1) Will all the repositories be adding subject access terms?
2) Where will everyone place them in the finding aids? In a general
location following the scope and content note, or within each series
description?
Sue
At 03:44 PM 12/4/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Sue, I hope I am answering the question. I assume you mean in EAD.
>
>We (UCB) have not been doing this yet. Like everyone else, have been
>busily converting paper-based finding aids, which did not contain
>controlled subject terminology. However, since EAD does allow for this,
>and since this project is relatively small, as far as the number of
>finding aids it will contain, we can certainly undertake this.
>
>The obvious way to do this is using the <subject> element. Here is how I
>think it should work.
>
>[This example is basically ripped off from the EAD 1.0 tag library, p.
>234, and if you don't have the tag library you should get it. It contains
>tagged examples, which I find invaluable--please forgive my attempt to
>show how I think this should work]
>
><archdesc level="collection" langmaterial="eng">
><did>...</did>
><controlaccess><head>Selected Search Terms</head>
> [other possible elements and text]
><controlaccess><head>Subjects:</head>
> <subject encodinganalog="610">Central Pacific Railroad
>Company--Pictorial works</subject>
></controlaccess>
></controlaccess>
> [other possible elements and text]
></archdesc>
>
>I'd be interested to hear what you are doing at Penn State. I know that
>others on this list also have thoughts on this, so sure, let's have a
>discussion!
>
>Merrilee
>
>On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Susan Hamburger wrote:
>
>> Could we please have some discussion on the listserv about adding
>> controlled vocabulary subject access terms to the finding aids? Are you
>> including them? If so, where?
>>
>> Sue
>>
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