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The William L. Clements EAD project is converting all manuscript finding aids at the Clements Library to Encoded Archival Description (EAD) in order to make collection descriptions more accessible and uniform.
The Clements EAD project began in 2007 as a class project by School of Information students Catalina Oyler and Sarah Walch. The project is in its first stages now and is converting manuscript division finding-aids that have full and complete descriptions. As the project progresses, outdated and brief finding aids will be rewritten with more detailed and complete information.
The project is currently underway with over 200 finding aids converted and new ones being added. Many of the EAD finding aids are similar to the finding aids available in html on the Clements Manuscripts webpage, however, new finding aids are only being uploaded to the EAD site and are not available in html. While the EAD page is under construction researchers may want to search both websites to ensure that no collections are being overlooked. Once all the manuscript finding aids have been converted to EAD, the html versions will be taken down.
The Clements Library EAD project has only been possible with the help of many individuals throughout the University of Michigan Library system. Those who have helped with the project include:
