EAD Templates
We have some EAD templates that may be useful to you if you are developing an EAD export
These templates include the EAD fields that the Hub uses, and that are commonly used for cataloguing. Other fields within a local catalogue may not be required by the Hub, but you can talk to us if you have fields that you particularly wish to be displayed.
Please note that the templates provide a guide for your EAD export, but data variations and different uses of tags and attributes, such as nesting, mean that additional work may be required.
Minimal Template
This template provides for the minimal EAD requirements. Using this template means that you will not be creating a fully ready EAD description; but our processing should be able to add what we require in order to make it Hub EAD.
You need to save these locally rather than click to open, as they will not render properly in a browser.
Standard Template
This template provides for meeting the standard EAD requirements. Using this template means that you should create EAD that fulfils the Hub requirements, although we cannot guarantee this due to the permissive nature of EAD and cataloguing variations, so please check with us as you go along.
You need to save these locally rather than click to open, as they will not render properly in a browser.