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Hi Daniel, I don't see how this will be possible. A program can't make semantically appropriate decisions for mapping prose to EAD tags. You'll just have to go with the copy-paste method in something like oXygen. Ethan Gruber On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Cornwall, Daniel D (EED) < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > While I think what I'm looking for doesn't exist, I wanted to ask some > experts before making confident assertions. > > > > Our institution has a lot of finding aids for photo and manuscript > collections in MS Word Format. They have pretty standard subheadings. An > example can be found at > www.library.state.ak.us/hist/hist_docs/finding_aids/MS220.doc > <http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/hist_docs/finding_aids/MS220.doc> . > > > > > I've had inquiries about getting these Word finding aids converted to > EAD (Encoded Archival Description) through some sort of converter. I > haven't been able to locate any such program, but maybe that's a > reflection on my searching skills. > > > > There are a number of programs to create EAD finding aids from scratch > and I've recommended acquiring one of these programs and getting staff > to rekey/copy & paste from Word into the EAD finding aid program. Staff > are not willing to do this at least until I can demonstrate that there > is no automated way to convert our finding aids. Of course, if there is > a converter, so much the better. > > > > Thanks in advance for any enlightenment you can give me. - Daniel > > > > ======================================= > > Daniel Cornwall > > Head of Technical and Imaging Services > > Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums > > PO Box 110571 > Juneau, AK 99811-0571 > Phone (907) 465-6332 > > Fax (907) 465-2665 > E-Mail: [log in to unmask] > > See Division resources at http://lam.alaska.gov <http://lam.alaska.gov/> > . > > > > > > Any opinions expressed in this e-mail are mine alone and not those of my > employer unless explicitly stated. > > > >