2. Post SCAN and Preportal - Towards an Integrated UK Archival Gateway  Jane Jamieson, National Archives of Scotland (NAS)  jane.jamieson@nas.gov.uk

3. SCAN Online Catalogues Project - Aftermath  End of 4 year project funded by HLF to put top level descriptions from Scottish archives online  Possible creation of catalogue descriptions down to item level Mac2A  Export of data into XML using Encoded Archival Description

4. Scottish Archive Network http://www.scan.org.uk Scottish Archive Network http://www.scan.org.uk

5. Higher Education Archives Hub http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk

6. HE HUB  Project to put archive catalogues of higher education online  Uses XML to display data and allow searching  Operated on a Linux platform  Now co-operating very closely with A2A

7. Access to Archives A2A

8. A2A A2A - Access to Archives | Home A2A - Access to Archives | Home A2A - Access to Archives | Home  Project run by National Archives, Kew to join together and put online catalogues of English local record offices  Using DS Calm as cataloguing tool in a Windows environment  Proposal to act as UK archival gateway

9. XML – Extensible Markup Language  Same family as SGML (Standard Markup Language  Platform independent should run on Linux and Windows  Developed originally in USA by aircraft manufacturer in Seattle to keep control over stock of parts  Developed in USA by Daniel Pitti for web display and retrieval of archive catalogues

10. EAD Website http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.html http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.html

11. Finding Aid Detail Finding Aid Detail

12. EAD and EAC

13. ICA/CDS | Standards & Guidelines http://www.icacds.org.uk/eng/stand ards.htm ICA/CDS | Standards & Guidelines http://www.icacds.org.uk/eng/stand ards.htm