Post SCAN and Preportal - Post SCAN and Preportal - Towards an Integrated UK Towards an Integrated UK

Archival GatewayArchival Gateway

Jane Jamieson, National Archives Jane Jamieson, National Archives of Scotland (NAS)of Scotland (NAS)

jane.jamieson@nas.gov.ukjane.jamieson@nas.gov.uk

SCAN Online Catalogues Project - SCAN Online Catalogues Project - AftermathAftermath

End of 4 year project funded by HLF End of 4 year project funded by HLF to put top level descriptions from to put top level descriptions from Scottish archives onlineScottish archives online

Possible creation of catalogue Possible creation of catalogue descriptions down to item level descriptions down to item level Mac2AMac2A

Export of data into XML using Export of data into XML using Encoded Archival DescriptionEncoded Archival Description

Scottish Archive NetworkScottish Archive Networkhttp://www.scan.org.ukhttp://www.scan.org.uk

Higher Education Archives HubHigher Education Archives Hubhttp://www.archiveshub.ac.ukhttp://www.archiveshub.ac.uk

HE HUBHE HUB

Project to put archive catalogues of Project to put archive catalogues of higher education onlinehigher education online

Uses XML to display data and allow Uses XML to display data and allow searchingsearching

Operated on a Linux platformOperated on a Linux platform Now co-operating very closely with Now co-operating very closely with

A2AA2A

Access to Archives A2AAccess to Archives A2A

A2AA2AA2AA2A - Access to Archives | Home - Access to Archives | Home

Project run by National Archives, Kew Project run by National Archives, Kew to join together and put online to join together and put online catalogues of English local record catalogues of English local record officesoffices

Using DS Calm as cataloguing tool in Using DS Calm as cataloguing tool in a Windows environmenta Windows environment

Proposal to act as UK archival Proposal to act as UK archival gatewaygateway

XML – Extensible Markup XML – Extensible Markup LanguageLanguage

Same family as SGML (Standard Markup Same family as SGML (Standard Markup LanguageLanguage

Platform independent should run on Linux Platform independent should run on Linux and Windowsand Windows

Developed originally in USA by aircraft Developed originally in USA by aircraft manufacturer in Seattle to keep control manufacturer in Seattle to keep control over stock of partsover stock of parts

Developed in USA by Daniel Pitti for web Developed in USA by Daniel Pitti for web display and retrieval of archive cataloguesdisplay and retrieval of archive catalogues

EAD WebsiteEAD Websitehttp://http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.htmlwww.loc.gov/ead/ead.html

Finding Aid DetailFinding Aid Detail

EAD and EACEAD and EAC

ICA/CDS | Standards & GuidelinesICA/CDS | Standards & Guidelineshttp://www.icacds.org.uk/eng/standhttp://www.icacds.org.uk/eng/stand

ards.htmards.htm