With our XML/EAD/HTML Conversion Service, a customer will send us the source material, which can be in a variety of formats: paper documents, MARC files, word processor documents, scanned text, database file/item lists. We deliver XML/EAD - and optionally HTML-encoded finding aids.

Our Service is particularly attractive to institutions which do not want or cannot afford to purchase software or to train their staff in XML/EAD encoding.

We are very proud of our reputation for superior quality (click here for testimonials), built on two solid pillars: our people and our encoding methodology.

The fast turn-around and the cost of our Service are very attractive, due to our automated encoding tools and techniques. Click here to find out more about conversion costs.

Contact us for a cost estimate of your conversion work, or for any other question relating to our Service.

Many visitors of web finding aid repositories ask:

We designed SeArchProteus to answer this question. In addition to its powerful keyword search capabilities, this software product features a unique list processor which makes the display of search results meaningful and easy to understand. Its functionality includes presentation and navigation through the archival context in which each retrieved item exists. In addition, the users are able to constantly switch, at their convenience, between browsing through finding aids and keyword-searching the entire repository.

SeArchProteus, was developed specifically for EAD databases, and is based on advanced object oriented technology.

The SeArchProteus packaged offering includes:

• installation and integration of SeArchProteus with an institution's web finding aid repository, and tailoring of the HTML front end, including the search template.
• initial import into SeArchProteus of the content of all the available encoded finding aids.
• standard import procedures to be used whenever new finding aids are added to the repository.
• support agreement.

Contact us for more information on SeArchProteus offering.

The Internet has brought unparalleled opportunities for the advancement of a key archival mission: researcher access to archival holdings. At the same time, the number and complexity of the standards and technologies available make the choices difficult.

ArchProteus can help you plan for the automation of your archives. Find out why a standards-based solution is critical, what the standards are and how they apply to archival applications. Learn which database management systems can handle properly archival material, and which database management systems you should avoid!

Contact us to schedule a Technology Seminar for your institution. Click here for a detailed Seminar description.