Encoded Archival Description
XML standard for encoding archival finding aids
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Summary
Encoded Archival Description is a Document Type Definition[1]. It draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (document_type_definition category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Encoded Archival Description's instance of is recorded as Document Type Definition[3].
- Encoded Archival Description's instance of is recorded as file format[4].
- Encoded Archival Description's instance of is recorded as descriptive standard[5].
- Encoded Archival Description's maintained by is recorded as Library of Congress[6].
- Encoded Archival Description's maintained by is recorded as Society of American Archivists[7].
- Encoded Archival Description's based on is recorded as XML[8].
- Encoded Archival Description's based on is recorded as ISAD(G)[9].
- Encoded Archival Description was released on 1998[10].
- Encoded Archival Description's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/ead/[11].
- Encoded Archival Description's described at URL is recorded as http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/EAD[12].
- Encoded Archival Description's described at URL is recorded as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encoded_Archival_Description[13].
- Encoded Archival Description's media type is recorded as text/xml[14].
- Encoded Archival Description's file extension is recorded as sgm[15].
- Encoded Archival Description's file extension is recorded as sgml[16].
- Encoded Archival Description's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EAD'}[17].
- Encoded Archival Description's P14541 is recorded as 3i3SVx[18].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include Document Type Definition[3], file format[4], and descriptive standard[5].
Why It Matters
Encoded Archival Description draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (document_type_definition category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]