Encoded Archival Guide

Encoded Archival Guide (EAG) is a draft of a standard and the associated XML structure for encoding information about archives , such as: B. Address, opening times or technical equipment. It supplements the archival standards Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and Encoded Archival Context (EAC) with the option of providing detailed information on those institutions that have holdings available in electronic finding aids .

EAG was defined in 2008 in version Alfa 0.2 as a DTD exclusively for XML .

A largely revised version of the scheme has been available since 2012, which was developed as part of the APEx project for Archives Portal Europe and is maintained by the German Federal Archives .

Web links

• Website for the 2012 EAG version
• http://aer.mcu.es/sgae/jsp/censo_guia/Documentos/EAG.DTD.txt - DTD ENCODED ARCHIVAL GUIDE - DOCUMENT TYPE DEFINITION ( Memento from July 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
• http://aer.mcu.es/sgae/jsp/censo_guia/Documentos/Repertorio_de_etiquetas_EAG_Alfa_0.2.doc - Documentation of the elements (Spanish)
• http://aer.mcu.es/sgae/servletAerCga_ServletManagerCGA?pantalla=0&pantallaCuerpo=3 - application of EAG to a directory of Spanish and Latin American archives (Spanish)
• http://www.archivschule.de/uploads/Forschung/Retrokonversion/Vortraege_Kolloquium/13_Desantes.pdf - Explanations on EAG, presentation slides (English)