The MARC standard and encoded archival description
Abstract
This case study details the evolution of descriptive practices and standards used in the Mount Holyoke College Archives and the Five College Finding Aids Access Project, discusses the relationship of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and the MARC standard in reference to archival description, and addresses the challenges and opportunities of transferring data from one metadata standard to another. The study demonstrates that greater standardization in archival description allows archivists to respond more effectively to technological change.
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Citation
Carini, P. and Shepherd, K. (2004), "The MARC standard and encoded archival description", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830410524468
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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