Repositories are encouraged to use <controlaccess> and its subelement tags as extensively as possible. As the EAD Tag Library succinctly puts it, “Finding aid searches limited to the <controlaccess> element and its subelements will improve the likelihood of locating strong sources of information on a desired subject.” Adding controlled vocabulary to describe aspects of the XML finding aids allows us to offer fielded searching of the HTML versions. Currently the TARO Advanced Search allows users to limit searches by title/subject / name / place / Format or Media.
The table below lists the Dublin Core metatag into which each <controlaccess> subelement is translated by the current TARO XSL file:
| XML tag | HTML metatag | TARO search form limit |
|---|---|---|
| <corpname> | if encodinganalog=600,610,611 then DC.Subject if encodinganalog=700,710,unlisted then DC.Contributor |
subject or name |
| <famname> | DC.Contributor | name |
| <function> | currently unmapped | NA |
| <genreform> | DC.Format | format |
| <geogname> | DC.Coverage | place |
| <occupation> | currently unmapped | NA |
| <persname> | if encodinganalog=600,610,611 then DC.Subject if encodinganalog=700,710,unlisted then DC.Contributor |
subject or name |
| <subject> | DC.Subject | subject |
Other current metatag sources
| XML tag | HTML metatag | TARO search form limit |
|---|---|---|
| <titleproper> <subtitle> |
DC.Title | title |
| <origination> | DC.Creator | author |
| <repository> | DC.Publisher | repository |
