All finding aids existed in Microsoft Word, although most were also available as HTML files. Containing listings for many collections also existed in InMagic's DB/Textworks as databases.

We use the Home Version of XMLSpy for EAD markup, stylesheets, and file validation. A basic template was created in XMLSpy, and the text of the finding aid was cut and pasted into the appropriate portions of the template. Additional editing was completed in XMLSpy as necessary. As InMagic's DB/Textworks will export data in XML, we were able to automate the process of converting the container lists into EAD by using XSLT to transform the InMagic XML structure into an EAD XML structure.

The finding aids are subject-indexed, but there are currently no MARC records available for our manuscript collections in the library catalog. The finding aids are accessible from collections lists and abstracts available on our web site.