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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.