OhioLINK EAD FACTORy (Finding Aid Creation Tool and Online Repository)

Information for Contributors

Registration

Before your institution may use the EAD Application (encoding tool) and submit finding aids to the OhioLINK Repository, you must register as a contributor.*

• Contributor Registration Form

*Please note: Each contributing institution must specify an administrator/contact person who will then request and manage individual user accounts for his or her institution.

Registration also requires an Library of Congress MARC Institution Code. Many institutions already have this code. To check to see if your institution has a code, please see the MARC Codes database. If your institution does not have a code you may request a code be created.

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Participating Institutions

Over 50 institutions in Ohio are registered participants in the EAD FACTORy. These include public, school, and academic libraries, historical societies, museums, and special libraries. For a current list of participating institutions, please send a request to the contact listed below.

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Training Opportunities

• In person workshops are offered on a periodic basis and, when offered, are posted on relevant email lists and other venues.
• Online training modules are available on the Finding Aid Creation Tool site. You must login as a "guest" in order to access the modules. Click on "Help" and then "Tutorials" to access these modules.

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Documentation

• OhioLINK EAD Starter Packet (basic information for those considering participation)
• OhioLINK EAD Content Guidelines (detailed, technical information on OhioLINK standards for creation of EAD Finding Aids)

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Questions? Comments?

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Other questions or comments, please contact:

Cara Gilgenbach, co-chair
OhioLINK EAD Task Force
(330) 672-1677
cgilgenb@kent.edu