OhioLINK Database Management and Standards Committee

Taskforce on Encoded Archival Description

Revised June 2005

The Task Force is to complete the following charge by December 5, 2006:

• Develop specification/template for EAD documents that may be contributed to OhioLINK. 
• Follow progress of DLXS (the EAD software) enhancement requests
• Customize software toolkit for multi-institutional environment (e.g., in the context of EAD metadata and content, customize search options, and institutional branding)
• Generate some marketing/training ideas
• Educate members of the DMS committee on progress and findings

Task Force Members

Amy McCrory, Ohio State University, Co-Chair

Amanda Wilson, Ohio State University, Co-Chair

Linda Cantara, Case Western Reserve University

Dianna Ford, University of Akron

Cynthia Ghering, Ohio Historical Society

Cara Gilgenbach, Kent State University

Toni Jeske, Wright State University

Anne Gilliland, OhioLINK staff liaison

Task Force Minutes

December 8, 2004

February 9, 2005

April 20, 2005

Task Force Meeting Dates for 2005

June 15: Kent State

August 31: Wright State (Dayton)

October 19: Akron State or Kent State

December 7: OhioLINK

Task Force Meeting Dates for 2006

February 15, north

April 19, OhioLINK

June 21, north

August 16, OhioLINK

October 18, north

December 20, OhioLINK

Links and Documents of Interest

Archivists' Toolkit Project

EAD Best Practices

EAD Content Guidelines

Explanation of EAD