Members of TS-EAS provide the second in a series of updates about the ongoing revision of Encoded Archival Description (EAD). In Part II, Kerstin Arnold, Cory Nimer, and Mary Samouelian discuss aligning EAD with its sibling standard, Encoded Archival Context – Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF).
Category Archives: Group Dispatches
Piloting Reparative Description and Metadata in SNAC via the Indigenous Description Group
The Indigenous Description Working Group (IDG) of Social Networks in Archival Context (SNAC) provides an insight into the work of the IDG since its founding in March 2023, focusing on its work to improve accessibility to archival collections of Indigenous materials that are frequently dispersed, uncatalogued, or misrepresented.
Shape the Future of EAD: A Call to Action – Part I
Members of TS-EAS provide the first in a series of updates about the ongoing revision of Encoded Archival Description (EAD). In Part I, Kerstin Arnold, Cory Nimer, and Mary Samouelian examine why the EAD standard needs revision and provide an insight into the revision process.
What’s New to “SNAC” On
Dina Herbert provides updates on the recent work of Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC).
From Grassroots to SAA External Standard: Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia Anti-Racist Description Resources
Kelly Bolding and Faith Charlton, on behalf of A4BLiP, discuss the endorsement of the Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia Anti-Racist Description Resources as an external standard by SAA.
Newly Released: Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources
Bri Watson, K.J. Rawson, and Jackson Huang discuss the formation and goals of the Trans Metadata Collective and outline the highest level recommendations of the TMDC’s Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources.
Announcing the Release of Encoded Archival Context – Corporate bodies, Persons, Families (EAC-CPF) 2.0
An update from SAA’s Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards.
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