What is that you want to markup? Perhaps I can make some suggestions. > ---------- > From: B.K. DeLong[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 8:27 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list EAD > Subject: Re: Need recommendations/guidence for EAD implementation > > At 08:18 AM 11/19/98 -0600, you wrote: > >Sure. xml is just a form of sgml after all. There are a few > >differences that need to be addressed. These are in the text for the > >new application guidelines which I don't have here at work but which > I > >will post to the list tomorrow. > > Please do. > > >You need the EAD Tag Library, available from the Society of American > >Archivists. See also the Summer and Fall 1997 issues of the > American > >Archivist. > > I already have a copy. Sorting through it is rather cubmersome, though > :) > > >Well of course one can always create one's own DTD but then you lose > any > >opportunity for interchange with others. Guess it depends on what > you > >want to do with the data. thoough in any event, why would you want > to > >create a new DTD that is a subset of EAD instead of just using a > subset > >of EAD directly? > > I notice that Duke University did something similar to what you > suggested > and obviously we do want to be able to interchange with everyone. I'm > just > trying to figure out the best tags to use since there are so many of > them. > > How have others dealt with the task of sorting through the tag set and > picking out what you'll use? > -- > B.K. DeLong 360 Huntington Ave. > Director Suite 140CSC-305 > New England Chapter Boston, MA 02115 > World Organization (617) 247-3753 > of Webmasters > > http://www.world-webmasters.org > [log in to unmask] >