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# Barriers to Using EAD Project Problem statement: More than 10 years since Encoded Archival Description was introduced, institutions or individuals who wish to implement EAD still encounter barriers to doing so. Impact: A report outlining barriers to EAD creation and tool options and suggesting means of overcoming various barriers will be of use to the archival community. In this project, the working group has identified barriers to EAD creation. They are working to produce a brief report will suggest tools or techniques to remove barriers. Some suggestions for future work may also be an outcome. ### Working Group Members
Name | Institution
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Michele Combs | Syracuse University
Barbara Mathe | American Museum of Natural History
Mark Matienzo | New York Public Library
Lisa Spiro | Rice University
This working group is staffed by Senior Program Officer Merrilee Proffitt. ### Resources Lisa Spiro, Archival Management Software: A Report for the Council on Library and Information Resources, January, 2009. Katherine M. Wisser, EAD Tools Survey, 2005. Sonia Yaco, It's Complicated: Barriers to EAD Implementation, American Archivist, Volume 71, Number 2 / Fall/Winter 2008. Archivists' Toolkit Survey, 2008. |
For more information Merrilee Proffitt Senior Program Officer merrilee_proffitt@oclc.org