##Introduction to Encoded Archival Description
July 10 & 11, 2014
Vanderbilt University
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is the recommended standard for creating digital editions of finding aids for Special Collections materials. The Vanderbilt University Library will hold two half-day training sessions in EAD from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11 in Classroom 418A, Central Library. Please join us to learn the relevant archival standards, the basics of XML encoding, and the fundamentals of EAD. The workshop will not presuppose any prior knowledge of markup languages or archival practices.
###July 10
9:00 am Introduction to XML – Cliff Anderson
9:30 am A tour of the oXygen XML Editor – Cliff Anderson
9:50 am Break
10:00 am Standards in Archival Practice – Sara Sterkenburg
10:30 am What is EAD? – Sara Sterkenburg
11:00 am Encoding Practice – Cliff Anderson, Jacob Schaub, and Sara Sterkenburg
###July 11
9:00 am Review of XML and EAD – Jacob Schaub
9:30 am What are DTDs, Schemas, etc.? – Cliff Anderson
9:50 am Break
10:00 am Encoding Practice – Cliff Anderson, Jacob Schaub, and Sara Sterkenburg
11:00 am Encoding Review – Sara Sterkenburg
11:30 am Final Questions and Wrap Up – Cliff Anderson
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