Eric, here are the details for joining the list: Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:14:14 -0400 From: "L-Soft list server at Library of Congress (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Usage guidelines for EAD To: Rich Fuchs <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] X-LSV-ListID: EAD WELCOME TO EAD The Encoded Archival Description Forum The EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Forum is an unmoderated electronic mail posting service created to facilitate the exchange of information about the SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) DTD (Document Type Definition) being developed for archival finding aids. Developers and implementers of the EAD DTD are welcome to join the forum and share their ideas and experiences with using SGML for finding aids. SGML is based on document structure and an encoding syntax defined in ISO 8879, the international standard for encoding electronic documents. SGML was selected as the basis for creating encoded (electronic) finding aids since it represents a key component in electronic documentation worldwide, particularly via the Internet. As a non-proprietary standard, SGML and the EAD implementation of it, should allow different producers of archival finding aids to share in electronic form documentation and information about the collections they describe. The EAD Forum is operated by the Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, which has agreed to serve as the maintenance agency for the EAD DTD. This electronic forum makes use of UNIX software available 24 hours a day at the Library of Congress. This software is used for other electronic forums as well including USMARC, the general electronic forum for the USMARC Advisory Group. _To subscribe to EAD:_ >From the email account you intend to use, send the following message to [log in to unmask]: SUBSCRIBE EAD <Firstname Initial Lastname> NOTE: Subscriptions should *not* be sent to the forum address "[log in to unmask]". Only messages to be posted are sent to this address. If at anytime you plan to change your email address, you should unsubscribe yourself from the forum *prior* to your address change. _To unsubscribe from EAD:_ >From the email account you used to originally subscribe, send the following message to [log in to unmask]: UNSUBSCRIBE EAD NOTE: Do *not* attempt to unsubscribe by sending a message to the forum address "[log in to unmask]". If you are unable to send the "unsubscribe" message from the same email account you used to subscribe, send a message to the contact person listed below requesting that you be unsubscribed. Be sure to give your old address and name in the message so that we can be sure to delete the correct subscriber information. EAD is an unmoderated forum. Subscriptions are limited to developers and implementers and thus pass through an approval process before becoming active. Support services and information about the forum are provided by the Network Development and MARC Standards Office. All messages sent to the Internet address "[log in to unmask]" by approved subscribers are automatically posted to all other forum subscribers. Subscription requests and other messages controling the receipt of forum postings should be sent to "[log in to unmask]". Messages relevant to the Encoded Archival Description DTD are welcome. Other electronic forums, lists, and discussion groups are available via the Internet for topics related to other library, technical services, and automation issues. Please contact the following Network Development & MARC Standards Office staff for questions related to operations of EAD or if you have technical problems with your subscription. Contact: [log in to unmask] (Randall K. Barry +1-202-707-5118) ========================================================================= Sally H. McCallum (chief) Network Development and MARC Standards Office U.S. Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4102 U.S.A. TEL: +1-202-707-6237 FAX: +1-202-707-0115 INTERNET: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================= -- Rich Fuchs [log in to unmask] (Research Libraries Group)