Discovering Yeshiva University Archives' extensive holdings of primary source materials just became much easier with the release of a new online database of finding aids to its archival collections.
The database includes full text searching across all finding aids, displays search hits in context, and enables results to be navigated with ease. Additionally, patrons can browse all finding aids by Title, Creator and one or more Subject terms, the latter of which should greatly facilitate identifying all collections relating to particular areas of study. This initial launch includes EAD finding aids for over 270 of the Archives' collections, relating to modern Jewish history and culture in the United States and abroad. Finding aids for a number of the larger collections include folder-level inventories. Additional inventories, new finding aids, as well as enhanced searching features will be added as the project proceeds. The finding aids database uses the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) open-source architecture, developed by the California Digital Library and customized by Library staff members. The database may be accessed at http://libfindaids.yu.edu:8082/xtf/search. We invite your questions and feedback. ________________ Deena M. Schwimmer, Associate Archivist Yeshiva University Archives mail: 500 W. 185th St. / New York, NY 10033 / interoffice: MGL - 602 email: [email protected] / phone: (212) 960-5451 / fax: (212) 960-0066 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
