Encoded Archival Context – Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF)
March 13 in Atlanta
Workshop Description
How can EAC-CPF enhance your institution’s records – and how can you get started using it? In this workshop you’ll learn how to create EAC-CPF records, with hands-on application of the elements to existing data; discuss balancing existing data with additional data components as part of an implementation strategy; and examine existing projects to consider how EAC-CPF may be implemented locally, regionally, or nationally.
Upon completing this workshop you’ll have:
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the EAC-CPF standard and the companion content standard ISAAR (CPF);
- Explored the metadata scheme design, including elements and attributes defined to reflect that design:
- XML techniques used to incorporate data from allied standards
- Current XML techniques leveraged in the standard;