Chapter 15. What is XML, and Why Should I Care? The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) provides a general-purpose syntax for encoding information. XML is designed to be easily processed by machine, and yet human-readable, while addressing practical concerns of building Web-based applications, and drawing on experiences with the earlier Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). XML is a Recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the 1.0 recommendation is available at . The W3C develops the technologies used by the Web. More information about W3C and its activities is at . A descriptive markup language XML is a descriptive markup language. It provides a syntax that lets us add descriptive tags to an electronic text document. We can treat 1966 appropriately in our processing, whether indexing, exchanging data with another system or formatting for display to a person. For more on text markup, see Coombs, Renear, and DeRose (1987). An Ace beats a King . or.
EAD: Encoded Archival Description Version 2002 Official Site (EAD Official Site, Library of Congress) General information version EAD3 - current EAD3 1.0 (from GitHub) EAD3 Schema and DTD EAD3 Tag Library New! EAD3 Tag Library [PDF - 425 p., courtesy Society of American Archivists] EAD3 FAQ [courtesy SAA EAD Roundtable] version 2002 version 1.0 (1998) - superseded documentation Encoded Archival Context Encoded Archival Context - Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families tools and helper files A variety of tools and helper files for a number of different XML authoring and editing applications is available at the SAA Standards Portal EAD Web site. SAA EAD Roundtable The EAD Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists is intended to promote the implementation and use of encoding standards for dissemination of archival information: The EAD Document Type Definition (DTD) is a standard for encoding archival finding aids using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Help Pages. Mission Statement The EAD Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists is intended to promote the implementation and use of encoding standards for dissemination of archival information. To this end, we aim to provide tools and information for use in encoding archival descriptions; discuss and facilitate the use of software for markup, parsing, indexing, and delivery; and monitor and contribute to encoding standard development for archival description. Background Following the creation of EAD Listserv in 1996 and the launch of the official EAD website by Library of Congress in 1996, members of the Society of American Archivists identified the need for a group to handle the more informal aspects of EAD implementation. A petition to create a Roundtable in late 1997 was approved by the Council of the Society of American Archivists.
On September 4, 1998, at the SAA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, the Roundtable was officially inaugurated. Recent News & Announcements.