EAD Insights | Sumble

What is EAD?

EAD (Encoded Archival Description) is a standard for encoding archival finding aids using XML. It provides a structure for describing archival materials and making them accessible online. It is commonly used by archives, libraries, and museums to provide detailed descriptions of their collections to researchers.

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What other technologies are related to EAD?

EAD Competitor Technologies

Dublin Core

Dublin Core is a metadata standard, and although more generic than EAD, it serves a similar purpose of describing resources.

mentioned alongside EAD in 30% (355) of relevant job posts

MODS

MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) is a metadata standard used for describing resources, similar to EAD's function in archival description.

mentioned alongside EAD in 26% (197) of relevant job posts

EAD Complementary Technologies

ArchivesSpace

ArchivesSpace is an archival information management system often used to create and manage EAD finding aids.

mentioned alongside EAD in 20% (233) of relevant job posts

DACs

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS) provides rules and guidelines for creating archival descriptions, which are often encoded using EAD.

mentioned alongside EAD in 12% (371) of relevant job posts

LGD

LGD (Linked Data for GND) is a project that focuses on making library data available as linked data. It can be complementary to EAD as it provides a way to connect archival descriptions with other knowledge organization systems.

mentioned alongside EAD in 64% (58) of relevant job posts