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Hi Daniel, Word and EAD aren't really equivalent concepts. The sample Word document that you post looks like it follows some type of definition of rules for the structure. Potentially if you had a lot of these documents, one could write a script to convert to the Word document to a raw text files (assuming the formatting doesn't provide any semantic meaning), then use text parser to isolate various discrete expression from the Word document and map it into an EAD structure. This may be tricky is the Word documents don't all follow the same rules and also if the Word document does not provide enough data to meet the minimal requirements of an EAD expression. David Rice AudioVisual Preservation Solutions 350 7th Avenue, Suite 1603 New York, NY 10001 ph: 212-564-2140 cell: 347-213-3517 www.avpreserve.com On 10/7/10 1:43 PM, Ethan Gruber wrote: > 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. >> >> >> >>