[Web4lib] DALLAS ENCODED ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

[Gina Minks]

(Please excuse duplicate postings)

DALLAS EAD WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Amigos has extended the Early Bird Registration Deadline to November 22 for
the following workshop, scheduled December 8 - 9  in Dallas:

Workshop: Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description
Date: December 8 - 9
Location: Amigos Library Services
Extended Early Bird Registration Deadline: 11/22/05

Description: The Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an internationally
recognized XML/SGML-based standard for encoding archival finding aids. This
live, online workshop will provide a solid introduction to EAD, helping you
to decide whether or not to implement EAD to display your encoded finding
aids on the web.

Topics include:
      History of EAD
      Factors to consider when deciding to implement EAD at your
      institution
      Relationships between EAD, the General International Standard
      Archival Description (ISAD(G)), and the principles stated in the
      Canadian-US Task Force on Archival Description (CUSTARD) Project
      The structure of an EAD document

Participants will mark up a supplied finding aid in EAD and transform it
using XSLT into an HTML document for displaying the finding aid online. It
is recommended that participants with little or no experience in XML
complete the self-paced tutorial on XML before taking this workshop.
Completion of the Amigos workshop Introduction to XML and the Text Encoding
Initiative or similar experience or training will meet this requirement.

The Amigos Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant
from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for
the Humanities.

For more information and online registration, go to
http://www.amigos.org/learning/catalog/shopping/product_details.php?id=180.