Encoded Archival Description
XML standard for encoding archival finding aids
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Encoded Archival Description
Summary
Encoded Archival Description is a Document Type Definition[1]. It draws 133 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 maintained by is recorded as Library of Congress[5].
- Encoded Archival Description's maintained by is recorded as Society of American Archivists[6].
- Encoded Archival Description's based on is recorded as XML[7].
- Encoded Archival Description's based on is recorded as ISAAR(CPF)[8].
- Encoded Archival Description was released on 1998[9].
- Encoded Archival Description's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/ead/[10].
- Encoded Archival Description's described at URL is recorded as http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/EAD[11].
- Encoded Archival Description's described at URL is recorded as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encoded_Archival_Description[12].
- Encoded Archival Description's media type is recorded as text/xml[13].
- Encoded Archival Description's file extension is recorded as sgm[14].
- Encoded Archival Description's file extension is recorded as sgml[15].
- Encoded Archival Description's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EAD'}[16].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include Document Type Definition[3] and file format[4].
Why It Matters
Encoded Archival Description draws 133 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.[17] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]