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Adoption and diffusion of Encoded Archival Description

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  • Elizabeth Yakel
  • Jihyun Kim

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In this article, findings from a study on the diffusion and adoption of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) within the U.S. archival community are reported. Using E. M. Rogers' (1995) theory of the diffusion of innovations as a theoretical framework, the authors surveyed 399 archives and manuscript repositories that sent participants to EAD workshops from 1993–2002. Their findings indicated that EAD diffusion and adoption are complex phenomena. While the diffusion pattern mirrored that of MAchine‐Readable Cataloging (MARC), overall adoption was slow. Only 42% of the survey respondents utilized EAD in their descriptive programs. Critical factors inhibiting adoption include the small staff size of many repositories, the lack of standardization in archival descriptive practices, a multiplicity of existing archival access tools, insufficient institutional infrastructure, and difficulty in maintaining expertise.

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  • Elizabeth Yakel & Jihyun Kim, 2005. "Adoption and diffusion of Encoded Archival Description," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 56(13), pages 1427-1437, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:56:y:2005:i:13:p:1427-1437
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.20236
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