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Enhancing UK Archival Access: SCAN and Preportal Integration

Explore the collaborative efforts of SCAN and Preportal projects to streamline access to UK archives through digital cataloguing and XML technology. Discover how these initiatives are revolutionizing archival gateway services and improving search capabilities.

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Enhancing UK Archival Access: SCAN and Preportal Integration

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  1. Post SCAN and Preportal - Towards an Integrated UK Archival Gateway • Jane Jamieson, National Archives of Scotland (NAS) • jane.jamieson@nas.gov.uk

  2. SCAN Online Catalogues Project - Aftermath • End of 4 year project funded by HLF to put top level descriptions from Scottish archives online • Possible creation of catalogue descriptions down to item level Mac2A • Export of data into XML using Encoded Archival Description

  3. Scottish Archive Networkhttp://www.scan.org.uk

  4. Higher Education Archives Hubhttp://www.archiveshub.ac.uk

  5. HE HUB • Project to put archive catalogues of higher education online • Uses XML to display data and allow searching • Operated on a Linux platform • Now co-operating very closely with A2A

  6. Access to Archives A2A

  7. A2AA2A - Access to Archives | Home • Project run by National Archives, Kew to join together and put online catalogues of English local record offices • Using DS Calm as cataloguing tool in a Windows environment • Proposal to act as UK archival gateway

  8. XML – Extensible Markup Language • Same family as SGML (Standard Markup Language • Platform independent should run on Linux and Windows • Developed originally in USA by aircraft manufacturer in Seattle to keep control over stock of parts • Developed in USA by Daniel Pitti for web display and retrieval of archive catalogues

  9. EAD Websitehttp://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.html

  10. Finding Aid Detail

  11. EAD and EAC

  12. ICA/CDS | Standards & Guidelineshttp://www.icacds.org.uk/eng/standards.htm

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