Archives Hub
Encyclopedia
The Archives Hub is a gateway to descriptions of archives for education and research. It represents archives held in UK universities, colleges and other institutions. It holds over 20,000 collection level descriptions of archives on all manner of subjects, and also has thousands of descriptions of series or of individual items within collections. The Hub has nearly 200 contributors across the UK. Each description on the Hub provides a link to the contact details for the repository that holds the archive.
The Archives Hub started in 1999 and has continued to expand and develop over the years.
The Archives Hub descriptions use Encoded Archival Description
(EAD) for the creation of finding aids. The site provides information on the use of EAD, data creation guidelines, information on metadata
and protocols for interoperability and to facilitate cross-searching.
The Archives Hub forms one part of the UK Archives Discovery Network (UKAD) . .
The Archives Hub is freely available to all. It is a Mimas
service based at the University of Manchester
.
The Archives Hub started in 1999 and has continued to expand and develop over the years.
The Archives Hub descriptions use Encoded Archival Description
Encoded Archival Description
Encoded Archival Description is an XML standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Society of American Archivists.-History:EAD originated in 1993, at the University of California, Berkeley...
(EAD) for the creation of finding aids. The site provides information on the use of EAD, data creation guidelines, information on metadata
Metadata
The term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
and protocols for interoperability and to facilitate cross-searching.
The Archives Hub forms one part of the UK Archives Discovery Network (UKAD) . .
The Archives Hub is freely available to all. It is a Mimas
Mimas (data centre)
Mimas is a nationally designated academic data centre based at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Its role is to support the advancement of knowledge, powering world-class research and teaching....
service based at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
.