Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is the standard to use for describing the materials that are found in an archive ranging from old parchments to newly created digital records. The description of all the materials in the archive facilitates the possibility to share, discover and access the collection with others than the ones working in the archive.

This is the description of records which is the result of a function or activity carried out by a creator.

Links

• Official site hosted by the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/ead/
• EAD4 Schema in GitHub
• EAD4 Tag Library (html)
• EAD4 Tag Library (pdf)
• EAD4 Tag Library in GitHub