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Betsy,

What do you mean by "collapse it all" and what are the benefits to doing so?

Thanks!
Nathan

Thanks Michele too!

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Betsy Pittman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Our rather antiquated system has a folder for every collection.  Each
> folder  contains our logo (.jpg), the .html and .xml files as well as any
> associated materials—pdfs, collection jpgs, etc.
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> I want to collapse it all but haven’t had the time to work with the
> necessary departments to figure it all out—and it works for now.
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> Betsy
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> Betsy Pittman
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> Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
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> 405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
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> Storrs, Connecticut  06269-1205
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> *From:* Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Nathan Tallman
> *Sent:* Friday, April 01, 2011 1:51 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* EAD File Management
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> Happy Friday List Members!
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> How are people organizing their EAD and related files in their web
> directories? I've seen sites that organize by file format (all images in one
> folder, etc.); but, I've also seen it where there's one directory per
> finding aid, and whatever related files (head shot image for the bio,
> related PDFs or other digitized content, etc.) are stored in that directory,
> along with the EAD XML file. What are the pros and cons of each method?
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> I know this will be affected by whether or not your institution uses some
> sort of EAD database or a repository. Sometime this year (hopefully) we'll
> be putting up more EAD finding aids and eventually I'd like to move to an
> XTF or homegrown platform XSLT/PHP. (Although I'm keeping a close eye on
> UA's Acumen too.)
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> I'm just trying to get a sense of how other institutions are handling
> it. So, what are your best practices?
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> Many thanks!
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> Nathan Tallman
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> American Jewish Archives
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