2. Project team Project manager: Susan Potts McDonald Strategist: Stacey Martin Lead Programmer: Rebecca Koeser-Sutton Other contributors: Steve Collins, Pete Hornsby, Ben Ranker, Alex Thomas, Scott Turnbull Laura Carroll, Liz Chase, Elizabeth Russey Roke
3. What is a finding aid? A document containing detailed information about a specific collection of papers or records Used by researchers to determine whether information within a collection is relevant to their research Content may differ depending on the type of material it is describing Usually compiled by an archivist during processing
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9. What is EAD? EAD is a non-proprietary data structure standard for encoding finding aids for use in an online environment. XML [extensible-markup language]-compliant. Developed by the archival community; jointly administered and maintained by the Society of American Archivists and the Library of Congress. Version 1.0 was released in 1998
10. <did> <origination> <persname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="100">Avant, Mamie Wade.</persname> </origination> <unittitleencodinganalog="245$a">Mamie Wade Avant papers, <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f" normal="1930/1982">1930-1982</unitdate></unittitle> <unitidcountrycode="US" repositorycode="geu-s" identifier="887">Manuscript Collection No. 887</unitid> <physdescencodinganalog="300"><extent>1.75 linear ft.</extent><extent>(3 boxes)</extent> and <extent>2 oversized papers (OP)</extent></physdesc> <abstract>Papers of African American fortune teller Mamie Wade Avant relating to fortune-telling and her involvement with Masonic organizations.</abstract> <langmaterialencodinganalog="546">Materials entirely in <language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial> <repository encodinganalog="852">Emory University<subarea>Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library</subarea></repository> </did>
12. Goals of the Project Improve user interface – speed and functionality Permanent links From MARBL to Emory-wide resources for archives and manuscript collections MARBL finding aids > EmoryFindingAids marbl.library.edu/findingaids > findingaids.library.emory.edu
13. Consistency in design, navigation, function and message is the key to this. Departments and school sites should reflect individual flavor and character within guidelines that users will recognize as "Emory.” http://communications.emory.edu/web_guide/index.html Your site may be Emory's only chance to make a lasting impression on many visitors. It's important that all our sites look and feel like they belong to the same institution.
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19. A *light* analysis… Apr 25 – May 25, 2011 EmoryFindingAids MARBL Highest percent of traffic (54%) from Search Engines google#1 keyword: Elijah mixongeorgia Top Referring sites MARBL EUL (georgia encyclopedia) Highest percent of traffic (52%) from Referring sites Top Referring Sites EUL Emory.edu FindingAids (wikipedia, guides, civil rights digital library)
In 1997, when EAD was in beta version, small project as part of GAMMA to encode 20 finding aidsIn 2001, received grant from the The Gladys KriebleDelmas Foundation to develop Irish Literary Collections Portal.First subject oriented EAD implementationContained approximately 30 Irish literary finding aids at Emory – eventually over 100 from 8 institutionsEncoded a little over 1000 MARBL finding aids to date.
