Hello everybody,
My name is Heidi Ortmann and I am currently working as a Research Assistant
at University College London. I am working with the LEADERS Project, which
aims to provide a series of computing tools for archivists to enable them
to put detailed archival material on the Internet, in such a way that users
will easily be able to navigate through the records. The Project uses
Encoded Archival Description and Encoded Archival Context to facilitate the
representation and searchability of the archival sources
electronically. If you are interested, information about the project can
be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/leaders-project.
My role within the Project is to evaluate XML computing software to be used
by archivists to implement the LEADERS guidelines. And with this I need
your help. Ultimately, I hope to be able to recommend a piece of software
which is suitable for archivists to use to put electronic material on the
Internet with ease.
I am keen to hear from anybody who has had experience of putting archival
material on the Internet. I would like to know what kind of software you
have used and any problems you have encountered. I am particularly eager
to hear from anybody who has encoded material in XML and their experiences
in this area. Please email me and let me know your views and experiences
as these will go towards by evaluation of the software.
Thank you all so much for your time.
Heidi Ortmann
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