Data sources

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an international standard for encoding of finding aids in XML. We have access to over 500 encoded finding aids describing the collections at the University of Maryland. The Library of Congress also has publicly posted the XML for finding aids that describe their collections.

Audience

• Archivists - improve understanding of the collections at various institutions (including their own)
• Researchers - permit easy identification of institutions with archival collections fitting the criteria of their research
• Students - enable exploration of locally held archival collections to promote use of primary materials