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Houghton Library creates finding aids to describe its manuscript collections using EAD, a standardized markup language. Finding aids created by Harvard libraries are displayed in OASIS (Online Archival Search Information System). Collections are described with the XML/EAD authoring tool currently in use by the section. The Houghton EAD Template and and Houghton EAD front matter guidelines should be consulted for general guidelines on how to proceed, noting, of course, that each collection is unique and may require varied approaches and/or modifications. The Senior Manuscript Cataloger may be consulted as necessary for advice on how to proceed in setting up the finding aid.
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- Describe collection contents as determined and agreed upon in the Processing Plan.
- Following Houghton EAD front matter guidelines, fill in the front matter.
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