OhioLINK EAD Content Guidelines: List of Elements


Element Name Tag
Abbreviation <abbr>
Abstract <abstract>
Accruals <accruals>
Acquisition Information <acqinfo>
Alternate Form Available <altformavail>
Archival Description <archdesc>
Arrangement <arrangement>
Author <author>
Bibliography <bibliography>
Biography or History <bioghist>
Chronological List <chronlist>
Chronological Item <chronitem>
Component (First-Twelfth Levels) <c0x>
Conditions Governing Access <accessrestrict>
Conditions Governing Use <userestrict>
Container <container>
Controlled Access Headings <controlaccess>
Corporate Name <corpname>
Creation <creation>
Custodial History <custodhist>
Date <date>
Date of the Unit <unitdate>
Definition List Item <defitem>
Description of Subordinate Components <dsc>
Descriptive Identifier <did>
Descriptive Rules <descrules>
Digital Archival Object <dao>
Digital Archival Object Description <daodesc>
Digital Archival Object Group <daogrp>
Digital Archival Object Location <daoloc>
Dimensions <dimensions>
EAD Header <eadheader>
EAD Identifier <eadid>
Encoded Archival Description <ead>
Event <event>
Extent <extent>
Family Name <famname>
File Description <filedesc>
Front Matter <frontmatter>
Function <function>
Genre/Physical Characteristic <genreform>
Geographic Name <geogname>
Heading <head>
ID of the Unit <unitid>
Item <item>
Label <label>
Language <language>
Language of the Material <langmaterial>
Language Usage <langusage>
Legal Status <legalstatus>
List <list>
Location of Originals <originalsloc>
Material Specific Details <materialspec>
Note <note>
Occupation <occupation>
Origination <origination>
Other Finding Aid <otherfindaid>
Personal Name <persname>
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements <phystech>
Physical Description <physdesc>
Physical Facet <physfacet>
Physical Location <physloc>
Preferred Citation <prefercite>
Processing Information <processinfo>
Profile Description <profiledesc>
Related Material <relatedmaterial>
Repository <repository>
Revision Description <revisiondesc>
Scope and Content <scopecontent>
Separated Material <separatedmaterial>
Sponsor <sponsor>
Subject <subject>
Subordinate Area <subarea>
Title <title>
Title of the Unit <unittitle>
Title Proper of the Finding Aid <titleproper>