The first three workshops took you through the process of building an EAD finding aid from the ground up, but without using the tools that participating institutions use day-to-day. Now we’ll move to the tools and processes that support this work.

Preparation

Before attending the workshop, please do the following:

• Watch the following recordings:
  • ARK Request
  • Compliance Checker (update in progress)
  • Document Submission
  • Encoding Software
  • Revision and Re-Submission
  • Repository Registry
• Come prepared to discuss your homework assignment from Workshop 3; one to two people will be invited to share their work.
• Review the instructions and ground rules, and ensure that you are joining from your own computer and have both a microphone and headphones. The workshop is not a broadcast; it is a discussion.

Homework

• Obtain software:
  • Download a trial version of XMetaL Author or Oxygen XML Editor;
  • If your institution has the software already, use it.
• Setup the software according to the instructions, and with the helper files listed below:
  • XMetal Documentation (Revised 2010-12)
  • Oxygen Documentation (Revised 2016-03)
  • ead.dtd
  • ead.css
  • ead.tbr
  • ead.ctm

Use the Encoding Template to encode your sample finding aid Be prepared to present in Workshop 5.