The Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) of the SAA Standards Committee is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of EAD and EAC-CPF, including all schemas and related code, as well as the development of future companion standards, such as the proposed Encoded Archival Context for Functions. Its membership will be sufficient to encompass the necessary domain expertise for each standard and schema development, and will include broad international representation including SAA members and other professionals from the international archival community. The members of the committee will foster the thoughtful evolution of archival encoding standards on behalf of and in consultation with the global archival community and in close collaboration with the International Council on Archives Experts Group on Archival Description.
News & Announcements
Reminder: Encoded Archival Standards Community Survey Available, April 3 Deadline to contribute.
Encoded Archival Standards Community Survey now open until Friday April 3, 2026
A recording of the August 2025 annual meeting of TS-EAS is now available on the SAA YouTube channel.
TS-EAS open meeting registration now available
TS-EAS annual meeting presentation slides now available
Registration now open for annual Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) meeting, open to all interested parties.
Reminder: Last Call: EAD 4 Draft Final Call for Comments
The Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) is pleased to release the second draft of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) 4.0 for public review and comment.
This version includes additionally proposed changes based on suggestions and comments received from the community during the first call for comments, which ran between April and July 2024. The subcommittee would like to thank those who contributed to the review with their comments and invites all EAD users around the world to have another look at the proposed EAD 4.0 draft 0.2 with a focus on these additional changes. The deadline for comments in this round is Friday, 16 May 2025.
