Metadata Standards Directory

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Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

A standard for encoding archival finding aids using XML in archival and manuscript repositories, implementing the recommendations of the International Council on Archives ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description.

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Standard Website: https://www.loc.gov/ead/
Specification: https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead3schema.html
Sponsors: Society of American Archivists; Library of Congress
Contact: SAS Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards https://archivists.org/groups/technical-subcommittee-on-encoded-archival-standards-ts-eas
Standard Update Date: 2015-08-17
Subjects: Arts and Humanities
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