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Scott Alan Leonard wrote:
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> Has anyone used the <dao> element in an encoded finding aid?  If so, how
> is it used?  I'm attempting to include an image in a finding aid by using
> the <dao> tag, but I keep getting errors.  I've tried using the
> "entityref" attribute, but I'm not sure I'm using that right.  This is how
> I am using the element with its attributes:  <dao displaytype="present"
> entityref="halstdsm" ext.ptr="implied">.  When I do it this way, I get an
> error in Panorama telling me that the entity "halstdsm" is undefined
> ("halstdsm" is a jpg image).  Where & how do I define it?
>
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>                                 C. S. Lewis,  _God in the Dock_ (p. 262)
Scott,

If you take a look at the EAD Retrospective Conversion Guidelines I
wrote for the American Heritage Project, you will find detail
instructions on the use of <dao> and how to declared external entities.
Since these are in draft form, please do let me know if they are lacking
in either clarity or content.

Good luck.

Daniel Pitti,
UVa