EAD Application Guidelines for Version 1.0

Chapter 7: EAD Linking Elements

7.1. Introduction

7.1.1. The Structure of Links

7.1.2. Characteristics of Links

7.1.2.1. Destination Location

7.1.2.2. Extent

7.1.2.3. Source Location

7.1.2.4. Contents

7.1.3. Linking Element Use

7.2. Internal Linking

7.2.1. Pointer and Reference with the TARGET Attribute

7.2.2. The Nonlinking Bundling Element Pointer Group

7.2.3. Linking Group as a Bundling Element for Pointer Location and Reference Location

7.2.4. The XLINK:FORM and INLINE Attributes

7.2.5. The PARENT Attribute on the Container and Physical Location Elements

7.3. External Linking

7.3.1. The ENTITYREF Attribute

7.3.2. The HREF Attribute

7.3.3. Archival Reference, Bibliographic Reference, and Title

7.3.3.1. General Usage of <archref>, <bibref>, and <title>

7.3.3.2. Using <archref> to Break Up Large Finding Aids

7.3.4. Extended Pointer and Extended Reference

7.3.5. Linking Group as a Bundling Element for Extended Pointer Location and Extended Reference Location

7.3.6. Digital Archival Objects

7.3.7. The XPOINTER Attribute

7.4. Link Properties

7.4.1. The ACTUATE, SHOW, and BEHAVIOR Attributes

7.4.2. The ROLE, TITLE, CONTENT-ROLE, and CONTENT-TITLE Attributes

7.5. Managing External Links

7.5.1. Using ENTITYREF

7.5.2. Using HREF

7.5.3. Combining Both Approaches

7.6. Examples of Optimally Encoded Linking Elements

Table of Contents
Home Page	Preface	Acknowledgments	How to Use This Manual	Setting EAD in Context	Administrative Considerations
Creating Finding Aids in EAD	Authoring EAD Documents	Publishing EAD Documents	SGML and XML Concepts	EAD Linking Elements	Appendices

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