EAD2HTML: Transforming your Finding Aids with XSL

Learning Objectives:
Goals for this workshop include:

• Distinguish between XSL, XSLT, XPath, CSS, and HTML5
• Describe a variety of XSL elements and their function in transforming EAD to HTML
• Select and manipulate EAD nodes using abbreviated and full XPath
• Troubleshoot XSL stylesheets
• Create an XSL stylesheet and use it to a transform a supplied finding aid to HTML5

Target Audience:
Archivists and technical staff interested in publishing EAD finding aids as HTML pages.

Prerequisites:
During the workshop, students will build a complete stylesheet for EAD and apply it to a supplied finding aid. Before taking this workshop, we strongly suggest that students possess a level of training or experience equivalent to completion of the following Amigos workshop: EAD3: the Basics, and experience or training in creating/editing basic HTML web pages. Knowledge of CSS is recommended, but not required.

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:

• It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.

Technical Requirements:

• Visit BigBlueButton's detailed requirements page for in-depth information.
• Oxygen XML Editor*
• *Another XML editor may be used as long as it can do XSL transformations; however, Amigos will not be able to provide any app support.
• Ability to download and unzip Exercise files. Files are contained in EAD2HTML.zip or EAD2HTML.exe
• **You may need your institution's IT support to help, if you do not have administrative privileges on your computer.

Session Duration:
This course consists of three 2-hour sessions.

Instructor:  Bill Walker - walker@amigos.org

Continuing Education Credit:
Contact Hours: 6