was accepted. The
title is “Structured Data Is Essential for Effective Archival Description
and Discovery: True or False?” Speakers are Michael Fox, Noah
Huffman, and myself. I had planned to focus my presentation on AAA’s
interface of linking all resources (catalog record, finding aid, Collections
Online, digital images) via the creator, and present our prototypes for improved
finding aid displays. I also wanted to briefly discuss the new
Smithsonian Collections Search Center.
As I think about the presentation more, though, I
thought it might be fun to also highlight the work of others in addition to the
work we’re doing at AAA. I know that many of you have also been
doing innovative work with online prototypes and search interfaces for EAD data.
This would be a good way to get information out there about a lot of projects
on a national level, rather than just one or two. So, if you think your
work with EAD structured data is something different and interesting, and are
interested in having your project mentioned, please let me know and we can
talk. I’m thinking perhaps one or two PP slides with a
paragraph of narrative that I could read, as well as contact
information.
Best,
Barb Aikens
Barbara
D. Aikens
Chief,
Collections Processing
Archives
of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Ph: 202-633-7941
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