This document outlines the best practices guidelines for creation of EAD-encoded finding aids for submission to the Archives Hub in the U.K. It includes sections on Mandatory Fields, Access Points, Manual Encoding, Multilevel Descriptions, Saving and Submitting Files, and Links.
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This is a downloadable .pdf file. Also available in Rich Text Format (.rtf).
Publisher
Archives Hub, U.K.
Publication Location
Manchester, England, U.K.
Language
English
Critical Arguements
CA "These pages have been designed to hold links and information which we hope will be useful to archivists and librarians working in the UK Higher and Further Education sectors."
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DC The Archives Hub provides a single point of access to 17,598 descriptions of archives held in UK universities and colleges. At present these are primarily at collection-level, although complete catalogue descriptions are provided where they are available. The Archives Hub forms one part of the UK's National Archives Network, alongside related networking projects. A Steering Committee which includes representatives of contributing institutions, the National Archives and the other archive networks guides the progress of the project. There is also a Contributors' and Users' Forum which provides feedback to aid the development of the service. The service is hosted at MIMAS on behalf of the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) and is funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Systems development work is undertaken at the University of Liverpool.
