Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

2011 ◽  
pp. 705-718
Keyword(s):  
Archival Description

scholarly journals Open Social Knowledge Creation and Library and Archival Metadata

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Dean Seeman ◽  
Heather Dean
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Archival Description ◽  
Social Knowledge ◽  
Social Tagging ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
Resource Description

Standardization both reflects and facilitates the collaborative and networked approach to metadata creation within the fields of librarianship and archival studies. These standards—such as Resource Description and Access and Rules for Archival Description—and the theoretical frameworks they embody enable professionals to work more effectively together. Yet such guidelines also determine who is qualified to undertake the work of cataloging and processing in libraries and archives. Both fields are empathetic to facilitating user-generated metadata and have taken steps towards collaborating with their research communities (as illustrated, for example, by social tagging and folksonomies) but these initial experiments cannot yet be regarded as widely adopted and radically open and social. This paper explores the recent histories of descriptive work in libraries and archives and the challenges involved in departing from deeply established models of metadata creation.

Manuscript libraries and archival description in the Caribbean

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 289-301
Author(s):  
Lorraine M Nero
Keyword(s):  
Archival Description ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Indexing Method ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Finding Aids ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the indexing method used by Caribbean libraries to describe special collections and manuscripts. Design/methodology/approach – Various types of finding aids spanning 1960-2014 are used to show the pattern of descriptions adopted by the librarians. At the same time, the factors which have sustained the approach at national libraries and university libraries are highlighted. Findings – The paper concludes that while the indexing approach may be labour-intensive, this practice is perceived as developing a national and regional documentary heritage. The materials used for this study are primarily accessible to the public inclusive of published guides and online databases. Originality/value – The literature is replete with theories and cases from places such as the UK, the USA and Australia, this paper presents a perspective on the development of archival description in the Caribbean.

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