General Resources and Data Content and Value Standards

EAD Encoding Standards and Best Practice Guidelines

• EAD Application Guidelines, Version 1.0 (http://www.loc.gov/ead/ag/aghome.html). (Also available in print via the SAA Website)
• EAD Tag Library, Version 2002 (2002) (http://www.loc.gov/ead/tglib/index.html). (Also available in print via the SAA Website)

Best Practice Guidelines

• OAC Best Practice Guidelines for Encoded Archival Description, Version 2.0 (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/bpgead/)