North Carolina ECHO - Metadata Tools

North Carolina Dublin Core Template
The NC Dublin Core Template aids individuals in the generation of Dublin Core for their online content. Simply fill out the form, hit the Generate Tags, and cut and paste the resulting markup language into the header of your HTML documents. This template was designed by Eli Naeher, Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and Kathy Wisser, NC ECHO Metadata Coordinator for the North Carolina Dublin Core (NCDC) working group. Any questions or comments on the template should be forwarded to Kathy Wisser.

NC EAD Template
The NCEAD Template aids institutions interested in implementing Encoded Archival Description. Included in the tools are the EAD dtd and related files, software templates and tools, and XSL stylesheets. Customization documents and encoding guidelines can also be found here.

North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online, http://www.ncecho.org, is the World Wide Web doorway to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, and historic sites.

The NC ECHO project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources (a state agency). Lisbeth C. Evans, Secretary, www.ncculture.com.

This innovative and collaborative project seeks to build a statewide framework for digitization in order to facilitate deep, wide, and comprehensive access to the holdings of North Carolina's cultural institutions. NC ECHO is sponsored by the State Library of North Carolina in cooperation with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Questions and comments may be directed to the NC ECHO staff.