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The Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) at the Society of American Archivists (SAA) invites you to engage with a draft of the new version of the Encoded Archival Description standard, EAD 4.0, between December 2023 and February 2024, ahead of the public call for comments. For this activity, we are specifically looking towards archival aggregators as well as software providers and developers.
Having started the major revision process with various engagement activities to understand the status quo of EAD usage back in 2021, 2022 focussed on aligning EAD with its sibling standard EAC-CPF 2.0 and following TS-EAS’ exploration of a standard for functions. 2023 then looked at EAD-specific concepts and approaches, which has brought us close to the first draft of EAD 4.0.
With EAD being a format that enables interoperability, we are aware that its use as an export format has increased during the past years, even though hand-coding is still practised as well. We hence acknowledge the pivotal role that aggregators and software providers/developers play in the uptake of (any new version of) EAD and are looking for tailored feedback from these two groups as a starting point to the public consultation around the draft for EAD 4.0, which will span across the first half of 2024.
You can learn more about this engagement activity in our Call to action on SAA’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQO7npLvPjA), or head over directly to the survey that we have set up to hear from you at https://bit.ly/ead4-survey.
Thank you in advance and we look forward to the conversations!
Kerstin Arnold, TS-EAS EAD subteam lead
Karin Bredenberg, TS-EAS co-chair
Mary Samouelian, TS-EAS co-chair
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Exciting to see the progress on EAD 4.0! As someone who’s worked with archival standards, I appreciate the focus on interoperability and export formats. It’s like navigating a complex level in Run 3—precision and adaptability are key. Looking forward to seeing how aggregators and developers shape this draft. Great initiative by TS-EAS!
This is great news! A revised EAD standard is essential for making archival information more accessible and interoperable. As a software developer, I'm particularly interested in how these changes will impact data aggregation and search functionalities. I wonder if the updated standard will make it easier to, in a way, navigate archival data with the same thrill that you get from a game like Snow Rider 3D, making discovery fast and exciting. Really looking forward to diving into the draft and contributing to its development!
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